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 VideoNov 1, 2010 10:18:00 PM
Social media has made it deceptively simple for marketers to start engaging with consumers, but what is the appropriate way for brands to be relevant to conversations? When I caught up with Johnny Vulkan, one of the founders of the innovative agency Anomaly based in New York, he shared with me one of their insider secrets - the idea of 'leaning into frame.'
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Oct 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 VideoOct 15, 2010 10:54:00 PM
Why Are Latin American Web Users So Social?Social media use in Latin America has exploded - but what is really behind the propensity of users in these countries to embrace social platforms? On one of our recent trips, we spoke to the head of digital for MTV in Argentina to find out about the phenomenon.
Watch VideoOct 3, 2010 6:12:00 PM
What would the school of the future look like? In this episode of Mind Grenades we visit the Green School in Bali, a radical rethink of a traditional educational institution - housed in a bamboo cathedral in a wild Indonesian jungle. Dharma Initiative - eat your heart out!
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