The Palestinian activist Ali Abunimah was nominated for a Shorty Award in politics. He is the Co-Founder of Electronic Intefada and he is working for Palestine in many ways.
This award is really small and simple to reward Ali for everything he did and still doing for Palestine. Therefore, We need you to vote for Ali in Shorty Awards website so he can gain this award.
How to vote:
Go to Shorty Awards website (Ali’s page), you will find this form:
I vote for @avinunu for a Shorty Award in #politics because…
Leave what is written and just add a reason after because… it becomes:
I vote for @avinunu for a Shorty Award in #politics because… You reason here
Or simply tweet this tweet (In case Shorty Awards website is down)
I vote for @avinunu for a Shorty Award in #politics because… You reason here
Please note that your vote will not be counted without mentioning a reason.
Remember, A vote for Ali is a vote for Palestine and its freedom. Thank you all for supporting Palestine.
Please take a minute to spread the world.
NOTE: Almost 1 hour and 30 minutes remaining to close the voting system.
Posted in: Palestine | Tags: Award, Freedom, Palestine, Twitter
I cannot really describe how this version is totally different and totally brilliant. I am really very satisfied with this version more than anybody could imagine. New features and improvements on the whole application. Let’s speak about some major changes and updates.
1. Coloring: This feature uses colors to highlight symbols and shortcuts like “RT” or “GEO” and that’s let you quickly figure the Retweeted tweet from the original tweet by the sender.
2. Maps: This version supports map via GEO (tag beign used to distinguish it) From now, you will be able to view any link shows a map from inside the app itself like Google Maps, FourSquare and others.
GEO-tagging is a twitter built-in feature that help third party applications (i.e: Gravity) to append your location with your tweets, more than that, from Gravity now, you can browse any user’s location but he/she must be enabled GEOtagging. Read more about that
3. Images Preview: I don’t want to speak about this point but I want you to see it yourself *SURPRISE*
4. API and Notifications: This version is really very nice, and solves notifications problem. The previous version when totally good but a bad feature has been included and it was the notifications sounds, when you are working on Gravity you will not listen anything, but when Gravity becomes in the background the alerts starts. This version is much better no doubt.
Now you are ready to Download Gravity 
No need to thank me! Just enjoy it and share the fun (remember: share is care!). If something went wrong or if you need any help just drop me a message Contact form or @MhdBadi on twitter.
Posted in: Mobile | Tags: Client, Nokia, Symbian, Twitter
Well, I still believe that twitter is the optimal and the most perfect social network and social media website to share everything with people from all over the world, and I still think that twitter is more interesting than Facebook.
But I admit it, I reached a very bad level of twitter addiction in way I cannot do anything without tweeting about it and if I didn’t I will feel so bad because I had no chance to tweet about my location and things around me. That was 2 days ago when I went to renew my National ID Card and Passport, I wanted to tweet a lot but in a place, they took my mobile, at that time I noticed that I has a very habit and I really felt so bad because I am living a very weird life and experiencing the worst side of the Internet.
I really lost a lot of hours on twitter while I was in need to every minute, but I preferred to spend them on twitter instead of using them to do my work. The time isn’t too late to control my self and stop my addiction! I have lots of things to do and I should make them as satisfactorily as possible.
I will blog everything I want to say instead of tweeting it, this will really make more sense on saying what is in my mind. Now with closed comments section I can blog anything even a post with only 140 characters! It is the same.
I do not want to stop it, but I want to reduce the time I spend on twitter. I will avoid tweeting or picturing what I used to post. A new plan has been started to come out to my life.
As I want to control my self, you should do the same tweeps! I really advise you tweeps to try control your self, try to not tweet anything for a day, and watch your situation! At a time, you will really feel so bad.
A lot of words above but a small prayer to make it real.
Posted in: Life - Personal - Spot Light | Tags: Networks, Social, Twitter
What is a Shusmo? Why should we use Shusmo? When? How?
Definition (What is a Shusmo): Shusmo is a great invention by Khalid (@Shusmo) we use it to replace some sensitive words or words that you cannot mention or discuss publicly with your friends. the word Shusmo is a great word to keep your self outside the prison and at the safe side!
Why we use Shusmo? We must use Shusmo in almost everything, SMS, twitter, facebook, blogs and comments. This usage came up because there are people watching us everywhere and on every web 2.0. Your words are being counted from now and until you join a party in the prison!!! This word is for security purposes, keeps you safe and clean like a white دشداشة.
Read more on why we must use Shusmo:
- A Tweet, Facebook, a Blog Comment Or Even an “SMS” Can Get You To Prison in Jordan!
- وكالة الصحافة الفرنسية : اخضاع المواقع الالكترونية في الاردن لقانون المطبوعات والنشر
- إخضاع المواقع الإلكترونية لقانون المطبوعات والنشر بقرار من التمييز
When you should use Shusmo? You should replace any word related to political issues, religion, sex or economical issues with Shusmo. Only the person on the other side will understand what you are willing to say but the eyes will not understand anything (unless they use some #Shusmo -the first usage- techniques).
How do you can use Shusmo? Using Shusmo is really simple but on another hand, you should be smart and you must focus on covering what may clarify the real word. here is a scenario on how to use this word.
The new law is really unfair because it limits our freedom of speech. They should change this law and give the process more flexibility. I’ll be watching the newspapers to know if the government is going to change it or not. Lets wish that.
The encrypted scenario with Shusmo becomes:
The new Shusmo is really unfair, it limits our Shusmo of Shusmo. They should change this Shusmo and give the process more flexibility. I’ll be watching the newspapers to know if the Shusmo is going to change it or not. Lets wish that.
Personally, I am really wondering what they are going to watch?!! we tweet about our daily life and favorite stuff so what a tweet about life or work will do? Their goal is to reach what they call “حرية سقفها السماء” so how they would reach this? They are going to limit everything called “Opinion”, bloggers will not be able to write about sensitive and important topics and will only keep writing about their life and missing opportunities.
Giving freedom to people who are really afraid of saying a word about what is going on in Jordan does not mean to watch them! I don’t call this Freedom, i call it “Limitation” and it’s really bad.
Having a different view of things does not change the fact of “I am Jordanian and I love my country”.. they are going to force you to say what they are willing to hear not the truth or the fact itself. It prevents us of having the minimum level of freedom to express and say what Jordan should be.
This post represent the funny side of this issue but it covers the ugly one as well. I didn’t mean to make fun out of this but I don’t really know what to say or to comment on. As a Jordanian blogger (little and small one) I think that i am really going to DELETE Jordan and Politics categories from my blog. I am saying that seriously no joke on that!
Posted in: Jordan - Politics - Spot Light | Tags: Blogs, Court, Facebook, Freedom, Jordan, Law, Limitation, speech, Twitter, Watch
Here we go, Gravity twitter client v1.30 Build 6216 has been released, It’s really super duper cool and everybody should upgrade to this version. Do you know why? no? let me tell you what’s new in this version:
1. Dashboard: A new section to manage and view all your work. you can see how many tweets, replies and messages you received. (Screenshot)
2. Lists: Really I should say “WOW” so loudly! now Gravity supports twitter lists. You can update, subscribe or unsubscribe from any list. (Screenshot)
3. Reply-to-All: This is really a very important and a real kiss-ass feature that everybody need it always. This feature allows you to send a reply to all tweeps mentioned in a tweet. (Screenshot)
4. Design: Improved interface, new navigation style between tabs.
Download (Local Host) and enjoy it!
If you need any help or if you have any suggestion, please let me know.
Posted in: Tech | Tags: Client, Symbian, Twitter
Update 1:
Forget “Gravity 1.24 build 6070” because now i have Gravity 1.24 build 6098.. Singed and 100% working. This version includes (Twitter, Facebook, StatusNet and Google Reader [See this screenshot]) and supports (img.ly, twitpic, yfrog, twitgoo, mobypicture and posterous)..
Get it:
(Download via Local host) and follow the same steps mentioned at the bottom. Don’t worry, it’s Signed and works fine. If you need any support just tell me. Enjoy it!
When I wrote “FREE: Gravity twitter Client for Nokia S60v3 and S60v5” I thought that nobody will care about it, but with 42 comments, I realized that all Symbian users are looking for this application. That’s not wired, because Gravity is the only full-featured twitter client for Symbian devices.
Today and considering to the lack of Symbian applications, I want to provide you all a newer version of Gravity client which is Gravity 1.24 build 6070.
(UPDATED ABOVE: In this version (cracked) you will notice that there isn’t “Facebook” feature! yeah, that’s a little bit bad). Also this version comes with img.ly, Delicious and Instapaper integration (Check this screenshot). Add to that, better UI, Digital Clock on the upper-right corner, and Draft section!
Drafts section, works as email drafts folder.. You will find “Sent Failed” tweets, saved tweets, pending tweets. That’s all being saved while you are typing.
(UPDATED ABOVE: Go ahead and test it, Download “TgSPDA-0129.rar“) unzip it then use Nokia PC Suite “Installer” to install it on your mobile, or, put the .sis on your phone memory then run it. NOTE: Remove any previous copy if installed.
Posted in: Tech | Tags: Gravity, Symbian, Twitter
@Cooki3man (a.k.a Cookie Man) is a twitter account for a Lebanese guy who offers ordering fresh Gourmet cookies via twitter, simply as the name. Yeah, it’s really nice, brilliant idea indeed. All you need to do is to “@cookieman” and tweet your order exactly easy as saying this:
I want to order two dozens of M&M Cookies!
I’m trying to figure out how this guy have found this idea, and how it’s so risky especially on twitter! You don’t know the user in reality but you can see his tweets and so. Actually It’s really perfect.. promising and excellent idea. I wish to see it in Jordan as well.
for more information: Listen to the interview (Hyperlink Podcast #14) with cooki3man himself, clarifying and future steps. or check out Maya Zankoul’s post “Introducing Cookieman” funny comics.
Posted in: Spot Light - Tech | Tags: Cookies, Twitter
Before 3 or 5 days ago, I told that i hate four things about twitter: endless tweets, one word tweets, symbols tweets, and “plz RT” requests. But today I figured out that I hate something I never seen before which is “Follow me to follow you back!” This is really silly. To know what I’m talking about read this:
Follow me if you want to grow your list of followers fast. Follow my followers and they will probably follow you too. Key here is to always follow back & Tweet! (37,826 Followers | 39,469 Following )
I don’t really know what is the point of this Bio, why you want to grow your followers this way? If you want to beat @aplusk or @britneyspears let me tell you that you will never ever gain the same numbers of followers. Lets suppose something, you reached 5 million followers, ok now what? Will you send a message to Ashton or Britney to say :”Hay yo, I’ve followers more than you! lalalalala”!!!.
@OhMichael (Others in general): I think you should do something useful instead of writing this Bio, tweet good stuff and write something good to let us know you more. And finally you should know something, your followers will stop following you when you quit, they are not following you because you have something to tell but they are following you because they want to increase their followers as well, same as you.
Posted in: Spot Light - Tech | Tags: aplusk, back, britneyspears, followers, following, rule, tip, Twitter