The role of social media came into light in the Arab Spring, the anti-government protests and uprising in the Middle East and North Africa in the early 2010s.
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Sarahah… from a double-edged sword to the one that has gone rogue
Since last few days, the anonymous feedback website/app – Sarahah – has taken over the internet. Aimed at providing constructive feedback from friends and family, Sarahah turned out to be a double-edged sword.
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Missing Girl Found: Social Media Put to Good Use
What an awesome social media success story! A young girl ran away from home; daughter of a Microsoft employee. The internal discussion lists spread the message and then social media took over. Several Microsoft folks tweeted and posted updates about the missing girl. A manager at Fairwood Safeway saw her picture and recognized her, called it … Read moreMissing Girl Found: Social Media Put to Good Use
Tweet. Meet. Give. Wear.
If you are enthusiastic about Twestival in Delhi, you would sure want to wear the official Twestival shirt! The nice guys at Pringoo have offered to pitch in their support for the event and fund-raising. You can order a Twestival T-shirt from http://pringoo.com/twestival at INR 400 only (Yes, that’s cheaper than the global store ;)) … Read moreTweet. Meet. Give. Wear.
Tweet. Meet. Give: How-to?
I mentioned about the Twestival in Delhi last week, and fund-raising for the same. Here are finer details of the same. There is NO registration, and no participation fees. Interested? Turn up for the event. Though the intention is fund-raising, we wouldn’t have wanted a selected paid audience for a networking and learning event. So, … Read moreTweet. Meet. Give: How-to?
Tweet. Meet. Give.
On 12 February 2009 175+ cities around the world will be hosting Twestivals which bring together Twitter communities for an evening of fun and to raise money and awareness for charity: water. Twestival was born out of the idea that if cities were able to collaborate on an international scale, but working from a local … Read moreTweet. Meet. Give.