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ALEXANDER MCNABB: With "too many streams of information to be comfortable" , could Google+ assault on Facebook be too much, too late?…
ZIAD KHALIL ABU ZAYYAD, CGNEWS: I felt the need to do something that could contribute more substantially to end the suffering of my people and reach peace with our neighbours.…
NADA AKL, CGNEWS: The 'Gay Girl in Damascus' hoax reveals much about Western perceptions of the Middle East. …
MIDEASTPOSTS: We are 1000 conversations old today. We want to thank those who have got us here, and invite those with an opinion to join the debate...…
ELEANOR K, MONDOWEISS: Finally we know the truth. Not Syrian, not female, not gay but a middle-aged American living in Scotland. There are consequences which the hoaxer, it appears, hasn't considered. …
DAVID ROBERTS: While blogging is good and all, it doen’t come remotely close to the rigour of a good newspaper...…
STEVE ROYSTON: "If you manage to persuade your CEO to write a blog, you’d better make sure he or she writes lively content. Otherwise their blog will have the opposite effect..."…
ALEXANDER MCNABB: Regulating the Internet in the name of privacy and responsibility is all very well, but we also have to be wary of regulating discourse.…
ALEXANDER MCNABB: Twitter, Google et al argue they are a medium. Suing them for the content on their networks would be like suing a telco for something someone said...…
ALEXANDER MCNABB: It would do as well to be aware that you're now essentially a public figure. And you're leaving footprints behind all the time...…
CROSSROADS ARABIA: It's fingers on the keyboard rather than 'feet on the street' that are exercised by Saudis fed up with their lot.…
ALEXANDER MCNABB: Presumably GN felt it couldn't use the word 'Jewish', but I do feel misled... Context and analysis? I'd rather trust Twitter...…