- Naked support for Prince Harry on Facebook AFP - 43 mins ago
Whatever the royal family and his army superiors may think of his exploits in Las Vegas, many Britons can barely hide their support for Prince Harry, posting naked pictures … More »Naked support for Prince Harry on Facebook
- 10 Terrific Twitter T-Shirts Amy-Mae Elliott - Mashable - 6 hrs ago
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- For Romney's Digital Director, Quality Over Quantity on Social Media Alex Fitzpatrick - Mashable - 10 hrs ago
Barack Obama's digital team has gotten credit for being more active on social media than Mitt Romney's campaign. Obama has nearly 19 million Twitter followers while Romney … More »For Romney's Digital Director, Quality Over Quantity on Social Media
Barack Obama's digital team has gotten credit for being more active on social media than Mitt Romney's campaign. Obama has nearly 19 million Twitter followers while Romney hasn't breached one million. A recent Pew report suggested Obama had the digital advantage over opponent Mitt Romney because, in part, Obama posts and …
- Prices of Facebook stock since long-awaited IPO The Associated Press - AP - 13 hrs ago
Facebook's stock has been down on 41 trading days, up on 27 and unchanged on two since its initial public offering. More »Prices of Facebook stock since long-awaited IPO
- Meet Facebook's Oldest User Chris Taylor - Mashable - 13 hrs ago
There are 955 million active users on Facebook -- and not all of them are in their teens or 20s. The fastest-growing demographic on the service, for at least the last … More »Meet Facebook's Oldest User
- A Cryptic Tweet Opens the Door to Yao Ming's Africa [PICS] Sam Laird - Mashable - 14 hrs ago
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- Why Twitter’s love of #fail could make conventions matter again Virginia Heffernan, Yahoo! News - Yahoo! News - 14 hrs ago
Here we go again. Complain about The Nonevent. Complain about the network coverage of The Nonevent. Complain about the networks’ missing the real events because they’re … More »Why Twitter’s love of #fail could make conventions matter again
Here we go again. Complain about The Nonevent. Complain about the network coverage of The Nonevent. Complain about the networks’ missing the real events because they’re staring at The Nonevent.
- Twitter files appeal in Occupy Wall Street case AFP - 14 hrs ago
Twitter on Monday filed an appeal of a court order to turn over tweets from one of its users being prosecuted over Occupy Wall Street protests, in a case being watched … More »Twitter files appeal in Occupy Wall Street case
- Twitter Site Stops Showing What Service You're Using Chris Taylor - Mashable - 15 hrs ago
Bad news for Hootsuite, Tweetbot, Ecofon and a host of other third-party Twitter clients: your services are about to get a lot less free advertising. More »Twitter Site Stops Showing What Service You're Using
- 20 TV Shows With the Most Social Media Buzz This Week Stephanie Buck - Mashable - 15 hrs ago
After Shark Week and the Olympics, television finally had a chance to catch its breath. Social engagement numbers weren't as high as weeks past, but viewers nonetheless … More »20 TV Shows With the Most Social Media Buzz This Week
- Joan Rivers, Rihanna Feud On Twitter Access Hollywood - 16 hrs ago
Joan Rivers sparked the Twitter ire of Rihanna last Friday, when the "Fashion Police" host Tweeted her reaction to the pop star's recent Oprah Winfrey interview, where … More »Joan Rivers, Rihanna Feud On Twitter
- German group gives Facebook privacy deadline AP - 17 hrs ago
A consumer protection group Germany has sent Facebook a 'cease and desist' letter that claims the social-networking website breaches German privacy law. More »German group gives Facebook privacy deadline
A consumer protection group Germany has sent Facebook a 'cease and desist' letter that claims the social-networking website breaches German privacy law.
- SEC reviews 'quiet period' IPO rule after Facebook mess Sakthi Prasad and Olivia Oran - Reuters - 18 hrs ago
(Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange Commission is looking at whether it should relax rules governing what companies can say ahead of initial public offerings, Chairwoman … More »SEC reviews 'quiet period' IPO rule after Facebook mess
(Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange Commission is looking at whether it should relax rules governing what companies can say ahead of initial public offerings, Chairwoman Mary Schapiro said in a letter obtained by Reuters. The review comes after Facebook Inc's botched offering, which prompted more than a dozen shareholder …
- Facebook Israel-Arab youth group has rare meeting AP - 18 hrs ago
A Facebook-based movement for Mideast youth says the group has held its first gathering, bringing young activists from Israel and Arab countries to Germany to promote … More »Facebook Israel-Arab youth group has rare meeting
A Facebook-based movement for Mideast youth says the group has held its first gathering, bringing young activists from Israel and Arab countries to Germany to promote peace.
- US in-depth journalism rebirth defies Twitter age Sebastian Smith - AFP - 18 hrs ago
The Twitter age is killing in-depth journalism, while local newspapers are becoming extinct -- right? More »US in-depth journalism rebirth defies Twitter age
The Twitter age is killing in-depth journalism, while local newspapers are becoming extinct -- right?
- Baltimore Community Turns to Facebook for Clues After School Shooting Stephanie Haberman - Mashable - 18 hrs ago
On the first day of school at Perry Hall High School in Baltimore County, MA., a 17-year-old student was shot and critically wounded. More »Baltimore Community Turns to Facebook for Clues After School Shooting
- German consumer group sets Facebook privacy ultimatum Reuters - 19 hrs ago
FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's biggest consumer lobby group believes Facebook is violating privacy laws with its new app centre and has set a deadline for the … More »German consumer group sets Facebook privacy ultimatum
FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's biggest consumer lobby group believes Facebook is violating privacy laws with its new app centre and has set a deadline for the social network operator to fix it, or potentially face legal action. The German federation of consumer organizations said on Monday the social network was …
- Facebook and CNN Launch Hub for Election Insights Sam Laird - Mashable - 19 hrs ago
Social media, meet broadcast media. Facebook and CNN have teamed up to launch a new tool Monday that tracks buzz on the world's largest social network in the lead-up … More »Facebook and CNN Launch Hub for Election Insights
- Twitter index: Essex, Olly Riley Relaxnews - 20 hrs ago
Twitter users in the UK are buzzing about a rumored escaped lion roaming Essex and infamous troll Olly Riley on Monday, August 27. More »Twitter index: Essex, Olly Riley
- Essex Lion Shows Up on Twitter, Gets More Than 36,000 Followers Stan Schroeder - Mashable - 21 hrs ago
A lion may be on the loose in Essex, England, if you believe several reports from citizens who claim they've spotted the big cat strolling around the city. More »Essex Lion Shows Up on Twitter, Gets More Than 36,000 Followers
A lion may be on the loose in Essex, England, if you believe several reports from citizens who claim they've spotted the big cat strolling around the city.
- Facebook taps Gehry to design campus expansion Relaxnews - 21 hrs ago
Facebook said Friday it had hired renowned architect Frank Gehry to design the company's campus expansion, which includes a new building with a rooftop garden. More »Facebook taps Gehry to design campus expansion
- Ten Republicans to Follow on Twitter Adam Mazmanian - National Journal - 22 hrs ago
Twitter probably isn’t the best way to keep up to date on the 2012 Republican National Convention. It’s kaleidoscopic, erratic, and governed by whom one chooses to follow. … More »Ten Republicans to Follow on Twitter
Twitter probably isn’t the best way to keep up to date on the 2012 Republican National Convention. It’s kaleidoscopic, erratic, and governed by whom one chooses to follow. The high-velocity and serendipitous nature of the medium is wasted on most elected officials, who use it to transmit safe, on-message banalities. But …
- Twitter shakes up US election campaign Rob Lever - AFP - Mon, Aug 27, 2012
Will tweets make the difference in the 2012 US presidential election? Twitter and other social media are being used by candidates to energize supporters, raise funds … More »Twitter shakes up US election campaign
Will tweets make the difference in the 2012 US presidential election? Twitter and other social media are being used by candidates to energize supporters, raise funds and shift the focus of the public debate for what some call the nation's first "social election" in November.
- SocialPics Creates a Printed Photo Book of Your Facebook Timeline Andrea Smith - Mashable - Mon, Aug 27, 2012
For many of us, Facebook is one of the few places our pictures are stored and shared. Sure, we have digital photos in various folders on our computers, but chances are, … More »SocialPics Creates a Printed Photo Book of Your Facebook Timeline
- US party conventions target social media audience AFP - Sun, Aug 26, 2012
The US Republican and Democratic conventions have traditionally targeted television viewers above all -- but this year's will see an unprecedented effort to reach voters … More »US party conventions target social media audience
The US Republican and Democratic conventions have traditionally targeted television viewers above all -- but this year's will see an unprecedented effort to reach voters via social media.
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