Comments on: FOKO: Bloggers put Madagascar in the spotlight http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/07/foko-bloggers-put-madagascar-in-the-spotlight/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:49:29 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Juliana Rotich http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/07/foko-bloggers-put-madagascar-in-the-spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-1404050 Juliana Rotich Sat, 08 Mar 2008 21:10:32 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/07/foko-bloggers-put-madagascar-in-the-spotlight/#comment-1404050 I just want to commend FOKO for their conservation and reforrestation efforts, they are truly doing great things, and i look forward to covering more of their environmental efforts. I just want to commend FOKO for their conservation and reforrestation efforts, they are truly doing great things, and i look forward to covering more of their environmental efforts.

]]> By: joan http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/07/foko-bloggers-put-madagascar-in-the-spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-1403354 joan Fri, 07 Mar 2008 23:51:00 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/07/foko-bloggers-put-madagascar-in-the-spotlight/#comment-1403354 Thank you very much, GVO has done great great great thnigs for Malagasy blogaspehere. The team working with Lova is giving back the way they know best : by translating frenetically in malagasy the wonderful posts on GVO! There is 100% Malagasy Wordpress based blogging plateforme where 99% blog exclusively in Malagasy. http://blaogy.com/summary.php?op=UserList&page=33 It is part of the Namana Serasera association network and they have more than 800 members. They represent 1/3 of the entire blogosphere and this is why we (at Foko) chose to work with them in enrolling new bloggers from their forum and elsewhere in Madagascar. Thank you again and I hope these informations and links would help Thank you very much, GVO has done great great great thnigs for Malagasy blogaspehere. The team working with Lova is giving back the way they know best : by translating frenetically in malagasy the wonderful posts on GVO!

There is 100% Malagasy Wordpress based blogging plateforme where 99% blog exclusively in Malagasy.
http://blaogy.com/summary.php?op=UserList&page=33
It is part of the Namana Serasera association network and they have more than 800 members.
They represent 1/3 of the entire blogosphere and this is why we (at Foko) chose to work with them in enrolling new bloggers from their forum and elsewhere in Madagascar.

Thank you again and I hope these informations and links would help

]]> By: Solana Larsen http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/07/foko-bloggers-put-madagascar-in-the-spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-1403308 Solana Larsen Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:21:17 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/07/foko-bloggers-put-madagascar-in-the-spotlight/#comment-1403308 Hi guys, thanks for answering. I guess the number of bloggers writing in Malagasy must be much lower? It's just interesting to hear details about small blogospheres, consdidering the global figure is so gigantic it's practically impossible to quantify... I think you are doing fantastic work. Hi guys, thanks for answering. I guess the number of bloggers writing in Malagasy must be much lower?

It’s just interesting to hear details about small blogospheres, consdidering the global figure is so gigantic it’s practically impossible to quantify…

I think you are doing fantastic work.

]]> By: joan http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/07/foko-bloggers-put-madagascar-in-the-spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-1403252 joan Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:11:21 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/07/foko-bloggers-put-madagascar-in-the-spotlight/#comment-1403252 We think there are about 2000 to 3000 Malagasy bloggers worldwide but specifically from Madagascar maybe 10% or 15%. What is interesting is that most of them are teens. Our friends at Gasyblog told us they were using mostly Skyblog (a very very popular french plate-form). You can see there are more than 90 members from Madagascar : http://www.gasyblog.com/category/localisation/madagascar/ We know this generation has a great potential, most of them are bilingual (english is starting to become a trend) and are really comfortable with the latest ICT technologies. They are also coming from different social classes with a lot of public schools students blogging . But many parents and teachers see this exposition to the internet as a threat to the children (we are highly protecting our young bloggers at FOKO by hiding their identity under nicknames and keeping them busy on redactions or reportages) When the country will be fully connected to the internet backbone (supposely by the end of this year) and with hundreds of cybercafes already taking part in the urban lifestyle, the world will see an invasion of bloggers from Madagascar !!! We think there are about 2000 to 3000 Malagasy bloggers worldwide but specifically from Madagascar maybe 10% or 15%.
What is interesting is that most of them are teens. Our friends at Gasyblog told us they were using mostly Skyblog (a very very popular french plate-form). You can see there are more than 90 members from Madagascar :
http://www.gasyblog.com/category/localisation/madagascar/
We know this generation has a great potential, most of them are bilingual (english is starting to become a trend) and are really comfortable with the latest ICT technologies. They are also coming from different social classes with a lot of public schools students blogging . But many parents and teachers see this exposition to the internet as a threat to the children (we are highly protecting our young bloggers at FOKO by hiding their identity under nicknames and keeping them busy on redactions or reportages)
When the country will be fully connected to the internet backbone (supposely by the end of this year) and with hundreds of cybercafes already taking part in the urban lifestyle, the world will see an invasion of bloggers from Madagascar !!!

]]> By: lova http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/07/foko-bloggers-put-madagascar-in-the-spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-1403179 lova Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:55:32 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/07/foko-bloggers-put-madagascar-in-the-spotlight/#comment-1403179 Hi Solana, I was totally off the mark when we discussed last week. I asked a few bloggers for their estimate and they told me there are probably between 1,200 to 1,800 blogs from or about Madagascar. I did not take into account 2 large blog providers that are very popular with young Malagasy people. Hi Solana,

I was totally off the mark when we discussed last week. I asked a few bloggers for their estimate and they told me there are probably between 1,200 to 1,800 blogs from or about Madagascar. I did not take into account 2 large blog providers that are very popular with young Malagasy people.

]]> By: Solana Larsen http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/07/foko-bloggers-put-madagascar-in-the-spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-1403144 Solana Larsen Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:13:27 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/07/foko-bloggers-put-madagascar-in-the-spotlight/#comment-1403144 How many blogs are there currently in Madagascar? How many blogs are there currently in Madagascar?

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