Tag Archives: video

Where’s All the English-Language Coverage about Wael?

Written by jessica. Posted on January 29, 2010. Filed under Reflections. Tagged , , , , , , , . 3 Comments.
Egyptian blogger and filmmaker Wael Abbas
Last week, the Egyptian blogger and filmmaker Wael Abbas, who has used online video to expose police brutality and other human rights abuses in Egypt, was sentenced to six months in prison for a misdemeanor charge of damaging his neighbor’s internet cable. This week, his appeal was set for February 18. Most of the time, Abbas [...]

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 [...]

Two Social Media Fundraising Stories

Written by jessica. Posted on January 13, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized. Tagged , , , . No comments.
In the past two days, I’ve heard two compelling fundraising stories that wouldn’t have been possible without social media. The first comes from a Kiva fellow, Kieran Ball, who followed the path of a $25 loan from his former office at Credit Suisse in London to a rice farmer in Cambodia. The 11-minute video is [...]

Gaza

Written by jessica. Posted on December 28, 2008. Filed under Uncategorized. Tagged , , , . No comments.
I was walking in the old souks of Saida when I heard the news about Gaza. Every television was tuned to the reports. Today, I received an email to join the Web2Gaza fan page on Facebook, set up by a group (one of whom is our trainer Moustafa Ghaddar) who wants to use Web 2.0 [...]