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The Pope praised the efficiency of digital communications, while at the same time pointing out potential pitfalls, illustrating the conflict between contemplation and communication. In a subtle nod to Twitter, Pope Benedict XVI said in his World Communication Day address, “In concise phrases, often no longer than a verse from the Bible, profound thoughts can [...]
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Twitter Users Dismantle McDonald’s Campaign
January 25th, 2012 
admin McDonald’s Twitter promotion recently capsized, thanks to users’ overlooked creativity, highlighting the pitfalls of social media advertising as business usage of it burgeons. The fast food company meant to share supplier stories in a #MeetTheFarmers campaign, but users hijacked the related #McDStories hashtag and upset the entire promotion. For example, @flatfootphil’s story about the Golden [...]
Facebook, Twitter Tweak Google Search as Antitrust Concerns Mount
January 24th, 2012 admin Facebook and Twitter engineers tweaked Google’s algorithm, opening search results to social media sites other than Google+, as antitrust scrutiny ramps up against the Internet giant. Earlier this month, Google introduced new search features, collectively called “Search Plus Your World,” which allow users to access information from social network connections in their search results. The [...]
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No Comments »Twitter Acquires Summify to Boost News Feed
January 19th, 2012 admin Twitter acquired news start-up Summify, to help boost its content in a competitive social network arena. Summify aggregates news stories from a user’s social networks and combines them into a daily news summary, based on their amount of shares on Twitter, Facebook and Google Reader. The company began as an email service before extending to [...]
Playwright Criticizes Theater’s Twitter Plans
January 19th, 2012 admin A theater and a playwright disagree over plans to allow live tweets during a stage production, another sign of the increasing difficulties of incorporating social media into the performing arts. Playwright Jason Grote is uncomfortable with plans of the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in Washington, D.C., to allow three Twitter followers to tweet from dress [...]
Facebook, Twitter Aid Sinking Ship Passengers
January 17th, 2012 admin Social media sites delivered vital information for family, rescue workers, and the police after the capsizing of an Italian Carnival cruise ship last Friday, illustrating the growing use of social media in emergency situations. Passengers aboard the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which ran aground on the Italian coast, used Facebook and Twitter to reach out [...]
Twitter, Privacy Groups Lambast Google Search Changes
January 13th, 2012 admin Twitter and others are lambasting Google’s search engine changes, which include results from its new Google+ social network as the company works to compete against more-established websites. Google’s changes include adding photos, comments, and news people post on their Google+ profiles, along with other search results, and Google+ members also can see results customized to [...]
Homeland Security Monitors Twitter, Stokes Privacy Conerns
January 12th, 2012 admin The U.S. Department of Homeland Security monitors Twitter and Facebook, among dozens of popular websites, sparking concerns over privacy and the reach of government to ensure public safety. Reuters is reporting that a DHS “privacy compliance review,” released in November, says the agency is operating a “Social Networking/Media Capability” program, which regularly monitors publicly available [...]
Posted in Cell Phone News Tags: Homeland, Monitors, Privacy, Security, Stokes, Twitter No Comments »Twitter to Turn Over WikiLeaks Data, Sets Off Privacy Debate
January 9th, 2012 admin Twitter must turn over account information for three users who allegedly support WikiLeaks, adding to the debate over privacy and social media. The U.S. District Judge in Alexandria, Va. denied a motion to suspend a previous subpoena order, and in doing so granted the Department of Justice access to the Twitter accounts of computer security [...]
State Department Broadens Reach with Twitter Press Conference
January 6th, 2012 admin The U.S. State Department will take press questions from around the globe via Twitter, another example how governments increasingly use social media to spread their message. Spokesperson Victoria Nuland said the department will select questions from the #AskState hashtag, which allows submission in English, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, Hindi, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Urdu, and [...]
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