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HIPUganda weekly, September 19-25 2016, No Photo Needed. Posted on September 26, 2016
This week's most popular post is that of men signing a contract. It is an important contract. Obviously. 16 million was involved, and the construction[...]
HIPUganda weekly, September 12-18 2016, Screen Shots. Posted on September 21, 2016
This week's most popular post was initially shared in a closed Facebook group, and with permission of the original poster, and eventually also with pe[...]
HIPUganda weekly, September 5-11 2016, is it the dancing or is it the president? Posted on September 13, 2016
A president, not participating in a photogenic traditional dance, but engaged in a ball room dance. The pair may have been performing the opening danc[...]
HIPUganda weekly, August 29 - September 4th, Other Collections and methophorical diamonds that grow Posted on September 6, 2016
This week's most viewed image is connected to us sharing the announcement of the availability of a digitised collection online. While upon a first ass[...]
HIPUganda weekly, August 22-28, A (re)production (of what?) Posted on August 30, 2016
Something strange seems to be happening. We had posts this week with quite a number of likes and shares. But Facebook tells us that this uploaded phot[...]
HIPUganda weekly, August 15-21, Idi Amin taking over (again)? Posted on August 24, 2016
This week's most popular post to Facebook was, again, an image related to Idi Amin. It shows him playing soccer with members of his cabinet. The photo[...]
HIPUganda weekly, August 1-14, So Confusing Posted on August 16, 2016
I have no idea why and how this week's most seen post got to that status. Facebook's algorithms generate, as this and other articles have been alertin[...]
HIPUganda weekly, August 1-7, 'Apolo's face again' and again. Posted on August 9, 2016
This weeks most seen HIPUganda Facebook post is a set of two images, relating to Apolo Kivebulaye. It is easy to find out more about the protagonist o[...]
HIPUganda weekly, July 25th-31st, what about Jimmy? Posted on August 1, 2016
This weeks most popular post is, just like our all time most popular post to date, a photograph including Idi Amin. A couple of years ago we had a jui[...]
HIPUganda weekly, July 18th-24th, Why No Shoes Posted on July 25, 2016
This weeks most popular post shows a group of men. Each one of them wears, going from head to toe, a fez (all tassels to the left!), a buttoned shirt,[...]
Sharing Memories, Making Memories Posted on July 20, 2016
For a moment today I was startled by serendipity. My surprise did not last very long. Only until it was brought to my attention that the way Facebook [...]
HIPUganda weekly, July 11th-18th, identifying interiors Posted on July 19, 2016
This week's most popular post was not seen by many more people than some of the others. The two images of the interior of Namirembe Cathedral (this on[...]