From Bakersfield to Beirut
I'll be representing Bakersfield and The Californian at an upcoming conference in Beirut, Lebanon, for publishers in the Middle East who want to learn more about what it takes to run a successful independent media company. This blog will be all about my trip and the conference, which should be an amazing experience!
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mlfulton - > From Bakersfield to Beirut -> Lebanon is ready for online community and participation
Lebanon is ready for online community and participation
I gave my presentation at the conference today and the topic everyone wanted to talk about was community-created content. I described The Northwest Voice and how it is written largely by people who live in the Northwest, and several people told me afterward that they feel this idea could work in Lebanon, too. Only about 19% of Lebanese households have Internet access, but Internet cafes are everywhere and are quite popular. Lebanon has the advantage of being able to look at what has worked on the internet in other places and apply those ideas here to get a head start. Plus, Lebanese people are very social and love to talk and debate -- perfect for blogs and other online communities! I look forward to seeing what develops in Lebanese cyberspace. I have a good feeling about it.
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posted by mlfulton on Friday, June 23, 2006 at 08:46 AM
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posted by pachecod on Jun 23, 2006 at 09:59 AM
That answers my question! Do you see a lot of people using cell phones to text message or view mobile Web pages? If so, and they have decent camera phones there, that may be another way for the average person to participate in media.
posted by anonymous on Jul 16, 2006 at 04:46 PM
So much for good feelings fo Lebanon, It will pe pounded back to the Crusades this week with our blessing and our weapons in Israeli hands.
But that is Ok, that is what they get for attacking our 51st state, was it Israel that attacked no matter,  Foxnews tells us it was Lebanon and they are the voice of the Bush government.
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