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10/27/2012 08:33 AM

Social media helps fight crime - Independent Online

Independent Online Social media helps fight crime Independent Online Cape Town - Crime-fighting has gone viral, as the people turn to social media to identify crime hot spots and help track down criminals. Facebook pages such as “Traffic fines, cameras and updates” and “Is it stolen?” are becoming popular, growing by ... and more »

10/26/2012 11:06 AM

Social media: Giants hottest team in sports - ESPN (blog)

Social media: Giants hottest team in sports ESPN (blog) Giants director of social media Bryan Srabian said the current level of social media engagement and conversation around the club is the highest he's seen since he joined the organization in 2010. Considering the team only had 3,000 Twitter followers ...

10/27/2012 11:15 AM

Invasive political voices on social networking sites make some users ... - Greenfield Daily Reporter

Invasive political voices on social networking sites make some users ... Greenfield Daily Reporter As political commentary on sites like Facebook and Twitter explodes during this election season, some say social media causes emotional politics to ooze into their lives like it never did before. In college, Ransom was involved in both an evangelical ... and more »

10/27/2012 10:18 AM

Have Educators Finally Caved In To Social Media? - BostInno (blog)

Have Educators Finally Caved In To Social Media? BostInno (blog) A recent joint study of 4,000 college faculty members by the Babson Survey Research Group and Pearson found that faculty attitudes toward the use of social media inside the classroom are gradually changing, with more professors using it as a learning ...

10/26/2012 06:21 PM

Social-Media Do's and Don'ts You'd Better Know - Human Resource Executive Online (blog)

Human Resource Executive Online (blog) Social-Media Do's and Don'ts You'd Better Know Human Resource Executive Online (blog) “Under President Obama,” he writes, “the NLRB has been very aggressive in further expanding employee rights to engage in [protected concerted activity through its] rulings or official guidelines with regard to social media, employment-at-will and off ... Why Your Company's Social Media Policy May Be Illegal Part II â€Â" But Employees ...Long Island Business News all 6 news articles »

10/27/2012 09:13 AM

Natrona County authorities used social media to share Casper Mountain fire ... - The Republic

KCSR Natrona County authorities used social media to share Casper Mountain fire ... The Republic Over the next week, fire agencies and emergency officials used social media to share a near-constant stream of information on the fire. Although authorities in Natrona County had used social media before the fire, they'd never employed it on such a ... Social media helps get info out on Casper wildfireKULR-TV all 7 news articles »

10/26/2012 09:49 PM

Lance Armstrong's social media disappearing act - Vancouver Sun

Lance Armstrong's social media disappearing act Vancouver Sun Due to the rise of social media, consumers have an expectation that companies will not only respond to their needs, but become active participants in the global community. Because of high-profile customer service issues (think Dell Hell or United ... and more »

10/27/2012 05:39 AM

Social media fuels vitriol in US race - TheChronicleHerald.ca

Social media fuels vitriol in US race TheChronicleHerald.ca WASHINGTON â€Â" With less than two weeks until the presidential election, the incredibly tight race for the White House is spurring an onslaught of insults and invective, largely fuelled by the power of social media. Following the third and final ... and more »

10/27/2012 10:40 AM

Lawyer who sued 90-year-old Greenbrae shooting victim calls social-media ... - Marin Independent-Journal

Lawyer who sued 90-year-old Greenbrae shooting victim calls social-media ... Marin Independent-Journal By suing the 90-year-old Greenbrae man he allegedly tried to kill during a burglary, Samuel Cutrufelli lit a roaring grease-fire of vitriol on social media, much of it from gun-rights advocates. "Typical lib California attitude," said one Facebook ... and more »

10/27/2012 01:03 AM

Time off social media helps us keep moral center - Poughkeepsie Journal

Time off social media helps us keep moral center Poughkeepsie Journal About a month ago, I finally deactivated my Facebook account. No Twitter, no Tumblr, no Orkut, no Pintrest, no Google+. In the face of the upcoming elections and the ongoing social media revolution, I decided I needed to fall off the grid. Social media ...