"That's exactly what's going on with this new crop of Web 2.0 applications cropping up in other parts of the world less concerned by the portability and ownership of their private data, and more concerned with how to avoid or survive the next ethnic cleansing, car bombing, natural disaster or rebel uprising. Quite honestly, as someone who deals with non-life threatening issues involved in the business of technology, social media and Web 2.0 on a daily basis, it's a bit gratifying and validating to see these tools have an impact beyond making life more fun or easy." -- Mark 'Rizzn' Hopkins, Mashable.

SMS as Information Channel in Post-Election Kenya on the Mobile Active Blog has a great round up of how texting is being used during the crisis in Kenya:

* SMS is being used to conduct interviews with the press.
* Web site's like Ushahidi allow people to report acts of violence via SMS.
* Twitter channels like KenyaNews and afromusing provide news updates.

African Blogging Review by Sokari Ekine on Pambazuka News summarized African bloggers' thoughts last week about the situation in Kenya.

Kenyan's Capture Google's Attention on Mashable points to a post on the Google Public Policty Blog about NTV Kenya's YouTube Channel.

Technology for Advocacy, Messages from Kenya and Kenyans! You are Not Alone on the Kabissa Blog include informationn about social web tools being used to organize and share news from Kenya like:

* The Peace for Kenya Facebook Group.
• Kenya Post-Election Pictures 2008 on Flickr.
* Email and text messages being sent between NABUUR members and their supporting online volunteers like this one:

"01 jan: "Security situation is getting worse! over 300 ppl killed - one being my cousin. Gun shots everywhere. The impact is real - no basic needs available."

What examples have you seen of how the social web is being used to organize and share news from Kenya?

Photo Credit: Kenya Sunset by Angela Sevin.