MA Social Media » drug http://masocialmedia.com Blog of the MA Social Media at Birmingham City University, UK Sat, 29 May 2010 16:57:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Mobile Phones in South Africa http://masocialmedia.com/general/mobile-phones-in-south-africa http://masocialmedia.com/general/mobile-phones-in-south-africa#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:32:20 +0000 Jon Hickman http://masocialmedia.com/?p=48 Marlon Parker is an academic and social entrepreneur from South Africa. He works with social media, finding ways to use technology for social good. He recently visited Birmingham (read a full report here) where he explained his work to a number of social media and policy workers. PC based Internet penetration is relatively low in South Africa, so his work focuses on the use of mobile internet and text messages. Below he demonstrates the use of mobile phone technology in drug rehabilitation.

Angel service for Drug Addicts in South Africa from Podnosh on Vimeo.

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