Tuesday, November 30th, 2010 06:19 pm GMT -5 in News Briefs, Tubes by Bianca Wilson
Many major corporations including Microsoft and Wal-Mart are asking the public where to direct philanthropic initiatives- but to differing degrees.
Tags: branding, consumers, corporate social responsibility, crowdsourcing, facebook
Monday, November 29th, 2010 08:49 am GMT -5 in News Briefs by Gabrielle Tang
MySpace collaborates once again with Facebook in hopes of differentiating from the social network and being known as a social entertainment port.
Tags: branding, collaboration, facebook, myspace, social entertainment, social network
Sunday, November 28th, 2010 11:44 pm GMT -5 in News Briefs by Keren Ritchie
The Israeli military has set up six investigation offices to find draft dodgers on Facebook. What happens when they’re caught?
Tags: facebook, Israel, military
Saturday, November 27th, 2010 06:57 pm GMT -5 in Content, News Briefs, Tubes by Jose L. Leyva
Can the web based whistle-blower organization help to change the dynamics of the world affairs? Can they affect the way the US conducts its foreign policy? They say they will do it, very soon, through the publication of diplomatic cables.
Tags: foreing affairs, wikileaks
Friday, November 26th, 2010 02:21 pm GMT -5 in Content, News Briefs by Cecilie Mourits-Andersen
With an official Facebook page the British royal family is well on its way into the social networking sphere… Or is it?
Tags: britain, facebook, royals, social media
Monday, November 22nd, 2010 10:41 am GMT -5 in News Briefs by Gabrielle Tang
The arrest of a woman in China for reposting a shorter-than-140-character message is just another example of China’s repression of online expression.
Tags: activism, blogs, censorship, china, facebook, internet, media, regulation, social networks, twitter
Sunday, November 21st, 2010 11:05 am GMT -5 in Content, News Briefs by Bianca Wilson
The Indian Government will soon be legally allowed to monitor all BlackBerry activity.
Tags: big brother, censorship, mobile phones, politics, transparency
Thursday, November 18th, 2010 11:10 pm GMT -5 in Code, Content, News Briefs by Cecilie Mourits-Andersen
Inspired by Facebook, the Scandinavian engineering company Rambøll has created Ramlink, an online platform allowing employees to easily share knowledge across subsidiaries.
Tags: facebook, knowledge sharing, Ramboll, scandinavia, technology
Monday, November 15th, 2010 01:00 pm GMT -5 in News Briefs by Gabrielle Tang
A new web app called MakeSense is scheduled to launch in the coming week. It seeks to globally connect social entrepreneurs with the eager-to-help masses.
Tags: Apps, collaboration, connection, crowdsourcing, global, grameen bank, Kiva, makesense, microfinance, microlending, social networks, web application, yunus
Wednesday, November 10th, 2010 10:23 am GMT -5 in Content, News Briefs by Emily Donnan
The Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance (NAMA) is creating new waves in the fishing industry, and using technology to support local and small-scale fishermen and fishing communities, restore and enhance an enduring marine system, and influence industry management policies.
Tags: Brett Tolley, NAMA, Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance, SeaAlliance, Sean Sullivan