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  • Participatory Media, Social Media, Social Tools in Disasters

    Are we asking the right questions?

    12.03.08 | Dina | Permalink | 9 Comments

    A whole lot of questions are being asked about whether the Twitter #mumbai feed was citizen journalism or not. Many ’sides’ are emerging in this debate. I found this post (thru’ a tweet by @MaryHodder) which asks How Should Journalists Use Twitter? I’m not so sure it’s the right question to be asking … here’s […]

    A whole lot of questions are being asked about whether the Twitter #mumbai feed was citizen journalism or not. Many ’sides’ are emerging in this debate. I found this post (thru’ a tweet by @MaryHodder) which asks How Should Journalists Use Twitter? I’m not so sure it’s the right question to be asking … […]

  • Blogs & Blogging, Indian Culture

    Why I am deleting comments

    11.30.08 | Dina | Permalink | 11 Comments

    I’m getting a huge load of comments around the politics of religion, of division and hate at my last few posts on the Mumbai terror attacks. While religion and politics may have a lot to do with the state of our world today, my blog’s not the forum to air or feed these divisions. I […]

    I’m getting a huge load of comments around the politics of religion, of division and hate at my last few posts on the Mumbai terror attacks. While religion and politics may have a lot to do with the state of our world today, my blog’s not the forum to air or feed these divisions. I […]

  • Social Media, soulfood

    Twitter meetup at Leopold Cafe Mumbai 30/11/2008

    11.29.08 | Dina | Permalink | 14 Comments

    From Suketu Mehta’s heartfelt piece in the OpEd at New York Times:
    If the rest of the world wants to help, it should run toward the explosion. It should fly to Mumbai, and spend money. Where else are you going to be safe? New York? London? Madrid?
    So I’m booking flights to Mumbai. I’m going to […]

    From Suketu Mehta’s heartfelt piece in the OpEd at New York Times:
    If the rest of the world wants to help, it should run toward the explosion. It should fly to Mumbai, and spend money. Where else are you going to be safe? New York? London? Madrid?
    So I’m booking flights to Mumbai. I’m going to go […]

  • Social Media, Social Tools in Disasters

    Mumbai Bleeds

    11.27.08 | Dina | Permalink | 27 Comments

    {updated: 28 November 10.30 am IST}
    Some helpline numbers:
    List of Injured and Deceased
    JJ Hospital +91 22 23739031
    St George’s Hospital - +91 22 22620240
    Mumbai Police’s Helpline Numbers
    Taj helpline numbers for info about people stuck inside - +91 -22-66574322, +91-22-66574372, local toll free 1-800-111-825
    Trident Hotel Helpline : 011-23890606, 011-23890505, 9810956888 | Dir Corp Comm, Oberoi Hotels
    For Info […]

    {updated: 28 November 10.30 am IST}
    Some helpline numbers:
    List of Injured and Deceased
    JJ Hospital +91 22 23739031
    St George’s Hospital - +91 22 22620240
    Mumbai Police’s Helpline Numbers
    Taj helpline numbers for info about people stuck inside - +91 -22-66574322, +91-22-66574372, local toll free 1-800-111-825
    Trident Hotel Helpline : 011-23890606, 011-23890505, 9810956888 | Dir Corp Comm, Oberoi Hotels
    For Info […]


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