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Deal with it! 'Gangnam Style' proves social media content is here to stay

Published December 23rd, 2012 - 14:01 GMT

One Arab blogger chastens the mainstream media's inability to embrace social media, using the reaction to "Gangnam Style' as a primary example;Wells FArgo hacked because of anti-Muhammad film; and rich Jordanians overseas.
This silly video proves that social media can do whatever it wants.
© 2012 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com [1])
Lebanon Spring Blog [2]
Gangnam Style: One Billion Views and The Decline of the Mainstream Media
This blogger chastens the mainstream media's inability to embrace social media, using the reaction to "Gangnam Style' as a primary example.
Jaraad [3]
Picture Jordan: Expats in the Gulf
Jordanian expatriates in the Gulf send money to help their parents and siblings in Jordan. See the expensive convertible Z4 BMW parking near a very humble house.
Arab Crunch [4]
Including Wells Fargo, US Banks Websites Hammered By Al-Qassam Cyber Fighters in Retaliation for the Offensive Anti Islam Film
A number of U.S Banks websites were made inaccessible by a new Muslim hacktivist group called Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters Group.
The Moore Next Door [5]
Early Perspectives on the Mali Crisis from a Jihadist Forum (I)
This post addresses several threads representative of key narratives emerging among jihadist forum users regarding the conflict there.
Source URL: http://www.albawaba.com/blog_roundup/gangnam-style-foxnews-458636

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[1] http://www.albawaba.com
[2] http://lebanonspring.com/2012/12/21/gangnam-style-one-billion-views-and-the-decline-of-the-mainstream-media/
[3] http://jaraad.wordpress.com/2012/12/22/picture-jordan-expats-in-the-gulf/
[4] http://arabcrunch.com/2012/12/including-wells-fargo-us-banks-websites-hammered-by-al-qassam-cyber-fighters-in-retaliation-for-the-offensive-anti-islam-film.html
[5] http://themoornextdoor.wordpress.com/2012/12/22/early-perspectives-on-the-mali-crisis-from-a-jihadi-forum-i/