Liveblogging a la DLD

Not visiting DLD this year I still like the way liveblogging summarizes the talks via bullet points. Nice idea.

Gaza: no sports

Israelian Military prevents media from coverage of what is really going on in Gaza. But there are blogs like this to give a personal, frankly not balanced but authentic view. Cencorship during wartime is last century.

Aside: We have to understand that hearing about wounded from official sources is part of PR strategy. Or how do you think pictures of dead children reach the press? But there are innocent human beings behind these figures and pictures and they have no chance fleeing sandwiched between Hamas and the Army. Nobody has the right to kill anybody. This war is a crime on both sides.

Where blogs still matter

Iran is one of the interesting areas for bloggers. As blogs are the only space to express free words in public – if police is not after you. Have a look at this video.
Reminds to last month’a WIRED article about Facebook in Egypt. We might be talking about the internet as free media. Middle East is practising it. Not by free will.

Who the hell is blogging

Technorati published survey data. 48% are US citizens, 46% blog professionally (what ever that means). No surprise. It is a men`s business. No surprise.