I wanted to also briefly send out a few links to work I’ve been doing in the public media, attempting to tell the ‘culture first’ story I discuss below that still works with the important need to write and speak clearly in mainstream media.

Here are a few pieces I’ve participated in (in no specific order):

1. 5 Myths About Social Media – In the Washington Post’s Outlook Section, Sunday Edition (print), September 30, 2011 (online)

2. “London, Egypt, and the Nature of Social Media” -  In the Washington Post’s On Innovations Section, August 11, 2011.

3. Interview on National Public Radio’s (NPR) Morning Edition with Steve Inskeep on the challenges of distortion and echo-chambers that are part of an over-reliance on social media.

4. TV Appearance on Al Jazeera’s The Stream, discussing the role of Social Media in Egypt.

5. Discussion on Al Jazeera as to whether Social Media can enrich democracy.

6. Appearance on Al Jazeera (from Cairo via Skype) todiscuss activist networks of social media, specifically from minute 43 onward

7. Appearance on Al Jazeera to discuss activists and the current political situation within the Arab Spring.

8. An article in the Middle East News Service’s MediaLine.

9. An appearance on Al Jazeera discussing Sri Lanka, social media and activism.

10. An article entitled “Putting Social Media in Its Place” released by UCLA Today.