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All Blog Posts Tagged 'media' (5)

Real-time analysis compared tweets on Libya Civil War -- a close study

Just published a new, comprehensive article about how R-Shief used Twitter to analyze the Libyan Civil War last weekend. It includes several interactive graphs and images.

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Added by Laila Shereen Sakr on August 30, 2011 at 5:30pm — No Comments

eDiplomacy Can social media help rebuild?

Social media have played a significant role in recent protests and the resulting changes taking place in Middle East and North Africa. There may also be a significant role for social media going forward as these nations continue to change. What do you think? Tech@State and eDiplomacy may explore this issue as a conference or program but we'd like to hear your thoughts first.

Added by techATstate on March 2, 2011 at 10:54am — 13 Comments

Change in the Middle East and Social Media

[this is an adaptation of my blog post at http://www.freebalance.com/blog/?p=1630 but more focused on tech@state]

There has been a lot of talk about the so-called “Facebook revolutions” in the middle east. It’s created an interesting phenomenon: tension of social media and traditional…

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Added by Doug Hadden on February 22, 2011 at 1:02pm — No Comments

eDiplomacy Tell us your success! And hit the news

The Tech@State community has grown rapidly since its founding in August. Already there are nearly 300 members and some very active conversations. We know work is brewing among you in other channels as well. We’d like to hear more and share your good work with others. The media are asking us for your stories.

If you’ve developed a new relationship and/or started a new project because of Tech@State, please take a moment and tell us your story. This is your chance to promote your work… Continue

Added by techATstate on October 26, 2010 at 7:00am — 2 Comments