Cyberculture agenda: Twitter is 10 #LoveTwitter

Twitter’s Character Limit Will Stay 140 — Not Expand to 10,000 All Facebook by Justin Lafferty Despite rumblings of a 10,000-character limit on Twitter, the company’s CEOtold The Today Show that the 140-character limit is here to stay. In an appearance on The Today Show, Jack Dorsey dismissed the rumors of long-form tweets, saying that the … Read more

Cyberculture agenda: Instagram’s Justin Bieber Problem fixed… “Inside the Aaron Swartz Day hackathon…

How Instagram Solved Its Justin Bieber Problem Wired Top Stories by Cade Metz Back in the day, Bieber pics would receive so many “Likes” that they’d crash Instagram. Here’s how they fixed it. Inside the Aaron Swartz Day hackathon Newsweek Columnists: Christopher Dickey by Seung Lee Golden light flooded the room through the tall, stained windows all … Read more

Burak Yıldırım, latest victim in fan violence… A social fabric roundup…

One killed, 122 detained in football tensions, title celebrations delayed A supporter was stabbed to death and more than 100 fans were detained on May 12 as the violence. ************************* Can?t help ?Beliebing:? Fandom and pop stars from Hurriyet Daily News Pre-teen girls from Turkey boasted a true profile of Beliebers when they became hysterical … Read more

Cyberculture roundup: “Good and bad reasons to be worried about WCIT…”A Tutorial on Anonymous Email Accounts

Good and bad reasons to be worried about WCIT from …My heart’s in Accra by Ethan The World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT, pronounced ?wicket?) opened Monday in Dubai. If you?re heard about the conference, it?s likely because many articulate and smart proponents of an open internet have been waving arms and warning of the … Read more