Category Archives: Communities

‘Better Lebanon’ Concept Has New Virtual Home

Written by mike. Posted on July 21, 2011. Filed under Communities, News, Stories. Tagged , , , , , , . No comments.
The original wall (Photo: lebanonbetter.com)
This past March, a pair of idealistic Beirutis installed the ‘Lebanon Would Be Better If’ Wall on Rue Bliss, just past the American University of Beirut’s main gate. The wall invites passers-by to respond to the prompt, “Lebanon would be better if” by filling in the blank at the end of each line with whatever idea, [...]

Broadband in Lebanon: No Longer a “Pipe” Dream?

Written by mike. Posted on July 8, 2011. Filed under Campaigns & Case Studies, Communities, For Press, News, Reports, Stories. Tagged , , , , , , , , . 5 Comments.
Lebanon’s woefully inadequate Internet connectivity has long been a subject of national frustration, but a recent announcement by the Lebanese Telecommunications Ministry has given Lebanese Internet users some cause for optimism. The Ministry announced on Tuesday that the IMEWE (India-Middle East-Western Europe) submarine cable, which has been operational since 2009, has finally been activated, opening [...]

Quick: What Do You Want from Social Media in 2011?

Written by jessica. Posted on January 12, 2011. Filed under Arabization, Communities, For Local NGOs, For Participants, For Trainers, News. Tagged , , , , . 2 Comments.
If you had five minutes with representatives from some of the top Internet companies in the world, what would you tell them about Arab social media? What should they know? What would you ask for? This Friday, in San Francisco, SMEXbeirut will present about social media in Lebanon and the region to representatives of Twitter, [...]