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11/07/2012 05:22 PM

One Election Night Seen 31 Million Ways, Thanks To Social Media - Huffington Post (blog)

CIO Today One Election Night Seen 31 Million Ways, Thanks To Social Media Huffington Post (blog) For a critical mass of the electorate watching votes being tallied, Tuesday evening marked the first election night in history where social media went from the sideshow to the main event. As a result, there wasn't one election night. Thanks to ... The Tweetelection: Obama had more than just the ground game in his favorSan Francisco Chronicle (blog) Obama photo a social-media sensationCNN Election 2012: President Obama, Twitter Break RecordsFox News CIO Today -Houston Press (blog) all 749 news articles »

11/07/2012 05:23 PM

Chinese Social Media Company YY Inc. Sets Terms for $90 Million IPO - Wall Street Journal

Chinese Social Media Company YY Inc. Sets Terms for $90 Million IPO Wall Street Journal NEW YORK--Chinese social-media platform YY Inc. disclosed the terms for its U.S. initial public offering late Wednesday, the first debut in months from a Chinese company. YY said it plans to sell 7.6 million American depositary shares in a price range ... and more »

11/07/2012 02:30 PM

Prank, social media spread rumors of Ind. teen's death - USA TODAY

Prank, social media spread rumors of Ind. teen's death USA TODAY Within hours, the 14-year-old's friends were posting messages of condolence on social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. BLOG: Charlie Sheen victim of death hoax. STORY: Email on adopting Marine dogs a hoax. It was an unbelievable ... and more »

11/07/2012 11:36 AM

Defense, social media overbearing - FOXSports.com

Defense, social media overbearing FOXSports.com One that is the most obvious this year has occurred off the field: it involves the confluence between the immense amount of interest in the game, and the explosion of media outlets (social and otherwise) focused on football. We've seen the explosion of ... and more »

11/07/2012 03:40 PM

US elections dominate talk on Chinese social media site - Los Angeles Times

US elections dominate talk on Chinese social media site Los Angeles Times Close to 25 million messages about the American polls had been sent on the Chinese social media website Sina Weibo by late Wednesday afternoon, making it by far the top topic, the China Media Project at the University of Hong Kong said. The messages ... and more »

11/07/2012 11:21 AM

Mxit: South Africa's social media sensation - CNN

Mxit: South Africa's social media sensation CNN (CNN) -- When it comes to social media's heavy hitters, there are no bigger players than Facebook or Twitter, right? Not if you're in South Africa. Mobile network Mxit claims to have nearly 10 million users in the country, making it South Africa's most ... and more »

11/07/2012 01:49 PM

Pricey Social Media Stock Not As Good As Competitors - Seeking Alpha

Pricey Social Media Stock Not As Good As Competitors Seeking Alpha The professional social network firm posted reported earnings per share of $0.02, beating the consensus estimates of loss per share of $0.05. Excluding special and off-items, reported earnings would have been at $0.22 per share, also beating consensus ... and more »

11/07/2012 07:13 PM

Social Media Rules for Sports Agents - Opposing Views

Opposing Views Social Media Rules for Sports Agents Opposing Views Social media could be used to thrust an athlete's career forward as well. However, with the various social media avenues available, there are certain topics an agent needs to refrain from speaking about. For this article, Sports Agent Blog interviewed ...

11/07/2012 07:23 PM

Obama uses social media, Internet to thanks upporters after re-election Tuesday - BG News

Telegraph.co.uk Obama uses social media, Internet to thanks upporters after re-election Tuesday BG News Most candidates in U.S. history celebrate a successful presidential bid with a victory speech. President Barack Obama instead took to the Internet. As most news networks closed out the presidential campaign by projecting him to win the national ... Election 2012: The social-media electionallvoices Obama's and Romney's Battle for Social Media Engagement1to1 Media (blog) Quiet media night explodes suddenly, Rove protestsKHOU all 33,899 news articles »

11/07/2012 09:15 AM

Social media stir: Was Diane Sawyer drunk on the air election night? - Examiner.com

Examiner.com Social media stir: Was Diane Sawyer drunk on the air election night? Examiner.com The presidential election ended much earlier than expected on Tuesday night, so it left very little to talk about on social media platforms and the big cable channels like CNN and FOX News. That's why so many Twitter-ers were happy to switch over to ... Diane Sawyer's Loopy Election Coverage Generates Negative Social Media BuzzThe Daily Blabber from iVillage all 646 news articles »