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The best way to remember Michael Jackson: his music (part II)

Believe it or not, I am only posting my favorite ones -coughsallofthemcoughs-. Jam [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13ZGZexsaFo] They don’t care about us [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCqQ2JcQWGs] Black or White [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI9OYMRwN1Q] The Way You Make Me Feel [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEU9Q8NlOiY] Bad [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG5NhkxQJQc] Beat it [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqxo1SKB0z8] Bille Jean [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En-cHBv7UpA] Cry [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P06fI4n1MH8]

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The best way to remember Michael Jackson: his music (part I)

The one and only Thriller [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtyJbIOZjS8] Smooth Criminal [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex30DYwQlHU] Lesser known, but one of my favorites: Ghost [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWAr1FFenp0] Man in the Mirror, live at the 1988 Grammys [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zpTQCQEFhg] Scream (with Janet) [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNl2Pm9-7Vk] Dangerous, live on MTV [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC1TTz2bMmM] Not quite Michael’s music… But still. The Pepsi commercial [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd15YVb2M6M]

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Activism and Social Justice: How to make sure that fist you’re shaking actually moves something

Ouh, how I love receiving beautifully worded comments that inspire me to rethink things. Here is an amazing comment left by an anonymous Sahar’s Blog reader on this post: Hello there, I would like to offer a rebuttal of the concept that rallies are inherently ineffective. You wrote (and repeated for emphasis) that “raising awareness…… Read More Activism and Social Justice: How to make sure that fist you’re shaking actually moves something

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From eConsultancy: ‘#IranElection and #CNNFail: lacking #context’

This is a great article that refers to some of the issues I raised in an earlier post about Twitter’s strengths and weaknesses, albeit in a less eloquent way. Perhaps this is why this is Sahar’s Blog, and not Sahar’s Consulting Service! In times such as these, when emotions justifiably run quite high, it’s important… Read More From eConsultancy: ‘#IranElection and #CNNFail: lacking #context’

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Tweeters wonder: what else can we do, other than to hash tweets as #iranelection and wear green?

It’s a great beginning: people all over the world are sharing news and raising awareness about what is going on in Iran. After all, the movement of information is vital to any cause. But how can we solve the problem once and for all? How can we make sure that these things stop forever? Well,… Read More Tweeters wonder: what else can we do, other than to hash tweets as #iranelection and wear green?