1. (Chapter 12) Muslim Voices in the Blogosphere: Mosaics of Local-Global Discourses MERLYNA LIM Information Society & Multiculturalism Professor Han Woo Park Presented by Se Jung Park 2009.11.12
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5. The top word of 2004 by Merriam-Webster, a US dictionary publisher Extracted fromhttp://www.caslon.com.au/weblogprofile1.htm “ Blog”
8. Internet environments of Indonesia and Iran Figure 1. Internet Usage & Population Statistics from www.internetworldstats.com Table 1. Hofestead’s Cultural typology from www.geert-hofstede.com Indonesia Iran Country Population ( 2009 Est. ) Usage, in Dec/2000 Internet Usage, Latest Data % Population (Penetration) User Growth (2000-2009) Users (%) in each region Indonesia 240,271,522 2,000,000 25,000,000 10.4 % 1,150.0 % 3.6 % (in Asia) Iran 66,429,284 250,000 23,000,000 34.6 % 9,100.0 % 48.0 % (Middle East State)
I will give some background on how blogging emerged as popular social activities and how blogging and politics have become interrelated. Howard dean’s blog was good exemplary in showing how a blog could be used for building social networks of political support.
Both have different political systems. Different continents, but they share some similar concerns So, this chapter will show how two blogospheres have reponded in same issue.
Iranians can meet to discuss matters in ways not possible in the offline world due to geography, politics, language.