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Our first response to the elections… from Canada!

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April 16, 2007 in 2007 elections, Audio and Have your say. 1 Comment

I posted this idea - of people using Evoca and this site to respond to the election result, to a few of the Nigerian sites worldwide - early this morning.

And here’s our first message!

You know, I think this internet thing could really take off.

I’m absolutely stunned and elated at how fast that was, and for the kind words about the site. Thank you

It was also amazingly simple to set up, technically. Now we have the audio blogs and pictures from Nigeria flowing, and Tobias and I ironed out some of the bugs on WordPress over the weekend. (Ok, Tobias ironed out the bugs…) I need to check out his post about blogging to the site by mobile phone. Hmm, now wouldn’t that be useful?

Please, everyone, do get in touch… Right now. We’re a mouse click away…

Just realised it’s 9:30 and I’ve already been up for 4 hours. Now I want a Tim Horton’s coffee…

Have your say… on the first round

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Tim Concannon

April 15, 2007 in 2007 elections and Have your say. 3 Comments

I’d like to try an experiment. We’re pretty pleased with how the audio blogging has gone in Rivers State so far.

But we want to hear from other parts of the country, from Nigerians abroad, and from people everywhere who are concerned about these elections…

I’ve installed something called the Evoca plugin for WordPress (the blogging software we use for the site.)

If your computer has a microphone, you can click here and leave a message.

In 36 hours from now (after 5 pm on Wednesday) I’ll check into the Evoca account, select from any messages and edit them together for an audio feed.

I expect we’ll all feel a little goofy at first talking into a microphone to no one, but I am so impressed by the audio that election monitors have been sending up, I really want to give this a try. We just need to break the ice.

If you don’t have a microphone you can comment back on this post.

The opposition are crying foul and the situation is tense, but according to the PDP and INEC things are mostly going according to plan.

Was the outcome of yesterday’s first round predictable?

What should happen next?

How do you think this first result is going to affect Nigeria?

Let’s hear what you think…

Please tell us your name and where you are based at the start of the message…