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How Social Media Is Bringing Democracy to the Maldives [VIDEO]
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 11:26 PM
Mohamed Nasheed, the recently ousted president of the Maldives, has witnessed first-hand how technology and social media can organize civil society to create change and generate awareness. Nasheed became the first democratically elected president...



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Wednesday, March 28, 2012 9:41 PM
Ever wondered what the wind would look like if you could see it in action from above? You're about to find out. A new project posted online Wednesday by a pair of Google computer scientists, called simply Wind Map, has to be clicked on to be...



Twitter War Heats Up Over Health Care Law
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 7:56 PM
While the United States Supreme Court forbids tweeting from its courtroom, thousands of people elsewhere have taken to Twitter to talk about the legal battle surrounding the Affordable Care Act, including top Republicans and Democrats. The two...



Beyond Likes: How Google and Adobe Aim to Measure Your True Social ROI
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 6:50 PM
Measuring marketing spending used to be pretty easy, at least in theory: You'd run a big ad campaign and then see if your sales rose. If they did, great. If not, then you wasted your money. Social media has muddied the waters. A campaign may not...



Turn Your Tweets Into Toilet Paper -- for $35 a Pack [VIDEO]
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 6:13 PM
Last year Bill Gates announced plans to revolutionize the toilet. Now one startup is attempting to revolutionize toilet paper -- by putting tweets on it. The service, called Shitter, will take one or more feeds from your Twitter account and print...



Facebook to Halt Trading of Shares in Secondary Market This Week [REPORT]
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 4:16 PM
Facebook will halt trading of its shares in secondary markets by the beginning of April, according to a report. Citing unnamed sources, Bloomberg reports that Facebook representatives told firms participating in trades in such markets to stop...



The Future of Funny: How Old and New Media Collaborate on Comedy
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 4:00 PM
Comedy has undergone a transformation over the past few years thanks to digital and social media. From standup comedians breaking out on Twitter to television networks adapting to new viewer habits -- there's a blending of old and new media...



Facebook Is Redefining Checkin Numbers for Pages
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 3:46 PM
Don't panic if your checkins on Facebook plummet in a few weeks. Facebook is changing the way it counts checkins, photo posts and multiple visits in a short period to a location. Facebook confirmed that the way branded pages count checkins will...



Facebook Friended by a Pervert? This App Lets You Know
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 3:11 PM
So you get home from the gym to find a Facebook friend request from that cute guy you were flirting with by the elliptical machines. He's nice, he's charming, but something about him seems a little bit ... creepy. How do you know he's not a sex...



Twitter Admits 'Unfollow Bug' Exists [VIDEO]
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 2:22 PM
Having some trouble with Twitter lately? The company has recently confirmed a "follow bug" that causes some users to automatically stop receiving updates from the feeds they follow. The admission first came from a Twitter spokesperson speaking to...



Martha Stewart Sets Up House in Zynga Facebook Game CastleVille
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 12:46 PM
Martha Stewart is setting up house on Facebook. From now until mid-April, players of Facebook game CastleVille will be able to interact with a virtual (and much younger-looking) caricature of the American entrepreneur, TV personality and author...



Urbanspoon iPhone App Serves Up Award-Winning Restaurants
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 10:51 AM
Popular restaurant review service Urbanspoon integrated editorially curated lists with its iPhone app on Wednesday. Users of the app, which the company says has been downloaded 20 million times, can now search for restaurants nearby that have won...



How American Express Grows Its Massive Social Media Presence
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 9:43 AM
The Social Brands Series is supported by Spredfast, a social media management platform provider helping organizations unlock social business potential. Discover best practices & proven tactics for using social in the enterprise with the 7...



How the WWE Is Making WrestleMania More Social Than Ever
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 9:00 AM
Already among the most socially adept sports entertainment brands around, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is pumping up its digital emphasis more than ever for its signature WrestleMania event this year. The pay-per-view broadcast's half-hour...
 
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