The Economist had a fascinating story about the impact of technology on the developing world. In particular how mobile phones are really impacting the poorest nations on earth.
Consider the case of the telephone man. Using a mico-loan a villager will buy a cellphone. When the cellphone rings he will take it to the person who the caller wants to speak to and charge them a small amount for use of the phone. The impact of this business is dramatic on the life of the villagers and also provides a good income for the “telephone” man. Awesome…
In southern china people take their cellphones to be blessed by the local buddhist monks….
In china phone numbers with the number 3 in them are considered bad luck. People pay good money for phone numbers with 4′s in them.
Amazing…
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