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Caucasus: New Media Blog

Posted 23 October 2008 16:39 GMT

Written byOnnik Krikorian

Countries	Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
Topics	Technology, Media & Journalism
Languages	English

Azerbaijani new media specialist Emin Huseynzade (interviewed by Global Voices Online here) has launched a new English-language blog. Caucasus New Media will detail the growth of blogs, as well as video-sharing and social networking sites, in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. In the first post, the blog looks at the impact a recent video showing bullying in the Azerbaijani army had in the country. In the second, the blog examines the introduction of wireless Internet services in the region.

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