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Whack A Lebanese Politician!
I played Whack-A-Politician on Facebook, thumped a few Lebanese politicians with a judge’s gavel and managed to—quoting the game: “say…
Aether9: The Art of Remote Online Storytelling
The Beirut Street Festival has been celebrating art and culture by bringing performance to the street since 2002. Out-of-doors and…
Five Easy Steps to Becoming a Cyberactivist
Earlier this September, Mohammed Erraji, a Moroccan blogger, was arrested following the publication of an online article criticizing the King….
Get Creative: Use Twitter with your Blog!
Dash through the Twitter/blogging experience. Armed with a phrase of 140 characters, you can use Twitter to the benefit of…
A response from Google
So this weekend I wrote Google to ask why they don’t allow computer users in Syria to download Chrome. Here’s…
A to Z of Web 2.0 for Social Change: K
K for Kiva.org: From their Website: Kiva.org (www.kiva.org) is the world’s first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly…
Google doesn't allow Chrome browser in Syria?
I read in Joshua Landis’s Syria Comment today that “Google has blocked the use of its new web-browser, “Chrome”, in…