Tag Archives: bloggers

Mapping The Arabic Blogosphere – Study

Written by jessica. Posted on June 25, 2009. Filed under Participatory Media Literacy, Stories & Case Studies, Youth & Participatory Media. 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 [...]

Spring Cleaning, and Getting Ready to Relaunch SMEX

Written by jessica. Posted on April 24, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized. Tagged , , , , , , , , , . No comments.
Startups by definition are disorganized and always trying to catch up with their vision. Social Media Exchange is no exception. Last year, we launched the Summer 2008 Social Media for Social Change project with lots of aspirations, many of which we achieved and some, which, let’s be honest, we haven’t gotten to yet. We developed a [...]

This Blog Is Going on Strike!

Written by jessica. Posted on September 12, 2008. Filed under Uncategorized. Tagged , , , , . No comments.
To protest the arrest and sentencing of Moroccan blogger Mohammed Erraji, bloggers worldwide are putting their blogs on strike for 24 hours on Monday, September 15, the night before Erraji’s appeal is heard. We will join the strike to show solidarity for bloggers and journalists and every person’s right to free speech and self-expression as well [...]