"'Political Facebook' to help undecided EU voters
'Political Facebook' to help undecided EU voters
A voter advice application, due to go online shortly before European elections next year, is set to help undecided voters determine which political party most suits their views.Yahoo!: Aiming for mobile Internet leadership
More relevant search, targeted advertising and attention to privacy: this is how Yahoo! intends to become the leader in the growing mobile Internet services market. Geraldine Wilson, vice president of Yahoo! Europe's Connected Life division, spoke to EurActiv in an exclusive interview ahead of the FT Business of Mobile Conference.Why Brussels public affairs practitioners should be helping Google
There has been a number of articles in the press recently about concerns about potentials falls in revenue for search engine giant Google, contradicted somewhat by other reports that companies’ ad spend is continuing to move online. Whatever the truth, it strikes us that public affairs people in Brussels should consider using Google Adwords as standard part of their advocacy programmes towards the EU institutions.
US: Google takes lead over Yahoo in unique visitors
Although not directly related to newspapers, this is of interest in terms of larger trends : for the first time, Google has surpassed Yahoo as the most popular website in the US, according to comScore's unique monthly visitor rankings.Opinion: Why Twitter matters to newspaper editors and reporters
See yesterday's report on the "China earthquake: Twitter didn't 'beat' the media - it was quicker," which nuances the AFP's report. Here, colleague Robb Montgomery from Visual Editors gives his own vision:
Google announces a free service that allow any Web site to become a social site (and more).
What happens to the old economy in the new media? (aka the eclipse of interest)
If there is a concept crucial to our understanding of what and who we are, it is "interest." This is the sinew in the movable hand. It is emergence's secret motive. Interest replaces elite control and expert wisdom. In our world, we turn our affairs over to interest, and usually we live with the outcome. (No monarchs or mullahs for us.)Blogger code of conduct favored by near-majority of internet users
Nearly half (46%) of internet users favor the creation of a voluntary code of conduct for bloggers and online commentators, shows a survey by legal firm DLA Piper.Tactic: Jamaicans blog for Prison Reform
Description: Jamaica has one of the most controversial criminal justice systems in the world. There have been reports of overcrowded prisons throughout the Caribbean island. In recent months a Jamaican nonprofit has made strides to give prisoners training on how to use citizen media to document their grievances.
Tools Being Used: blogs, Flickr, podcast
China earthquake: Twitter didn't 'beat' the media - it was quicker
There have been a few stories, following the earthquake in China, about how Twitter broke the news before mainstream media.Are You Familiar with HTML and CSS? Six Reasons Why You Should Invest the Time to Learn
By Steven SnellMyanmar Photos End Up On Facebook
If you hadn’t been paying attention to international news, Myanmar is bordering on a humanitarian crisis. This is the result of a cyclone which swept through the impoverished nation and the government’s decision to prevent aid workers from entering the country. Western journalists are also being prevented from entering the country. The result? Images are sneaking their way on to Facebook. According to ABC News, “Relief workers and survivors inside Myanmar, formerly Burma, are sending e-mail updates and photos to friends and contacts outside the country to be posted on Facebook.”
