Social Media “…the most significant way in which the Islamic State has exhibited its media savviness has been through its embrace of openness” Author Drew Kaplan Date 8 March 2017 …the most significant way in which the Islamic State has exhibited its media savviness...
Haredim/Haredi-ism, Internet, Lubavicher Hasidim, Websites “There is no substantial evidence to see if Aish’s movement is more effective than Chabad’s, but the more modern approach to the material does continue to set the difference in tone in these two online orthodox movements” Author Drew Kaplan Date 20 February 2017 Like Chabad, Aish provides links to information about their schools and drop-in classes. The...
Islamic State, Middle East, Social Media “If the West really wants to destroy the Islamic State’s ‘deceptive media halo’, we need to take a page from them and foster our own forms of crowdsourced messages” Author Drew Kaplan Date 29 January 2017 If the West really wants to destroy the Islamic State’s “deceptive media halo,” we...
Courtship/Dating, Internet, Websites “It’s never been cheaper to start a dating site and never been more expensive to grow one” Author Drew Kaplan Date 11 January 2017 There are about 4,500 online dating companies, according to a report by the market...
Internet, Lubavicher Hasidim “…the most modern technology is providing outreach to people in search of an older, traditional lifestyle” Author Drew Kaplan Date 31 October 2016 The use of the internet by orthodox groups also suggests a paradox: the most...
Internet “…if you really want to explode the possibilities of a mode of communication, you have to make it easier for amateurs to get in” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 October 2016 …if you really want to explode the possibilities of a mode of communication, you...
Internet “The Internet allows those who deviate from traditional Judaism and who have multiple subcultural identities or labels to have a voice” Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 October 2016 The emergence of new Jewish subcultures seems to be growing at a rapid pace...
EMail “An email is an imposition on a person’s time” Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 October 2016 An email is an imposition on a person’s time. Writing to someone is saying...
Internet, Jewish Community, Jews in America “While the Internet has become a global phenomenon, the American Jewish community is specifically finding its own ways to interact with technology in order to gain access to people and ideas beyond a local region” Author Drew Kaplan Date 26 September 2016 When one thinks about Judaism, the computer does not come to the forefront of...
Internet, Lubavicher Hasidim “With rates of suicide and drug abuse as high as they are in America, Chabad.org recognizes that these are the moments when they have a chance of connecting to, and helping, a specific audience” Author Drew Kaplan Date 25 September 2016 There is a cliché that “There are no atheists in a fox hole.” Chabad...