How Useful Social Media is in Lebanon?

When I first posted the video of the Ethiopian woman being humiliated and beaten in front her own embassy earlier today, it had around 300 views. Looking at it now, it has surpassed 6000 views and counting. Almost everyone on twitter was talking about the video; I got like 4 emails talking about the same issue, not to forget Facebook, blogs, news portals and other social media tools. Tomorrow we'll have new Facebook groups, conferences…

Young, Wild and Free censored on Lebanon’s Radio one

If you listened lately to Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa's latest song "Young, Wild and Free" on Radio One, you'd notice it's censored. Instead of hearing: "So What we get drunk, So what we don't sleep" You hear: "So What we get, So what we don't sleep" I thought at first it was "high" and not "drunk" but then I checked the lyrics. Added to that, "So what we don't sleep" was originally "So what…
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Russell Peters is NOT funny!

13 years ago
Stand-up Comedian Russell Peters is coming to Lebanon on March 24th for one night at the Platea Hall and I was checking back one of his performances when he talks about going clubbing in Lebanon. ...
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More on the ABC smoke-free campaign

13 years ago
[Source] ABC’s smoke-free environment campaign is definitely a step in the right direction, even though restaurants and cafes will only have to abide by this non-smoking initiative on Mondays only. Some say it’s not enough ...
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Renewing an engineer’s insurance in Lebanon

13 years ago
My friend Roland has been tweeting since 8:30 am from the OEA (Order of Engineers and Architects) office in Dbayyeh, where he has been waiting endlessly to renew his insurance and pay his annual registration ...
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Football or education?

13 years ago
Members of the Lebanese National Football team were on Tony Baroud’s show on LBC the other day and few of them were complaining on how they are being neglected by the government (even though they ...
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Is it profitable to open at the Zaitunay Bay?

13 years ago
[Source] I posted few days ago on how the average price per 1 square meter in Beirut is over 3000$ and how Beirut’s average rent was $1,872 for a 150-square-meter apartment, higher than the Arab ...
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Dip’n Crunch

13 years ago
The last time I had Dip’n Crunch was probably in 2002 or 2003 when I was still in AUB. Apparently the place is still open but in Verdun only. Dip’n Crunch is a fast food ...
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Upgrading my internet connection

13 years ago
The first time I called WISE to check if they are going to upgrade their internet packages was in October. Back then, they made me wait until December only to inform me that Wise machines ...
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Valet Parking at Warde Faraya

13 years ago
This whole Valet parking issue is seriously getting out of hand in Lebanon. I went up to Faraya some 10 days ago and was stopped at the entrance of Warde ski slope by a Valet ...
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