Link to full document. While politicians love to cite percentage of Internet users as a meaningful metric for Internet development, this may not be the case. In this example from late 2011 in Azerbaijan, we use that the sociodemographic differences between those that do not know what the Internet is, those who never use the…
Link to full version. While politicians love to cite percentage of Internet users as a meaningful metric for Internet development, this may not be the case. In this example from late 2011 in Armenia, we use that the sociodemographic differences between those that do not know what the Internet is, those who never use the…
Azerbaijan enjoys internet freedom, president says BBC Monitoring International Reports – Tuesday, November 6, 2012 Excerpt from report by private Azerbaijani news agency Turan 6 November: President Ilham Aliyev has welcomed the participants in the Seventh Annual Internet Governance Forum under way in Baku [where the statement was apparently read out]. The forum has been…
Journalist mulls challenges of developing internet media in Azerbaijan BBC Monitoring International Reports – Tuesday, November 6, 2012 Azerbaijan is following the example of influential international media agencies and is increasingly moving its news content to the Internet , the Day.az website quoted Aynur Qasimova, head of the English service of the Trend news agency,…
Azeri-Press News Agency ( Azerbaijan ) – Tuesday, November 6, 2012 Nijat Mustafayev – APA-ECONOMICS. There is need for joint struggle to provide security in internet space and prevent cyber crime, Minister of Communications and IT Ali Abbasov said during his speech at VII Internet Governance Forum in Baku. The Minister spoke about rapid development…
I’m in Azerbaijan right now for the Internet Governance Forum. Specifically I’m presenting a paper (with Sarah Kendzior and Deen Freelon) at GigaNet and then defending a project at the Freedom House IGF Incubator. Baku is beautiful and I’m hoping for some great adventures!
My friend PJ Rey tweeted that it appeared, based on Pew Internet data, that Democrats were 50% more likely (18%) to be on Twitter than Republicans (12%). But, I tweet-pleaded with him, Democrats are younger, amongst other important sociodemographic differences, and that was likely to explain the differences. I then made my usual call for…
There are lots of opportunities to hear me talk this month and next month. Registan conference 10/4-5 – Polling in Central Asia Columbia University Harriman Institute 10/11 – Internet in Eurasia Central Eurasian Studies Society conference 10/18 – Blogging in the Caucasus University of Washington Ellison Center 10/23 – Georgian elections National Communication Association 11/15…
There are a lot of mobile communication opportunities right now. First, the new SAGE journal Mobile Media & Communication is launching in January and is currently accepting submissions. My favorite conference every year is the mobile preconference at ICA. The mobile comm community is full of great people and for me, at least, it feels…
Azeri opposition daily links new internet project to presidential election BBC Monitoring International Reports – Sunday, September 30, 2012 An influential Azerbaijani opposition newspaper has linked the launch of a new social networking website, www.butalife.com, to the 2013 presidential election. The owner of the website is Ilham Abduyev, brother-in-law of powerful Azerbaijani Emergencies Minister Kamaladdin…