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Hello all!

The podcast is ready and waiting for you. This week we have a little globetrotting.

Former Up All Night editor Howard Benson is currently in Ghana. While exploring he has also been noting how local people use the web and reports back to us about browsing habits and 3g activity.

Here's a few snapshots of life around Howard while he is in Ghana, you can see computer hard drive sales and the presence of Vodaphone for 3g services. Howard has also been recording video about local life - you can explore with him .

From Ghana to South Korea. Many of us dream of high broadband speeds and ubiquitous internet access. Certainly in the UK, the broadband speeds leave many with something to be desired, but in South Korea, citizens can experience 100 megbits per second. So how does that change the way you connect? is a Phd student at King's College, Cambridge. He spent around a year in South Korea and kindly told me more about his experience.

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Last but not least, the fantastically productive is the editor of a new paper that you can read as a physical copy or online. Hackers! encompasses the world of making, mixing and creating - much like the editor herself.

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That's all for this week, as ever, if there is something that we should know about then get in touch. You can email me at Outriders at bbc dot co dot uk, come and say hi on Twitter or indeed search for Outriders on Facebook and join us there for updates.

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Until next week!

~ Jamillah

Hello digerati!

This week we have had a chat with about his new book, the net delusion. Do we put too much faith in technology as an enabler for democracy? Are we aware of how authoritarian states are able to use the web for surveillance and sophisticated censorship? You can find out on the podcast for course.

Evegeny explains the finer points of connected technologies that cut both ways as Chris Vallance and I chat through his latest book.

Until next week!
~ Jamillah

Welcome back and happy new year!

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We're straight back into it for 2011 with something old, something new and something to join in with. You can find it all of course on the podcast .

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First up a chat about an old favourite. may have been our gateway drug to social networking but it seems that with rumours of further cuts to a site that has already been trimmed down doesn't look too good. On the account, you shared your thoughts with me and editor Matt Brian told us the latest. But what of the idea that Myspace is now a place for musicians? Blogger and musician told us about his experience and what has changed for him musically online.

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This week we also took a look at what the fuss is all about when it comes to using tablet computers. The Consumer Electronics show or in Las Vegas saw a flurry of new releases to compete with the iPad, Galaxy Tab and Dell Streak, but do we need one? of ´óÏó´«Ã½ R&D has been taking a closer look at this phenomena.

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If you followed and enjoyed or have seen the Such Tweet Sorrow online then this one is for you. is putting together writers who can tweet as literary or historical figures and they are calling out for talented people to join in. Dawn Danby is the curator of the project and she explained how it works.

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That's all for this week. Many thanks to everyone who jumped in on the Myspace chat. You can of course join us any time by dropping a line. Tweet at us on Twitter, search for Outriders on Facebook or send me an email to outriders at bbc dot co dot uk

Until next week!
~ Jamillah