As the crisis in Libya unfolds, it has become clear that the government’s perspective on the unrest is very different to that of the people on the ground. In this report from Malta, Al Jazeera’s Cal Perry compares the two views through the eyes of a former Libyan embassy worker, and his employer.
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An inventive marathon runner has created a mobile social media studio to give his followers on the Web a real-time experience of the Tokyo marathon. (Feb 25)
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Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton wowed the crowd in St. Andrews, Scotland Friday as they revisited the place where they met and wooed. (Feb. 25)
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We Are Wisconsin from Finn Ryan on Vimeo. Last night, I joined the scattered groups of people walking down Madison, Wisconsin’s State Street towards the State Capitol Building. There weren’t the mighty throngs from last weekend, but for a Thursday night, at 8:00 pm, the smaller clutches still made an impact. They came up both sides of the block. A group of five here. Another three over there. Four… Broadcasting platform : Vimeo Source : Boing Boing Discovery Date : 25/02/2011 17:37 Number of articles : 5
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Information is power and in the age of the information revolution, cyber and satellite communication is transforming our lives, reinventing the relationship between people and power. New media, from WikiLeaks to Facebook, Twitter to YouTube, is persistently challenging the traditional flow of information, and cyber disobedience is exposing powerful governments. Websites are now being treated like hostile territories; whistleblowers and leakers as terrorists, and hackers as insurgents. Governments are scrambling to salvage their influence and take advantage of the new cyber and satellite media. From China to the Sudan, Egypt to Iran, despots and armies are tracking web activity and setting up Facebook accounts to spy on their citizens. So is this the century of free information and expression as the cyber utopians predicted, or new methods of electronic oppression as the cyber sceptics warned?
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Many thanks to The Daily What, who pointed us in the direction of Cross Eyed Bear Comedy’s awesome fake trailer for Riverdale, a live-action adaptation of the Archie comic book series. While the names and characters are all the same, the Vancouver-based sketch comedy group has given the plotline a Skins-style makeover. Click through to Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Flavorwire Discovery Date : 25/02/2011 16:30 Number of articles : 4
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Chatting in a bar at the Kodak Theatre, Oscars hosts James Franco and Anne Hathaway reveal how they are feeling four days before the big show. (Feb. 25)
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Scientists in California are trying to turn technology developed to test wine in a bottle into a system for detecting liquid explosives at airports. If it works, passengers may once again be able to take large bottles and cans through security. (Feb. 25)
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Rock star and activist Yusuf Islam talks about this latest song inspired by the popular uprisings in the Arab world.
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Rock star and activist Yusuf Islam talks about this latest song inspired by the popular uprisings in the Arab world.
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