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02/06/2013 06:46 PM

Social Media Firms Move to Capitalize on Popularity in Middle East - New York Times

New York Times Social Media Firms Move to Capitalize on Popularity in Middle East New York Times The use of social media exploded during the Arab Spring as people turned to cyberspace to express themselves. On the back of that, social media networks, including Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, have moved into the region commercially, setting up ...

02/06/2013 10:47 PM

Crime fighters in Brooklyn are using social media to catch dumb gangsters ... - New York Daily News

New York Daily News Crime fighters in Brooklyn are using social media to catch dumb gangsters ... New York Daily News Police in the crime-plagued Brooklyn neighborhood are confiscating more guns than any other cops in the city by tracking dimwitted gang members on Facebook and other social networking sites. A mix of patrol officers and detectives assigned to the 73rd ... and more »

02/06/2013 12:31 PM

Our social media conversations - Chicago Tribune

Our social media conversations Chicago Tribune Trib Nation asked social media manager Amy Guth a few questions about a growing connection many digital readers have with us via social media. Explain social media in three sentences: I learned an important lesson about social media from my ...

02/06/2013 10:03 AM

Girl Scouts Embrace Social Media - New York Times (blog)

New York Times (blog) Girl Scouts Embrace Social Media New York Times (blog) Girl Scouts Embrace Social Media. By JENNIFER STEINHAUER. Girl Scouts of the USA. Modernity takes all comers, and the Girl Scouts are no exception. The do-gooding cookie sellers are celebrating their first National Girl Scout Cookie Day on Friday, ... and more »

02/06/2013 04:37 PM

Social Media Crises: Three Tips for Calming the Storm - Huffington Post (blog)

Social Media Crises: Three Tips for Calming the Storm Huffington Post (blog) The Challenge: No company is immune to the possibility of damaging comments, posts and tweets. So how do businesses prepare for unwanted attention on far-reaching social channels? Here, we look at a few companies that have weathered the storm and ...

02/06/2013 11:05 PM

Kim Kardashian Talks Social Media: Loves Instagram, Twitter Is Fun, Facebook ... - Marketing Land

Marketing Land Kim Kardashian Talks Social Media: Loves Instagram, Twitter Is Fun, Facebook ... Marketing Land These and other thoughts she shared on business and social media are in my live blog below. I'll highlight a few of the top items that stood out for me. By the way, there are no pictures allowed, so what you see above from my program, that's it. Second ...

02/06/2013 08:41 AM

Social Media Are Junk Food For Our Brains. Why Are The Nutritionists Silent? - Forbes

Forbes Social Media Are Junk Food For Our Brains. Why Are The Nutritionists Silent? Forbes Its common to wax poetic about the infinite benefits of using social media, and I get the real, society-changing potential of P2P tech. Only now I've got this junk food idea in my head, and I can't help but wonder whether our celebration of social isn ...

02/06/2013 06:59 PM

What do Voltaire and Social Media Have in Common? - INSEAD Knowledge

INSEAD Knowledge What do Voltaire and Social Media Have in Common? INSEAD Knowledge Before the arrival of social media, the success of iconic brands such as Harley Davidson, Apple, Starbucks or Marlboro often relied on their association with existing consumer subcultures (for example, hippie culture, pop culture, etc.) or strong ...

02/06/2013 07:10 PM

Police learn how to better use social media - abc7news.com

abc7news.com Police learn how to better use social media abc7news.com It was packed with cops attending a very different sort of police academy; they were attending the Social Media, and Internet, In Law Enforcement conference, or "SMILE" as in "Smile, you're on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook. "You have to take part in ... Social media provide police boostBelfast Telegraph all 2 news articles »

02/06/2013 04:08 AM

How the African diaspora is using social media to influence development - The Guardian (blog)

The Guardian (blog) How the African diaspora is using social media to influence development The Guardian (blog) Something transformational has been happening online: African voices have begun populating social media, quickly becoming the undisputed champions of development punditry. No longer are we faced with what the Nigerian writer Chimamanda Adichie ...