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Update 2: Released! - Update on Fouad Al-Farhan: His blog goes down along with him
Update 2: Prominent Saudi blogger Fouad Alfarhan was freed today. He is back home in Jeddah after 137 days in custody. Alfarhan was arrested on 10 December 2007 for unspecified “violation of non-security regulations.” ~ Global Voices
I did post something about Fouad Al-Farhan few months ago in regards of his arrest and how the Western press pressured The [...]
Twitter: my tools
Definitely many conversations are moving towards twitter land (10 Downing Street moving there). Twitter is extensible, and many developers are creating tools around the simple data being exported for a variety of unique applications.
Now, if the twitter usage is for personal, corporate use, or to manage the brand of a client, then you’ll need certain [...]
In response to Michael Arrington: I Saw The Future Of Social Networking The Other Day
My friend and colleague Riyaad Minty “Mobile guru” had a fit about Michael Arrington’s post “I Saw The Future of Social Networking The Other Day” on Techcrunch.com.
Here is a summary of what is happening:
Michael Arrington is suggesting:
Mobile applications cannot go mainstream due to tech limitations - browser based networks don’t leverage the power of the [...]
Smartest Move: YouTube and Open Infrastructure
Definitely YouTube’s move to expand its API is the smartest thing that management can do, let me explain in a bit. Well, with this announcement, developers get more direct access to the service while it also facilitates the proliferation of so-called "chromeless" players without the traditional YouTube interface and branding.
If you think about it, this [...]
MySpace, BBC Reach Global Video Deal
MySpaceTV is officially going global, with a new deal with BBC. The deal is the first of its kind for MySpaceTV, and it solidifies the increasing value of MySpace’s online video hub, which News Corp. is beginning to leverage for a variety of purposes; promotional, distributive and otherwise. See the channel here. Under the deal, [...]
Morad Rayyan is IT professional specialized in New Media development and has special interest in networking "routing" as well as programming.
