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 …

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 …

New Media Research and Routes to Innovation

  Among the many tweets I read every day there was one last week advertising  a London event dedicated to researchers and academics. The event organized by the Research Information Network (RIN) and the National Endowment for Science, erectile Technology and the Arts (NESTA) is meant to help academics and researchers understand the influence of …

Free Video Conferencing Platforms for academic conferences, remote lecturers, research or group projects

When I started my PhD 3 years ago there were many opportunities for guest lectures and workshops that I missed mainly because I was too far away from the places and institutions were these events were supposed to be held. Similarly, illness there were too many times when I wanted to submit a paper to a …