Now that the cheering and hype for the London 2012 Olympics is over, the cleaning up and reassessing begins. This Olympics was hailed as a truly social media extravaganza so who were the social media winners and what were the scores? The Games kicked off with just less than 3 million tweets on day one […]
24 May
Blogging is on the increase in Qatar with several active blogs here. ictQATAR recently held a blogging workshop for ‘Women in ICT’ day and have put together this mini series as a guide on how to ensure the widest possible readership of your blog. Next time on Flog your Blog – Being Socially Networked! Most […]
13 Jun
ictQATAR’s ICT Skills Development Manager Reem Al-Mansoori encourages youth in Qatar to take part in the upcoming World Summit Youth Awards in this guest post. Social media, blogs, vlogs, mobile applications and websites. We’re using them all day, every day in Qatar. Are you interested in using these digital platforms to make a difference in […]
18 Feb
As newsrooms across the globe are shrinking, reporters are increasingly stretched to cover everything that is going on. While a lot of news outlets have made the decision to be more local-focused, they are still stretched and often fail to cover topics that matter to me. Today when I am looking for a restaurant recommendation […]
15 Aug