Author: Brian Wesolowski

07 Jun

Events Made Easy with Evenbrite (Take that Ticketmaster!)

by Brian Wesolowski

Last week, as part of the launch for Creative Commons Qatar (it’s amazing how I can work that into so many posts!), we had three events planned. The first was the main launch at the Museum of Islamic Art and the other two work Remixing Workshops being held at Virginia Commonwealth University-Qatar. For each event, [...]

16 May

Sparked: Are You Ready to Microvolunteer?

by Brian Wesolowski

Yes, we are all busy, but are we too busy to give just a bit of our time to help a worthy cause? Maybe if it requires volunteer training or considerable in person support, but what about virtual volunteering? I have done that before – written a press release for a non-profit, made some media [...]

10 May

Creative Commons Qatar is Coming!

by Brian Wesolowski

Can you feel the excitement? Yes, it’s true. Qatar is about to welcome an official affiliate of Creative Commons (CC) to the country. In February, ictQATAR signed a formal MOU with Creative Commons to serve as the host organization for the affiliate and on May 31, 2011 Creative Commons Qatar will hold its official launch [...]

03 May

Qatar a Converging Internet Adopter

by Brian Wesolowski

Global Information Technology Report 2010-2011… ok my eyes just glazed over too, and when I first cracked open the report I expected to be asleep by page 5, but I must admit there are some really interesting chapters in it. Beyond the impressive news that Qatar is now the 25th most networked nation in the [...]

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