Social media in the Caucasus Part 1- Introduction
Social media in the Caucasus
Part 1- Introduction
Georgia
• approx. 1,500 blogs mainly in Georgia/ 10,000- 15,000 readership
• topics are mainly on a range of things, with political blogs occasionally popping up
Examples: » Sweet.ge » dodka.ge- Dream is Destiny » Giga Paitchadze
Armenia
• majority of Armenian blogosphere lives on Livejournal.ru
• there is a variety of blogs in all three languages- Armenian, English and Russian
Examples: » Onnik Krikorian » Unzipped
Azerbaijan
• plenty of blogs in different languages, including Turkish and Iranian- 30,000 (not all active however)
• few English language blogs writing on political situation in the country, but are popular due to the critical nature of their posts
Examples: » Ali Novruzov » Arzu Geybullayeva
Cross- border work
Part 2- Initiatives
Conclusion
Part 3- Q&A and contact information