Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp speaks with Morris Mbetsa, the 18 year old inventor of a system that allows you to monitor your car via SMS.

Rocketboom field correspondent Tim Brunsden of Liverpool Stories speaks with David Allin about ‘Joyful Trees‘, an architectural art installation created by Diller + Scofidio + Renfro for the 2008 Liverpool Biennial.

The Instant Grant Program by The Federation of Students and Nominally or Unemployed Artists

Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp reports on the recent murder of albino people in Tanzania, killed for their organs. Groups like the Tanzania Albino Society are trying to put these killings to an end.

Joanne interviews Jay Sullivan, who distributes socio-political documentaries free of charge at the Union Square Subway Station in New York City.

Rocketboom Field Correspondent Steve Garfield interviews the Boston Typewriter Orchestra

Rocketboom field correspondent Ruud Elmendorp profiles Sharif Osman, a Mombasa Camel Man or “beach boy” whose business has been hurt by tourists’ reluctance to visit Kenya after recent post-election violence. Previous Rocketboom coverage of the Kenyan election crisis: 1/8/08: Election Violence in Kenya, 1/16/08: Displaced Villagers in Nakruru, 1/16/08: Post Election Stress on Kenyan Markets, 1/23/08: Continued Coverage From Nairobi, 1/23/08: Kenya Crisis Continued, 2/13/08: 6,000 Refugees Seek Shelter Amid Continued Ethnic Violence, A Refugee In His Own Country, Kenya in Crisis page from the Rocketboom wiki, More stories by Ruud Elmendorp

Rocketboom field correspondent Chuck Olsen of mnstories covers interactive toy sculpture artist Anastasia Ward

Rocketboom field correspondent Chuck Olsen covers the 3rd Annual Netroots Nation progressive politics conference in Austin, TX. Interviews with Markos Moulitsas of Daily Kos, NYU Journalism professor Jay Rosen, Karl Frisch of Media Matters, and Irwin Tang author of Gook. For more coverage, visit TheUptake.org, Rocketboom coverage of last year’s conference.

Rocketboom special field correspondent Sarah Austin visits Comic-Con 2008 in San Diego, CA. Interviews with JJ Kirby and Michael Lopez of Wildstorm Comics, cosplayers, Shonen Jump, Bill Plympton, Ghostbusters, Rocketboy

Rocketboom field correspondent Ruud Elmendorp shares with us the story of John Otieno and the continuing plight of some 300,000 internally displaced persons in Kenya as a result of the disputed presidential elections this past December. Previous Rocketboom coverage of the Kenyan election crisis: 1/8/08: Election Violence in Kenya, 1/16/08: Displaced Villagers in Nakruru, 1/16/08: Post Election Stress on Kenyan Markets, 1/23/08: Continued Coverage From Nairobi, 1/23/08: Kenya Crisis Continued, 2/13/08: 6,000 Refugees Seek Shelter Amid Continued Ethnic Violence, Kenya in Crisis page from the Rocketboom wiki.

Rocketboom field correspondent Ruud Elmendorp investigates the village phone project bringing affordable telecommunication service to rural areas in central Uganda.

Rocketboom field correspondent Ruud Elmendorp looks into the establishment of Green Computers Uganda, a public-private partnership to sell refurbished computers and spur computer use in Kampala, Uganda.

A week before the release of the new 3G iPhone, several people have formed a line outside of the Apple 5th Avenue cube store in New York City in hopes of obtaining a World Record for the most time spent waiting in line for a purchase.

Story Links: Rocketboom field correspondent Ruud Elmendorp covers pharmaceutical drug abuse in Nairobi, Kenya. For more reports from Kenya, see the Rocketboom Wiki on Kenya

Story Links Wiimbledon 2008, Barcade, music by Podington Bear, Wiimbledon 2007 by Rocketboom

Story Links: Winners of the Webbys 2008 Online Film and Video Awards Including interviews with Richter Scales, 30 Second Bunnies Theatre , Tay Zonday, DailyGreens, Diggnation, Totally Rad Show, You Suck at Photoshop, Wainy Days Music: Podington Bear. See also, Rocketboom at the Webbys 2007

story inks: robert millis of american microphone interviews 1st lt. paul rieckhoff founder of iraq and afghanistan veterans of america, george bush responds to a question about private contractors, audit finds u.s. hid actual cost of iraq projects, contractors in iraq make costs balloon

story links: Blackwater, Representative Waxman on Blackwater, DynCorp, KBR private contractor job listings, Army Pay 2007, Additional figures on security contractors, Council on Foreign Relations, memo to Oversight Committee October 1st 2007, Co-written by Hal MacDermot

Rocketboom field correspondent Ruud Elmendorp reports on the story of some 2,000 refugees seeking safety in the Methodist Church in the wake of the recent xenophobic attacks in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Rocketboom field correspondent Ruud Elmendorp reports on the rise of anti-immigrant violence in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Alive In Baghdad reports on the formation of a citizen militia to fight al-Qaeda in the Adhamiya neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq.

Rocketboom Kenya field correspondent Ruud Elmendorp investigates malaria prevention in Kenya.

Rocketboom Kenya field correspondent Ruud Elmendorp covers the frenzy as Kenyans look to buy shares in state mobile provider Safaricom ahead of their IPO.

Encore story links: Interview with Bunker Roy of Barefoot College (thanks, Andrew!)