The power of new media
From the Blog jamash its is sad when some of the senior journalists close there eyes towards the power and impact the social media today has on the people and declare the medium almost useless. Today when a journalist with years of experience withe the major international channels was asked by a student how to register one's protest against the inadequacy of the local news channels he replied that tweeting, blogging and putting stuff on facebook wont change a thing; the kid should instead take a one man protest to the organization, in this case it was the news channels, he wanted to voice his concerns against . but if blogs, micro blogs and social network campaigns don't make an impact and don't change anything why governments and rulers world wide are feeling threatened by them and trying to blpakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
Month O'Socks: Vellamo Socks
From the Blog ummeyusuf I cast off the second sock last night. The pattern was enjoyable to knit. The striping kept it interesting, with the short color-work bits near the toes and and cuffs for an added spice. The pattern does not have good enough instructions for the short row heels though, so prior knowledge of that will make it easier to follow the pattern. The yarn I used was Knit Picks Stroll in Barn Red and Navy. These socks are for my son, with a lot of room to grow into, provided they last that long. (Modeled on my feet here). He is wearing them right now, so we'll see how they fare. Next I hope to start another pair but have not decided on the yarn and pattern yet. pakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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