How Facebook helped me find a lost wallet

While the whole world is talking about COP21 and Climate-Smart Agriculture this week, I decided to write on a completely different topic. Not that I am not interested in the climate negotiations taking place in Paris (I am following it closely on Twitter), but this one is a long-overdue post that I’ve meant to write […]

Few tips to spice up your Linkedin profile

With over 300 million users, Linkedin is a very powerful social media platform when it comes to business networking and recruitment, offering many features to raise your professional profile and connect with people in your field of expertise. From my personal experience, when I am in the process of selecting a partner, consultant or participant for specific activities, […]

More family than team

One of the main highlights of the ICT4Ag conference held in Kigali, Rwanda on 4–8 November 2013 was the presence of an on-site social reporting team. Dressed in their white social reporting T-shirts, these dynamic young people from 11 ACP countries were constantly visible – taking notes on key points from the sessions, participating in […]