Saturday, December 11th, 2010 04:42 pm GMT -5 in News Briefs by Gabrielle Tang
Gizmodo, Gawker, and Lifehacker were all hacked by Anon. Claims that 1.5 million usernames/emails/passwords have been taken over…
Tags: gawker, gizmodo, hacked, lifehacker, twitter, wikileaks
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
Monday, November 15th, 2010 12:23 pm GMT -5 in Content by Bianca Wilson
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.
Tags: branding, communication, crowdsourcing, facebook, nonprofit, social media, social networks, twitter
Monday, November 8th, 2010 09:45 am GMT -5 in Content, News Briefs, Tubes by Gabrielle Tang
RockMelt offers a completely new way to browse the web now, integrating your social networks to your browsing experience.
Tags: browser, chrome, communication, facebook, firefox, google, internet, marc andreesen, mosaic, mountain view, mozilla, open source, rockmelt, search, social media, social networks, twitter, web, youtube
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010 07:34 pm GMT -5 in Content by Gabrielle Tang
See who’s voting on Foursquare.
Tags: elections, facebook, foursquare, politics, Social Networking, twitter, united states
Monday, October 25th, 2010 02:17 am GMT -5 in Content, Tubes by Bianca Wilson
Obama isn’t the only one who can use social media to campaign.
Tags: communication, democracy, facebook, flickr, internet, social media, social networks, twitter, youtube
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010 01:42 am GMT -5 in Code, Tubes by Martimott
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.
Tags: facebook, InnoCentive, Kiva, knowledge, social media, twitter, Wikipedia, youtube
Monday, October 18th, 2010 12:10 pm GMT -5 in Tubes by Gabrielle Tang
Twitter exceeds its original use of being a social networking medium by taking a spot in the world of science and economics.
Tags: communication, data management, economics, science, social media, social networks, twitter
Sunday, October 10th, 2010 11:21 pm GMT -5 in Tubes by Gabrielle Tang
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?
Tags: advocacy, causevox, communication, facebook, fundraising, internet, marketing, networks, platforms, restore nyc, social media, social networks, support, technology, twitter
Saturday, October 9th, 2010 05:16 pm GMT -5 in Content, Tubes by Bianca Wilson
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?
Tags: communication, corporate social responsibility, facebook, linkedin, social media, twitter, united nations global compact