Tag Archives: News
Activists, Terrorists, and Vegetarians (Oh My)
Wired currently has an amazing article in the November issue on how some young Egyptian activists are utilizing Facebook as a means of organizing political protests. David Wolman tells the story of Ahmed Maher, from the beginning and explosion of … Continue reading
LinkedIn Releases InApps
My level of engagement with my linkedin profile and network is marked by long periods of inactivity punctuated by sharp spikes of updates over very short periods of time. This is not an uncommon pattern. I see this behaviour of … Continue reading
False Campaigns
Posted by Tharaa Few days ago one of my friends sent me an email titled “New Presidential Candidate…Someone We know!” I was so excited to learn more about the content of this email because I knew that it will be … Continue reading
Blogs fostering a golden era of journalism?
Fascinating article in this month’s Atlantic, written by Andrew Sullivan, titled “Why I Blog”. Conventional wisdom says that blogging represents the death of journalism. Sullivan says no, blogging is simply another type of media that complements traditional journalism. His analogy: … Continue reading
Twitter Used as a Killer Application by Terrorist’s
I just read this article in Wire News about “Twitter as a Terrorist’s Killer App” Apparently, a draft Army intelligence report, says that the Twitter’s miniature messaging could be used as a tool to coordinate “militant attacks”. The article provides … Continue reading
AqsaTube: The First Palestinian Website
Hamas has launched a website like YouTube with very uneven purposes like, glorifying the Holly Islamic War or to show episodes of soaps. This site is the first Palestinian site that specializes in audiovisual Islamic and Yihad productions. According to … Continue reading
To tweet, perchance to monetize.
Twitter is remaining secretive but rumors are circling around after the latest round of musical chairs cost Jack Dorsey his CEO chair. One thing is for sure though, Twitter means business. And they will tell us how next year – … Continue reading
