R.I.P. Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett.
Here’s an excerpt from my latest CNET Asia blog post.
My Twitter and Plurk timelines, as well as my social networks, are now filled with updates on the death of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, who apparently suffered from cardiac arrest, according to reports.
Earlier, we’d already been jolted by news that actress Farrah Fawcett died, losing her battle against cancer. Now the Web is “collapsing under the weight of Michael Jackson’s death“, according to TechCrunch.
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Here’s an excerpt from my latest CNET Asia blog post.
Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and other online tools allowed the world to know what was happening inside Iran more quickly than mainstream media. Indeed, many Twitter users started using green avatars to express their support for the Iranians protesting the allegedly rigged election results.
Now a young Iranian woman, Neda Soltani, whose death was captured on cell phone video footage now spreading across the Internet, has become the face of the protest movement in Iran. Her death has been condemned by US President Barack Obama in what is his strongest statement to date against the violence in Iran.
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Check out my latest CNET Asia blog post.
Here’s an excerpt.
Congratulations to Filipino filmmakers Aissa Peñafiel and Miguel Ocampo (Youtube account: aissathesheriff), who were among the six winners of the Democracy Video Challenge on YouTube.
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