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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 11:48 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 ...

02/08/2013 10:06 AM

Social media: Twitter is wild, wild West - ESPN (blog)

ESPN (blog) Social media: Twitter is wild, wild West ESPN (blog) While the McCarron-Dockett dispute is unique in that it is completely social-media driven -- both borne of comments on the site and playing out publicly for the entire Twittersphere to follow -- they're certainly not the first athletes to air their ... and more »

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 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 03:23 AM

Global Social Media Trends in 2013 - Search Engine Watch

BlogWorld (blog) Global Social Media Trends in 2013 Search Engine Watch In social media terms, the future is rarely predictable. Many people were caught unaware by Pinterest's explosive growth over the last year. There will always be surprises, but there are also some emerging and continuing social media trends that we can ... Are Your Social Media Updates Turning People Off?BlogWorld (blog) The ins and outs of a social media policyInside Tucson Business Does social media addiction exist and, if so, are you addicted?KSEE The Sacramento Press -Memeburn -Business 2 Community all 30 news articles »

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 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 »

02/08/2013 09:20 AM

Grammys' popularity rises with the tide of social-media chatter - Kansas City Star

Grammys' popularity rises with the tide of social-media chatter Kansas City Star Instead, the steep rise in interest seems to reflect the growing ranks of interactive participants, those real-time viewers who respond to events via social media networks like Twitter and Facebook. Television viewership wasn't the only thing that ... and more »

02/07/2013 01:58 PM

Terrorist tweets: how Al Qaeda's social media move could cause problems - Christian Science Monitor

Christian Science Monitor Terrorist tweets: how Al Qaeda's social media move could cause problems Christian Science Monitor After years of relying almost exclusively on websites and chat rooms to spread their doctrine online, Al Qaeda and its global affiliates are now beginning to embrace social media, according to "The State of Global Jihad Online," a study by the New ... and more »