Despite a recent increase in citizen-generated content and wider spread internet access, there is the danger of a 'knowledge gap' in the
Middle East, the chairman of the NCF International Media Council has warned.
Contents contributed and discussions participated by Jared Bernhardt
Journalism.co.uk :: Danger of 'knowledge gap' in the Middle East, warns International M... - 0 views
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Morris said the difficulties of digital engagement in the Middle East were compounded by the fact that only 0.4 per cent of the web's content is written in Arabic.
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Blogger Potkin Azarmehr, who created his website because he was 'fed up with the nonsense given to English speaking media about Iran', also warned that blogs and online communities can become 'elitist' in parts of the world where broadband access is restricted by the government.
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Interesting article about possible knowledge cap in Middle East
Do We Really Need a Nightline/Twitter Show? - News and Analysis by PC Magazine - 0 views
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Twitter and Nightline? Wow.
The Daily Star - Politics - New York man gets six years in jail for airing Al-Manar - 0 views
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The Leading English Language Newspaper in the Middle-East
Lebanese film spurs debate over censorship - Los Angeles Times - 1 views
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I'm not going to hog this on my Wiki.
Second Life | Currency Exchange: Buy or Sell Linden Dollars (L$), the currency of Secon... - 0 views
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Yes--I remember reading something about being able to convert Linden Dollars into US dollars..not that this is that shocking with gold in WoW being sold on eBay.
Second Life's Second Act: Business Teleconferencing? - 0 views
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Another Linden Lab exec leaves the company, the last of the old management team. So they are going the teleconferencing route? This is a market I think it will not succeed.
University of Kentucky News -- news.uky.edu - 0 views
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Virtual Classroom in Second Life..interesting read.
LimeExchange Waives Fees to Commemorate Growth Milestone - 0 views
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New AMACOM book shows readers how to market and sell your product, services, and brand in-world. Even though this is a press release for a book--I think it says how invested some people are in this virtual world.
Suncorp GM: Second Life trumps videoconferencing :: SearchCIO.com.au - 0 views
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An article on my question to Rita and Josh.
Newspapers fold as readers defect and economy sours - CNN.com - 0 views
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What David Faris was talking to us about on Friday...
Arabic version of Facebook debuts - UPI.com - 0 views
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The Guardian newspaper said Facebook already had 900,000 users in Egypt; 250,000 in Saudi Arabia; 300,000 in Lebanon and 700,000 in Israel. The site is expected to grow in popularity now that it is also available in Arabic, a language spoken by 250 million people, and Hebrew, the language of 7 million.
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And the Facebook parasite keeps on sucking the hours out of nations... OOO DID SOMEONE JUST UPDATE THEIR STATUS?!?!
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Facebook takes over another area of the world's bordeom.
FOXNews.com - Report: Snoop Dogg Joins Nation of Islam - Celebrity Gossip | Entertainme... - 0 views
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I know this has ABSOLUTELY no relevance..but could the Nation of Islam be the next trend in Hollywood?
Sci-Tech Today | Internet Accelerates Results, as Facebook Saga Shows - 0 views
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The author talks a bit about McLuhan and Facebook--quite an interesting read.
To take notes or not to - The Financial Express - 0 views
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Coverage of why Diigo is important for online productivity.
Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens - Feb 7 09... - 0 views
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Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens - Feb 7 09
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