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

Written by jessica. Posted on January 29, 2010. Filed under Uncategorized. Tagged , , , , , , , , . 5 Comments.
Egyptian blogger and filmmaker Wael Abbas
UPDATE March 12, 2010: Wael is convicted again on a different charge and sentenced to 6 months in prison. Neither he nor his attorney were notified of the new accusation. They will appeal. Read the full reports from the Committee to Protect Journalists, the Arab Network for Human Rights Information, and the BBC. UPDATE Feb. [...]

SMEX Goes to PICNIC ’09

Written by jessica. Posted on September 23, 2009. Filed under News. Tagged , , , , , , . No comments.
An overview of the PICNIC09 setup
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 Profiles (everywhere). 3. Thou [...]