Gizmodo, Gawker, and Lifehacker were all hacked by Anon. Claims that 1.5 million usernames/emails/passwords have been taken over…

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.

By analyzing past successes and listening to its audience, the IRC has developed a particularly effective web strategy. Nonprofits seeking to increase their online presence can take some pointers from the IRC’s best practices.

RockMelt offers a completely new way to browse the web now, integrating your social networks to your browsing experience.

See who’s voting on Foursquare.

Obama isn’t the only one who can use social media to campaign.

Everybody seems to have an answer for this question. Something similar to “Well, ya know, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, the blogs…” . This is the level zero of social media knowledge. “Didn’t you hear about how successful Obama was in reaching votes and crowd fundraising in his electoral program?”. Levels 4 and 5 of potential “knowledge”. Definetely, this is actually my current status; I am on the loop but I still don’t know how this social media really works out. I guess this is why I am in taking this course.

Twitter exceeds its original use of being a social networking medium by taking a spot in the world of science and economics.

Many small- and medium-sized non-profits have been criticized for their inefficient and outdated methods of advocacy. What does it look like when organizations start taking social media and technological innovations by the reins?

The United Nations Global Compact seeks to reach an elite audience but social media reaches everyone. What should an organization do when its work doesn’t seem to lend itself to Facebook and Twitter?