Although you may not know it by name, Carl Orff’s O Fortuna has been used countless times in television, film, and radio and television advertising. And now, Tourism Calgary/The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra Chorus can be added to the list. In a move that would make any social media convert swoon, the Chorus crowdsourced their Twitter [...]

Google announced this week that, for the first time, YouTube will be live streaming the annual Islamic ritual of the Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, set to officially begin this weekend. The pilgrimage, made by over 2 million Muslims, is one of the five pillars of Islam, preceded by the shahada (faith/creed/belief in Allah), daily [...]

Like many, witnessing the events in Tunisia via Twitter (and, not knowing at the time Egypt would follow) and the speed with which it was happening was breathtaking.  Even at the time many, including myself, didn’t believe it was a Twitter or a “Facebook Revolution”, but nor were we blind to the importance of their [...]

In previous years, my end-of-year lists have mostly kept to one-stop websites.  This year, I’ve also included some specific articles and mobile apps that are worthy of special mention.  So, what follows are my top 10 online “wows of discovery” for 2010 … in no particular ranking:  1.  “Challenging Change” John Paton has been the CEO of [...]

For those unfamiliar, FORA.tv has been collecting and uploading big ideas on video from various conferences and think tanks from all around the world for about the last 5 years.  Recently, an interesting Picnic 2009 presentation was posted entitled “The Arab Social Web”, with participation from Creative Commons, Al Jazeera and Lebanese NGO Social Media [...]