Tag Archives: social media

What’s Your Tactic for Creating Change in Lebanon?

Written by jessica. Posted on February 15, 2010. Filed under SMEX News. Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , . No comments.
SMEX screened 10 Tactics for Turning Information Into Action on February 14.
Yesterday, after Martyrs’ Square cleared out and before Valentines dates began, 10 activists and social media enthusiasts gathered at the SMEX offices in Badaro to watch the new video documentary 10 Tactics for Turning Information into Action (2009) and talk about the potential for using digital and social media for positive social change in Lebanon. [...]

Lebanon’s Online Community Emerges Offline at GeekFest Beirut!

Written by jessica. Posted on February 8, 2010. Filed under SMEX News. Tagged , , , , , , , . 4 Comments.
Geekfest Beirut identity designed by Naeema Zarif.
For those of us who struggle to stay connected in Lebanon—and that would be just about all of us, thanks to Internet speeds that can make waiting for an image or a video to load feel like waiting for Godot—Friday night’s Geekfest Beirut was a wonder to behold. Never before had so many members of [...]

SMEX Goes to PICNIC ‘09

Written by jessica. Posted on September 23, 2009. Filed under SMEX News. Tagged , , , , , , . No comments.
PICNIC09 attendees could catch up on Tweets under the Twitter tree.
This month, SMEX was invited to speak at PICNIC ‘09, a three-day event in Amsterdam where media people, arts and architecture people, entertainment people, journalists, science folks, and a whole lot of others get together to push the edges of new ideas. Below is Mohamad’s presentation about The Arab Social Web, a panel convened by [...]

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 [...]

Well, What Do You Think? Part I

Written by jessica. Posted on May 20, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized. Tagged , , , , . No comments.
I finally got around to drafting a somewhat coherent course overview today. I would really rather be writing a post about translation, since that seems to be a hot topic this week, but I can’t do it justice just yet. So in lieu of our thoughts on important young players like yamli.com and meedan.net, here’s [...]