Jordan to host Middle East blogging summit

Jordan will in June host the first conference in the Middle East on blogging and consumer-generated or social media, as the region addresses how to catch up with Europe and the US in terms of platforms, adoption and available content.

iBlog…iMedia will highlight the role of blogs and social media in changing the media landscape, bringing together international and local commentators, marketers, bloggers and media owners to examine how companies can contribute to, and gain from new developments.

Its agenda promises discussions on how governments legislate for the new media, the new rules of the game, and definitions of what is “acceptable, unacceptable and tolerable in the new global context.”

Other topics include how social media from blogs to Wikipedia can foster a new dialogue and create better understanding, and a look at how traditional and social media can work together in the Middle East.

Conference organiser Samer Marqouq said “Social media, also referred to as Web 2.0 media, like Wikipedia, Facebook, YouTube and blogs are changing the way people interact. We believe this conference will open up a new level of understanding in this important area.”

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Jordan Blogging Summit - dates?
Posted by Preeta Iyer, Dubai, UAE on Sunday 20 April 2008 at 10:44 UAE time

Can you tell me the exact dates in June for this Summit?

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