Nov 7, 2010 7:55:00 PM
What are the three poles of power in the Middle East's media sector? In this week's episode of Mind Grenades I catch up with media entrepreneur and Lebanese powerbroker Jihad Murr to find out, and in the process also get a quick glimpse of one the region's hottest new radio iPhone apps.
Watch VideoOct 25, 2010 10:48:00 PM
Lebanon is not perhaps the first place that springs to mind as an innovation hotspot - but while often overlooked, the Middle East is on the verge of a digital revolution of its own. On a recent trip, I met with Spiro Azkoul, the CEO and founder of SNA Corp - a company which started out as providing local language TV content over the Web to ethnic communities in the US, but soon realised that there was a much bigger opportunity closer to home. Will we soon see the social media equivalent of Al Jazeera?
Watch VideoJul 20, 2010 9:22:00 PM
As an information carnivore, I'm always interested in better ways to climb my personal version of the 'Cliffs Of Insanity' - the mass of RSS Feeds, social network updates and videos that confronts me daily. In this Mind Grenades episode, I review Flipboard - a new app for iPad that takes your content and turns it into an attractive magazine.
Watch VideoJul 16, 2010 9:41:00 PM
For a while, the popular trend for content creators was creating online only TV shows. Mexico's Televisa, famous for their addictive telenovelas, have learnt some interesting lessons about where the Web and the TV screen should meet.
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