Is Social Media Helping or Hurting California Politics?
Region: California
The following is a three part series funded by Spot.Us, written by Jackson West with editorial support from SFAppeal.com. The content is Creative Commons, but all three parties must be given attribution. Social ... more
Views: 3112Twitter, New Director May Help Launch NASA into Next Era
Region: United StatesAs the president prepares to name a new NASA head, the agency is using Twitter to shape its reputation with contributions from astronauts and others. Neil Armstrong’s first step on the moon was an unpreced... more
Views: 648Arab World Reacts to Jordan's Twittering Queen Rania
Region: Jordan
After her debut on YouTube, Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan is now courting microblogging service Twitter, allowing the world to catch up with the 140-character messages of the self-described mum and wife “with a r... more
Views: 2152Twitter and Citizen Journalism: Perfect Together -- Twittering the Sawmill Bar and Grill Fire
Region: New JerseyAs discussed in the first post on my blog, Twitter is one of my favorite social networking sites, because it is a simple, yet extremely robust, platform for information exchange, learning, collaboration, and, at times, mun... more
Views: 1829Tracking Swine Flu in China on Twitter
Region: ChinaBy John Kennedy Swine flu for China so far is a chance to reflect [zh] on how SARS was prevented from becoming a pandemic, and the steps being taken now in Mexico and elsewhere. Wang Jiadong has a post [zh] looking at ho... more
Views: 2617Twitter is Fastest Growing Social Networking Website
Region: United States
Social networking is changing lives across the world. It started off with Friendster and then Myspace. Subsequently, when Facebook came into this social networking scene, it is almost dominated the Internet in terms of the... more
Views: 1589Twitter Reacts to Iowa Supreme Court Decision on Gay Marriage in Varnum V. Brien
Region: United States
As the Iowa Supreme Court struck down a ban on same-sex marriage in the highly-politicized Varnum v. Brien case brought by Lambda Legal, the Twittersphere erupted in reaction. Using the Twitter hashtag #iagaymarriage to c... more
Views: 1374Protesters and Citizen Reporters Twitter From G-20 Frontlines
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
It may be one of the most prolifically documented protests, at least in real time. Today's G-20 protests in London reached far beyond the UK, as thousands of protesters, citizens and observers provided breaking updates an... more
Views: 1152A Little Birdie Battles a Big 'Book': Twitter vs. Facebook
Region: United States
When U.S. Airways Flight 1549 glided safely onto the surface of the Hudson River in January, the media couldn’t get enough of the tale of triumph. The story first broke not from a major media news outlet, but on Twit... more
Views: 1650Danes Use Twitter and YouTube to Attract a New Breed of Tourist
Region: Denmark
Twitter and Facebook have hit the mainstream travel industry. The Danes have launched an entirely online campaign entitled 48hoursindenmark.com, in which they are promising a free trip to Denmark, for whoever shows the bes... more
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