Teaching youth on how to utilize social media for change
This past week I had the privilege and honor to be one of the small session trainers for the annual National Youth Conference which is organized by World Vision. There were about 250 youths from all over Albania and Kosovo full of energy and curiosity. For me, the real challenge was not the topic (how [...]
OpenLabs Albania
Like other such initiatives in many countries around the world, tech enthusiasts gathered on 12 July to start a new community under the banner of OpenLabs – an newly registered NGO dedicated to technology and unrelated to politics, as one of its founders – Redon – was so keen to point out in contrast to [...]
Computer technology: I hope to be around by then!
You all know I am a technophile (I love technology). So, just this morning as I was waiting to start my normal work day I read an article on Technology Review (one of my favorite technology news sources) which talked about the end of Moore’s Law, which says that roughly every 18 months the amount [...]
Challenges of Running an eCommerce Business from Albania
This is the fifth year since my business partner, Gjergj, and I started what has now become the premier online Albanian bookstore – ShtepiaeLibrit.com (Albanian House of Books). Still, we are faced with the ever present challenge of conveying to our local and international customers our reliability and trustworthiness as an Albanian business! In fact, [...]
Taking on a new responsibility!
This month I’ve officially taken on a new online responsibility working as the webmaster for a major newspaper’s website serving news to a growing audience of readers both locally and abroad. The audience numbers for this website are ten times larger than those for the Albanian House of Books (400 thousand/month) but the maintenance and [...]
Tirana Jazz Radio online
Who said Albanians don’t have class and a taste for fine things!! For me, the Tirana Jazz Radio is a fine proof of just that fact. I was so enthused to find out about this little known online radio, which broadcasts such music all day long. It is great for listening to while working in [...]
Got an Invitation to a Technology Festival in Spain
Getting an invitation to go somewhere is always nice. It makes you feel special and it’s a real way to know that you have contributed or done something for which you are now being somehow recognized. But sometimes you get an invitation because the people organizing a European-wide event needed to have representatives from your [...]
What will happen economically with Albania in 2013?
This past weekend I meet with a close friend of mine to talk about stuff. It started out as a casual chat over a cool beer, but it got serious once we started considering how the country would fare economically this upcoming elections year. He was reasonably concerned over the economic stability of the country [...]