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The world according to Twitter

The world according to Twitter

Every place has its unique sounds. And not unlike a scar, these sounds become part of the fibre of that place. They’re the sounds without which a Place would be just another place with meandering, no-name streets. On Monday I was reminded of Israel’s sounds and how hard they are to drown out once heard. [...]

Twitter Therapy

Twitter Therapy

“What are you doing?” That’s the simple, no-fuss question Twitter asks. And it seems that despite Twitter’s 140 character limit, users are only too willing to share everything and anything. From the deeply personal to the seemingly inane, there is no holding back. Call it emotional vomit. Or maybe exhibitionism 2.0 for those who don’t [...]

The Oprah-Ashton playground … enter at own risk

The Oprah-Ashton playground … enter at own risk

“Oprah, of course … without a doubt,” she said. And for a while I sat in amused silence. In mild shock. And processed this. I had given my friend two options : Oprah or the school girl from Afghanistan maimed with acid for wanting an education. “Whose daily musings would you be most interested in?” [...]

What we can learn from Moldova

What we can learn from Moldova

I could never claim to be a twitter-box (a twitter chatterbox) or twitter-lebratory. I don’t have hoards of followers who hang on my every word, retweeting as they see fit. And I doubt any of my carefully crafted 140-character tweets have been turned into mantras. No, I’m certainly not one of those A list twitter-users [...]