http://elgg.net/bwerdmuller/weblog/141967.html BBC Click Online features Atif Sattar, a Bangladeshi student, talking about Elgg.net. (Click on the article and then 'view the whole interview'.)



We're all really impressed here at the Curverider offices, and thank both Atif and the BBC for the exposure!

This is an interesting video about one student's (Atif Sattar) use of Elgg. From Julie Lindsay's blog:

"I recommend you take 2 minutes to view this young man and listen to his thoughts on social networking. He talks about the ability to be connected to the rest of the world through the learning environment blogging software called ELGG. He talks about not being alone and how he values online friendships as much as offline ones. He talks about living in a country such as Bangladesh where the political instability often makes travel difficult and how online communication provides vital social and academic resources."

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Wishing everyone a happy festive period!