Beware of what Identity you assume!

Throughout the time I was enjoying being me,I never thought that being myself sometimes will limit what I can do and who I can contact.

Recently I started working on a project that requires networking with Arabs in a certain area of expertise. many of those Arabs know me as mab3oos. They're on facebook, twitter, and they actually read this blog. The question I am dreading is:

How did you know about us?

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The Elitism of Jordan's Social Networking

Since the very beginning of my days on fb and blogging, I've had this feeling that Jordanians on Social Networking portals, be it fb, twitter, or blogs, belonged to the mid-high or high class of Jordan's society. The make up of Jordanians on such social networks, therefore, is not a true representation of Jordan as a whole.
Facebook might portray a more comprehensive picture, however, it remains captive to the younger age group, such as high school and university students. Also, given the low rate of Internet penetration and ownership of Internet-connected computers in Jordanian households, the presence of Jordanians on Social Networking sites remains reserved to those financially able to own a computer, maintain an Internet connection, and have the "network effect" to dynamize their presence and contributions.

I know the above is not a finished thought or that it shows actual data. But, I thought of writing it down here and share.

Any thoughts?

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Migrate vs. Immigrate vs. Emigrate

Migrate: for humans and animals. It conveys the seasonal or periodical movement. It signifies the actual action of movement from a place to another.

Emigrate: The prefix e- (or ex-) usually means "out of" or "from."

Immigrate: The prefix im- (or in-) often means "in" or "into."

If I migrate from Germany to France, I would emigrate from the point of view of Germany and immigrate from the point of view of France

Therefore, emigrate means "to move out of" and immigrate means "to move into."

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