Monthly Archives: June 2009

Photography Workshop With Georges Haddad

Written by jessica. Posted on June 30, 2009. Filed under News. Tagged , , , , , , . No comments.
On the 26th, 27th and the 28th of June 2009, SMEX organized the Digital Photography Workshop, facilitated by Georges Haddad. George Haddad explaining to the participants basic photography skills on Saturday. The program included basic photography techniques, followed by a photoshoot where the participants applied the techniques assimilated, then the group got together again to [...]

Mapping The Arabic Blogosphere – Study

Written by jessica. Posted on June 25, 2009. Filed under Campaigns & Case Studies. Tagged , , , , , , , . No comments.
We have recently come across a study, conducted by the Berkman Research Center for Internet and Society and titled: Mapping the Arabic Blogosphere (pdf), by Bruce Elting, John Kelly, Robert Faris and John Palfrey. This study came after another study on the Iranian Blogosphere in April 2008, titled: Mapping Iran’s Online Public: Politics and Culture [...]

The 10 Commandments of Social Media

Written by jessica. Posted on June 11, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized. Tagged , , , , . 1 Comment.
So Lon Safko wanted to summarize the secret of successful social media. His way of summarizing it itself is a fine example of successful social media. Reduced to 10 simple points that he dubbed Commandments: The 10 Commandments of Social Media: 1. Thou Shalt Blog (like crazy). 2. Thou Shalt Create Profiles (everywhere). 3. Thou [...]