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The Growth of Social Media – Infographic

The Growth of Social Media – Infographic

  I am working on a keynote address that will touch among others on the rise and impact of social media as a medium for communication that I have to deliver at a conference next month (details to follow later, heart I don’t want to spoil the surprise yet). To make my keynote more attractive […]
September 15, 2011
Essay: The Twitter #2016 #olympics bid (2009)

Essay: The Twitter #2016 #olympics bid (2009)

While checking out the notes and ideas that I might use for some future academic publications, discount I came across this essay (of sorts) that I wrote while the voting for the 2016 host of the Olympic Games was being broadcasted online and heavily commented on Twitter. While the attention the voting received online was […]
September 13, 2011
Katho New Media in Bahrain’s press

Katho New Media in Bahrain’s press

  Following the media coverage of the EUPRERA EuroBlog Social Media Award in Scotland, page here’s some (positive) coverage of my Katho New Media course in the Arabic Bahraini press. It just says I taught there. Ana al ayam View more documents from Ana ADI Ana alwatan View more documents from Ana ADI
July 31, 2011
Social media policy – legal tool or communication strategy

Social media policy – legal tool or communication strategy

Whether one considers social media strategy to be part of wider marketing efforts or put it under a general communication strategy, buy questions about access and representation of a company and brand should always be asked. There aren’t only questions that deal with reputation management but also with maintaining a balance between freedom of speech […]
July 30, 2011
5 weeks, 5 days, 5 sessions of technology for education

5 weeks, 5 days, 5 sessions of technology for education

  After my teaching time as a visiting lecturer to Katho, this web I returned to Bahrain to embrace a new challenge. After the success of my Prezi workshops which have seen the powerpoint alternative very quickly adopted by academic staff around the campus, more about it made a lot of sense to try to […]
July 11, 2011