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14 January 2012

India: Did BBC Top Gear's India Special Really Offend Indian Sensibilities?

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The BBC's recently aired Top Gear India Special episode contained humor that was not well received by some Indians. The issue got complicated as the Indian High Commission in London formally complained to the BBC saying it lacked cultural sensitivity. Netizens react.

11 January 2012

India: The Curious Case of Draping Statues to Ensure Fair Elections

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Netizens react to the recent order by the Indian Election Commission that all statues in the state of Uttar Pradesh of current Chief Minister Ms. Mayawati and her party symbol, the elephant, be draped by Wednesday 11 January, 2012.

29 December 2011

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Colombia: Salsa Song Criticizes Bus Rapid Transport System

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A salsa song and video documents the suffering that travelling in the Transmilenio public transportation system of Bogota represents for its users.

Macedonia: Twitter Hashtag for Prime Minister - #Ж

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The Macedonian Twitter community is using the hashtag #Ж (uppercase of the Cyrillic letter romanized as Zh or Ž) as the shortcut symbol referring to the Macedonian PM. Filip Stojanovski explains why.

27 December 2011

Video posts
Morocco: The Tale of the February 20 Movement in 20 Videos

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A look back at how the Moroccan pro-democracy movement "February 20" has used videos, as very powerful and viral social media tool to get its message across. Hisham Almiraat shares a selection of the 20 most popular and viral videos that marked the course of the February 20 Movement over the past 10 months.

17 December 2011

China: Pandaman vs. Christian “Batman” Bale Goes Viral

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Christian Bale's recent run-in with state security police (aka "Pandas") has inspired a series of viral spoof images, and coincides with the news that another high-profile Chinese dissident has been put back in prison 20 months after he was 'released' on probation.

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