Social Media

‘We Will Close Down Twitter’: Erdogan’s Attempt Fails

‘We Will Close Down Twitter’: Erdogan’s Attempt Fails

JUAN COLE: Let it be a warning to dictators around the world - a clumsy attempt to shut down Twitter in Turkey back-fires. …

Social Media Defeating Saudi ‘War on Pornography’

Social Media Defeating Saudi ‘War on Pornography’

CROSSROADS ARABIA: The authorities in the Kingdom admit that they're fighting a losing battle to stem a flood of pornography …

‘Online Troll’ or ‘Genuine Critic’: The Difference is Clear

‘Online Troll’ or ‘Genuine Critic’: The Difference is Clear

ALEXANDER MCNABB: An Australian PR agency has got itself into a pickle with an ill-advised social media campaign. Trying to blame your audience is not a good strategy …

Banned Sites: Jordan’s New Legislation Takes Effect

Banned Sites: Jordan’s New Legislation Takes Effect

M. LYNX-QUALEY: As of June 2nd a published list of news websites have been formally banned in Jordan. What next? …

Tweet Your Way Into Trouble: Social Media Dilemma

Tweet Your Way Into Trouble: Social Media Dilemma

ALEXANDER MCNABB: We have these incredibly powerful technologies which allow us to broadcast to the world as soon as a thought enters our head. …

Savvy: Young Egyptians Embrace New ‘E-Opportunities’

Savvy: Young Egyptians Embrace New ‘E-Opportunities’

MOHAMED EL SAYED, CGNEWS: The natural entrepreneurial spirit of many young Egyptians is being fashioned and directed in novel ways. …

Social Media: Looking Beyond Religion

Social Media: Looking Beyond Religion

CROSSROADS ARABIA: Too many people try to understand the Arab world by focusing solely on religion. That’s clearly important, but it’s not the whole story...…

LinkedIn and Me: It’s A Complicated Relationship

LinkedIn and Me: It’s A Complicated Relationship

STEVE ROYSTON: I don't like being manipulated by a software engine but that's the price you pay to remain, well, linked in. …

The Day I Was Deleted: A Blogger’s Nightmare Realised

The Day I Was Deleted: A Blogger’s Nightmare Realised

ALEXANDER MCNABB: There I was - gone, an-ex blogger, deleted, an online non-entity. It was the ultimate social media, Kafka-esque nightmare. …

Telcos Looking for ‘Cash Cow’s Charter’ at Dubai Meet

Telcos Looking for ‘Cash Cow’s Charter’ at Dubai Meet

ALEXANDER MCNABB: Sit back, contribute nothing and tax the innovative. Yes, the ITU proposals are an attractive proposition. …

On Press Freedom: Jordan’s ‘Misalignment’

On Press Freedom: Jordan’s ‘Misalignment’

Any Arab country serious about supporting a free and independent press must first revise its laws to give journalists the freedom to report news without fear...…

A Corporate Conservative: Apple’s No to Drone Strike App

A Corporate Conservative: Apple’s No to Drone Strike App

TBIJ: In correspondence seen by the Bureau, the US tech giant told Begley that apps that ‘present excessively objectionable or crude content will be rejected.’…

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