Tag Archives: social media

A Secular Sunday in Lebanon

Written by jessica. Posted on April 26, 2010. Filed under SMEX News. Tagged , , , , , , , , . No comments.
Sunday was a gorgeous day in sun and spirit. So, we also wanted to commemorate it with a roundup links to some of the stories about #leblaique and highlighted some of the most poignant observations. We’d love it if you’d post links to the Arabic stories about the march in the comments section (there’s also [...]

Campaign to Promote Blogging for Political Change

Written by jessica. Posted on April 1, 2010. Filed under Lebanese Elections, Participatory Media Literacy, Strategy & Technics, Youth & Participatory Media. Tagged , , , , . No comments.
A banner ad on Trella.org encouraging people to open blogs.
The following is a station identification break from our CC-licensed posts: In his latest YouTube video, Imad Bazzi is promoting his blogging platform Trella.org by highlighting the potential of social media to effect political change in Lebanon. Here’s the video, which starts with a fade in to a grid of faces familiar in Lebanese politics and background [...]

Who’s Your Social Media Guru?

Written by jessica. Posted on March 16, 2010. Filed under SMEX News. Tagged , , , , , , , . 5 Comments.
Who do you want to hear from?
Most self-respecting social media experts wouldn’t think of letting themselves be called a social media guru—just listen to Mark Comerford at the recent Young Leaders Visitors Program Social Media Café earlier this month at Zico House in Beirut: Nevertheless, there are some who understand the technical and the tactical of new media better than the rest [...]

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 [...]