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Make Way for Arabic Twitter!
Since there are a number of Arab users on Twitter but there are a lot more that do not use…
Summing Up Blog Action Day
Yesterday was all about Blog Action Day and publishing simultaneously with the international blogosphere about a topic of global concern,…
Blog Action Day: Poverty in Lebanon
Adapted from “Poverty, Growth, and Income Distribution in Lebanon,” a 2008 country study from the International Poverty Centre http://www.undp-povertycentre.org/pub/IPCCountryStudy13.pdf Nearly…
Blog Action Day: Unite with the International Blogosphere on October 15
On Wednesday October 15 at 6:30 p.m., we the Social Media Exchange are joining the global conversation about poverty from…
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…