I think there are ways to circumvent these measures. Proxies in the allowed address blocks and tor (many anonymizing tools would beat this:) ) On 4/30/09, Simon Mbuthia <simon.mbuthia@gmail.com> wrote:
Well,
I think there's a point in saying that Africa doesn't generate enough revenue for the site. So I think it's quite logical for them to deny us service [though sad]. But putting myself in their shoes, I guess I'd do the same.
Best,
Me.
2009/4/30 Billy <billyx5@gmail.com>
Next thing you know you'll only be able to access thumbnails when you go to flicker!
On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 12:17 PM, Murigi Muraya <mmskunkworks@gmail.com>wrote:
It's a first for Africa. We usually get mentioned last in anything. eg. EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa)
When it comes to leeching bandwidth, we are mentioned first! Wow!
The link your provided states:
Last year, Veoh, a video-sharing site operated from San Diego, decided to block its service from users in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe, citing the dim prospects of making money and the high cost of delivering video there.
“I believe in free, open communications,” Dmitry Shapiro, the company’s chief executive, said. “But these people are so hungry for this content. They sit and they watch and watch and watch. The problem is they are eating up bandwidth, and it’s very difficult to derive revenue from it.” _________________
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On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 11:25 AM, Joe Murithi Njeru <joe.njeru@gmail.com>wrote:
Hello Skunkers,
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/technology/start-ups/27global.html
What do you think of the above?
-- Regards,
Joe Linux User: #361092 SIP: joenjeru@ekiga.net
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