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Does ‘Trending’ a Topic Matter?

This week, my friend Gilad Lotan of SocialFlow wrote an excellent blog post explaining how trending topics really work, in an attempt it seems, to put rumors of censorship to rest. Twitter has been dealing with these rumors for quite some time, and last December publicly explained that Trending Topics are about velocity, not volume, [...]

18.10.2011

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BBC: “Just trying to stay neutral”

“The hottest places in Hell are reserved for those who in time of great moral crises maintain their neutrality.” – Dante Last week, the BBC made the decision not to air an appeal on behalf of the Disasters Emergency Committee for Gaza on the basis that “the BBC’s impartiality was in danger of being damaged.” [...]

25.01.2009

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What will it take?

Bold is mine: We are the keepers of this legacy. Guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort — even greater cooperation and understanding between nations. We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends [...]

20.01.2009

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How can I help?

A number of people have e-mailed me asking what they can do to help financially. As the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) reports on Twitter, the Palestinian Red Crescent is in need of money for medical supplies, and the UNRWA is working on supplying flour. After failing to figure out how to donate to SARC [...]

06.01.2009

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Two Wars

The terror and destruction does not look as if it will come to an end anytime soon. Friends are growing weary. Today, I got a call from my friend Mohammed Omer, who is from Rafah. While he is fortunate enough to be in the Netherlands right now (Fortunate? He’s there because he was beaten brutally [...]

05.01.2009

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