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02/08/2013 03:04 PM

Who Won The Super Bowl In Social Media, Budweiser or Pepsi? - Forbes

Forbes Who Won The Super Bowl In Social Media, Budweiser or Pepsi? Forbes Every Super Bowl ad campaign touts its social media use in the days before the gameâ€Â"part of how it justifies record prices for buying a spot. To declare victory with a social campaign requires some justification with engagement numbers and better sales.

02/08/2013 02:23 PM

Social Media Images From Tunisia, as an Opposition Leader Is Buried - New York Times (blog)

Social Media Images From Tunisia, as an Opposition Leader Is Buried New York Times (blog) Social Media Images From Tunisia, as an Opposition Leader Is Buried. By ROBERT MACKEY. Video of Friday's funeral for Chokri Belaid, a Tunisian opposition leader assassinated two days ago, from the independent news site Nawaat. Last Updated, 3:44 ... and more »

02/08/2013 11:48 AM

Twitter's Vine App Raises Questions About Social Media Age Restrictions - NPR (blog)

NPR (blog) Twitter's Vine App Raises Questions About Social Media Age Restrictions NPR (blog) Vine, Twitter's new microvideo-sharing app for the iPhone, this week added a 17+ rating, saying that the app "contains age-restricted material." The change came after some users uploaded pornographic clips onto the app, which features 6-second (or 6 1 ... Twitter's new video app Vine: The next big thing in social media newsgathering?Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas (blog) The Vine Effect: How Twitter's App Is Impacting Social Video StartupsMashable Twitter Vine for iOS: Gets Its Adult Rating Along With Video Sharing FeaturesGizbot all 122 news articles »

02/08/2013 01:56 AM

OMG, Don't Use Chemical Weapons? - Daily Beast

Daily Beast OMG, Don't Use Chemical Weapons? Daily Beast Social media are being used to investigate the country's chemical arsenal. (Andoni Lubaki/AP). On July 18, when a suicide bomber struck a meeting of Syria's security cabinet, killing the defense minister and President Bashar al-Assad's brother-in-law ... and more »

02/08/2013 11:15 AM

When HR Decisions Become Social Media Scandals - blogs.hbr.org (blog)

blogs.hbr.org (blog) When HR Decisions Become Social Media Scandals blogs.hbr.org (blog) We've just seen two spectacular stories of how employee dismissals can go dramatically awry in the era of social media. First, Applebee's waitress Chelsea Welch was fired for posting a photo on Reddit that showed a customer receipt inscribed with a ... Big Brands, Big Blunders: Social Missteps Offer Lessons Others Shouldn't Ignorebrandchannel.com all 2 news articles »

02/08/2013 10:31 AM

Comelec: It's social media vs 3 Gs in May - Philippine Star

Comelec: It's social media vs 3 Gs in May Philippine Star “Basically, this is social media versus guns, goons and gold,” Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesman James Jimenez said yesterday as the poll body prepared to launch an advertising campaign against the so-called “3 Gs.” “Guns, goons and gold” ... and more »

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 ...

02/08/2013 11:52 AM

LinkedIn beats Street, outstrips social media rivals - Chicago Tribune

LinkedIn beats Street, outstrips social media rivals Chicago Tribune The results reaffirmed the "professional" social network's reputation as a fast-growing but sure-footed business -- and the star exception in a mostly disappointing social media sector. Excluding certain items, net income was $40.2 million, or 35 cents ...

02/08/2013 03:27 PM

Grammys seize upon social media - L.A. Biz

San Francisco Chronicle Grammys seize upon social media L.A. Biz Not many in the entertainment industry take the Grammy awards seriously, but they are seriously watching how the awards program is incorporating social media to engage viewers. In an era of declining interest in awards shows, social media may just ... Grammys' popularity rises with the tide of social-media chatterKansas City Star 2013 Grammy Awards and Social MediaDubai Chronicle all 401 news articles »

02/08/2013 10:12 PM

Social media makes planning for school pranks much easier - Cincinnati.com

Social media makes planning for school pranks much easier Cincinnati.com Gregg Tracy trains principals at the University of Cincinnati's graduate Educational Leadership Program and has warned his classes of future school administrators for years about social media's prank-enabling aspects. “It's been increasing ... and more »