[Research note] Revolution 2.0?
This is not an in-depth analysis. Just a rant for now. The day Mubarak fell, NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel Tweeted the photo below, telling the world about an Egyptian protester...
View ArticleRevolution 2.0: Social media and political changes in Egypt and beyond
Will be webcasted online here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cspo Excerpt from http://asunews.asu.edu/20110325_onlineactivism Online activism in the Middle East did not begin in Tahrir Square on...
View Article[Presentation] Revolution 2.0?
Please find below my presentation tonight. I was informed today that the lecture was recorded by ASU and is available for viewing here. Thank you for attending the lecture, physically and virtually....
View ArticleAgainst Pharaohs: Cinematic Timeline of Egypt Popular Protests (2003-2011)
I did a cinematic (and better!) version of the TimeLine I used in my Revolution 2.0? lecture. All data used here is based on my own research. I did all graphic and videographer work, including...
View ArticleSlate.com: Tahrir Square Was a Foreseeable Surprise?
Slate Magazine asked me to provide a short essay on the social media and Egypt revolt as part of my forthcoming talk in DC, so I did, here it is: http://www.slate.com/id/2298948/. Meanwhile, please...
View Article[Publication] Clicks, Cabs, and Coffee Houses: Social Media and Oppositional...
My article on social media and 2011 Egypt revolt has been published. It is published as: Lim, M. (2012), Clicks, Cabs, and Coffee Houses: Social Media and Oppositional Movements in Egypt, 2004–2011....
View Article[Lim’s lecture] Social Media and Urban Activism from the Arab Spring to Hong...
On November 6th, 2014, I delivered the Canada Research Chair public inaugural lecture entitled: “Roots, Routes & Routers: Social Media and Urban Activism from the Arab Spring to Hong Kong”. I...
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