Online Communication and Marketing Consultant
A friend recently asked me how to convert a DVD into MP4 or any other format (AVI, MOV, etc.) quick, free and easy. This is the process of converting DVD chapters or films into MP4 with VideoLan (a.k.a. VLC), a Continue reading Converting DVD with VLC
A collection of video styles to inspire your next post or campaign on social media or traditional media. 1. Narrator Video An invisible narrator is telling the story creating distance between you and the subject which can – depending on Continue reading 27 Video Formats and Styles to Inspire You
There are two reasons you may need to combine different Twitter imports in NodeXL: You want to import tweets for the same search for a longer period than a week (Twitter’s limit) by re-importing the results for the same search Continue reading Combining Multiple Twitter Searches in NodeXL
LostCircles (https://lostcircles.com/) uses a proprietary format that NodeXL fails to open and use. Below is a workaround for this problem and a step by step approach to charting your Facebook network of friends: Open the “Graphml (No Pics)” file downloaded Continue reading Using LostCircles’ Graphml files with NodeXL
Bridges (edges) and bridging nodes (vertices) in a network are essential in connecting cliques, moderating the debate and introducing new ideas and innovations and filling structural holes in a network (ref. Ronald S. Burt). When you separate vertices in Continue reading Showing Bridging Nodes Only in NodeXL
My presentation “From Smart Mobs to Smart Govs*” in the Tech4PoliticalChange panel at the Tech4Freedom conference that took place at the Riviera Hotel in Beirut, Lebanon, on Thursday 14 and Friday 15 of December 2017. *Smarts Govs is a term Continue reading From Smart Mobs to Smart Govs
On Nov. 5, 2017, after the resignation of Prime Minister Saad el Hariri on TV from KSA, the trending hashtag in Lebanon was #استقالة_سعد_الحريري (the resignation of Saad Hariri). The discussion on Twitter was revolving around the “What” happened. Continue reading From “What” to “How”: A Twitter Discussion Analysis
The Sample The following analysis is based on a sample of 11,919 tweets extracted using Twitter’s API. The search term for this sample is #سنة_من_عمر_وطن which is the “one year from a country’s life” hashtag launched by the President’s movement(s). Continue reading One Year of Presidency in Lebanon – A Twitter Discussion Analysis
I would like to thank all my guests, Mr. Rachad Saddi (EMEA Channel Partner Manager, Global Partnerships at Google), Mrs. Michèle Khalifé (Head of Marketing and Communication at Total Liban), Mrs. Rita Hayek (Actress), Mr. George Khalaf (YouTuber and Film Continue reading AUB – OSB – Social Media Strategy Course 2017
Third training session about Twitter discussion analysis at the Knowledge to Policy (#K2Pcenter) Center of the American University of Beirut. Social Graph visualization using NodeXL. Thanks for all those who joined the #k2pworkshop discussion.