{"id":286,"date":"2003-02-11T09:45:36","date_gmt":"2003-02-11T07:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.multiplicity.dk\/?p=286"},"modified":"2003-02-11T09:45:36","modified_gmt":"2003-02-11T07:45:36","slug":"busy-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krag.be\/index.php\/2003\/02\/11\/busy-internet\/","title":{"rendered":"Busy Internet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>bridges.org has a <a title=\"bridges.org - case studies and bridge builders\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bridges.org\/iicd_casestudies\/busy_internet\/index.html\">case studies<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.busyinternet.com\/\">Busy Internet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><bq>BusyInternet (BI) Accra is the largest technology incubator in Africa. 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