Here is a short video or kind of report I did as a final project for my Digital Media Literacy course at university. It tackles the issue of media censorship in Lebanon and how the web can be used to overcome it. Here is the list of some ideas covered in the report: • Arab […]
I know I’m a bit late posting this article about the report posted by Google around mid-December but I wanted to share this anyway specially for those who haven’t taken a look at the Google Zeitgeist 2011. In a quick summary: Google Zeitgeist is an overview of all what happened during the year using Google […]
New year’s eve is approaching and I wanted to share with you this creative awareness campaign by Kunhadi a Lebanese NGO fighting for roads safety in the country. . . Check also the prints: Translation: Your parents will stay up late on New Year’s Eve … Till you get back . . Feel free to […]
During the year 2011 a lot of middle-eastern countries witnessed huge changes on the political, economical and sociocultural level and all those changes are the result of the “Arab Spring Revolutions”. Even in Iran, citizens opposing the regime tried to start an Iranian revolution multiple times but till now the government is able to control […]
Since Christmas is approaching here is an ad I’d like to share with you! Excentric is a Portuguese company offering digital solutions for businesses with a focus on the relationship between a brand/company and its consumers/clients. Few days ago, they posted their latest Ad on YouTube: The Digital Story of the Nativity. This video is […]
Last month, I won a coupon of 25$ worth of Facebook ads after participating to a webinar organized by Facebook entitled: Marketing Bootcamp which was very interesting by the way. I learned some new stuff, made sure I understood well the basics of Facebook marketing and got a better understanding of some concepts that were […]
. Here is an event that I would recommend you to attend: Social Media Changing Lives organized by AUB’s Online Collaborative. A very interesting event taking place this Friday, December 16th from 12:00PM to 9:15PM at Issam Fares Hall, American University of Beirut during which a lot of great speakers will talk about the use […]
. Are you afraid of being spotted cheating on your partner? Are you afraid of having an inappropriate picture of you made public on Facebook? Well, Norte Beer created a solution for you : A bottle cooler equipped with a flash light that can detect when a picture is being took and that has already […]
Here is a podcast I did in the scope of my Digital Media Literacy course at uni and it’s about how media is stereotyping Arabs. UPDATE: I just created a video version for this podcast check it out! Music: Istanbul by Orient Expressions. Image by M. Wuerker.
Since the release of the first full length Disney movie in 1937, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the studio released a lot of other classical movies much appreciated not only by children but also by teens and adults. Disney, which is often associated with fun, dream and happiness in people’s mind, is not that […]
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