What takes a social forum, like Facebook, from an outlet for college students to meet up, hook up, and measure their “coolness” based on a specific number of friends – to a forum that enabled a group of Egyptian rebels to take down their government? The answer: communication. Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, although not originally invented [...]
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 Because my team did not make it to the Superbowl this year (darn you Tom Brady), I spent my Superbowl Sunday chatting with friends and stuffing buffalo wings into my face during the game, only to turn my attention intently to the screen during the commercials. The furthest thing from my mind was the continuing demise [...] Populated by just one million people, Bahrain has done an impressive job for such a small state of catching the world’s attention. Bahrain, of course, is packing disproportionate heat – it is a banking hub, produces a significant amount of oil, and is another one of the dominoes in the series of Arab states whose citizens [...]  It’s not often that, while skimming the pages of Vogue on an airplane, one comes across an article that is politically enlightening; but on this particular plane ride, I did. The article was about a woman known for flashing the hottest nail colors, dripping in Chanel jewelry, wearing “classy and understated” outfits, and revealing a hint [...] Whenever I am at one of my parents’ boring dinner parties and the subject turns to new media, the adults at the table zone out. It seems that many of today’s “older” generation has a general disinterest and lack of knowledge about the more technical and interactive internet forums. A review of a 2008 survey noted [...]  It’s never a good thing when your Dad asks if he can go on your Facebook for “just a second.” But strangely, when my dad asked me this recently, he did not want to inquire into my personal life, but wanted to check out a Facebook page that he had learned was a significant force behind the organization and effectiveness [...] |
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