How to find breaking news on Twitter firstdraftnews.com by Alastair Reid By its very nature, breaking news happens unexpectedly. Simply waiting for something to start trending on Twitter is not an option for journalists – you’ll have to actively seek it out. The most important rule is to switch perspectives with the eyewitness and ask yourself, “What would I … Read more
Twitter and Google are reportedly launching their own version of “Instant Articles” Nieman Journalism Lab by Joseph Lichterman Google and Twitter are joining the growing group of tech companies looking to optimize publishers’ content for mobile devices. This fall, the two companies are planning an launching an open-source product that’s similar to Facebook’s Instant Articles, Recode’s … Read more
EFF Announces 2015 Pioneer Award Winners: Caspar Bowden, Citizen Lab, Anriette Esterhuysen and the Association for Progressive Communications, and Kathy Sierra EFF.org Updates by Rebecca Jeschke Ceremony for Honorees on September 24 in San Francisco San Francisco – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is pleased to announce the distinguished winners of the 2015 Pioneer Awards: the … Read more
2015 AAA Leadership Fellows Program American Anthropological Association The AAA Leadership Fellows Program provides a unique opportunity for anthropologists early in their careers to learn about leadership opportunities within the association. Each year a group of three to five fellows will be paired with a mentor chosen from among AAA leadership. Mentors are available to fellows … Read more
10 Reasons Why Millennials Follow Brands on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest All Facebook by Shea Bennett A new study has identified ten distinct reasons why millennial social media users follower brands on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. And the top reason varies from platform to platform. Youtube ditches Flash, but it hardly matters Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow … Read more
The Pirate Bay Is Back Online! TorrentFreak Early December The Pirate Bay was raided at the Nacka station, a nuclear-proof data center built into a mountain complex near Stockholm. The Pirate Bay returns from the dead, comes back online The Next Web by Owen Williams Following a raid on a Swedish data center late last year, … Read more
Google Says Driverless Cars Will Join The Roads In Less Than 5 Years Social Media Week by Tyler Becker In two to five years, Google’s driverless cars could be on the roads, primarily collecting data on how they interact with other vehicles and pedestrians. Chris Urmson, the Head of Google’s Self-Driving Car initiative, said they are … Read more
Is Jetpack Misleading Users to Promote WordPress.com? WPBeginner by Editorial Staff Are you using Jetpack’s publicize feature on your site?Recently while browsing through Facebook, we found several folks sharing links where WordPress replaced the site domain. Along with that, the status also read like this: Michelle Schulp published an article in WordPress. Saudi Blogger Raif Badawi Flogged … Read more
3 Ways Big Data Is Going To Be Used Against You In The Future Stanford Center for Internet and Society Date published: May 6, 2014 Fast Company “”I worry that profitable organizations will use big data to disadvantage consumers,” Calo adds. “Intimate knowledge of consumers coupled with being able design every aspect of interaction–that?s going to … Read more
Twitter Stock Drops to New Low as User Growth Disappoints Wall Street Here we go again. Twitter Tops 250 Million Users, But Stock Tanks 10% Mashable! by Seth Fiegerman Twitter beat earnings and revenue estimates for the first quarter, but users numbers came in at the low end of Wall Street estimates … Read more
isoHunt Shuts Down After $110 Million Settlement With The MPAA For more than seven years isoHunt and the MPAA have been battling it out in court and today the case appears to end, for now. Both parties have submitted a request to end the case and isoHunt founder Gary Fung agreed to pay a $110 million … Read more
Peace and Democracy Party asks Facebook to reopen its official pages BDP officials met with Facebook representatives requesting them to reopen their pages No, the Government Never Asked Linus Torvalds for a Backdoor in Linux Contrary to some online reports, Linus Torvalds, a founder of Linux, was never asked by the U.S. government … Read more
I do my best but I am overwhelmed with the timelines I would love to follow… I am looking for a killer application. Otherwise, for instance for Twitter, we have several tools including Tweetdeck and Houtsuite. But a central command would be lovely to check out what goes on my Twitter Facebook Google Plus Pinterest … Read more
Full disclosure: Microsoft releases and breaks down government requests for user data the world around from The Next Web by Alex Wilhelm EFF Joins Coalition Urging White House to Veto CISPA from EFF.org Updates by Adi Kamdar and Adi Kamdar Thirty-seven digital rights groups and businesses have come together this week to urge the … Read more
Teens and Technology 2013: New Survey Findings from Pew Research Center & Berkman Center from Berkman Center Newsfeed by ashar The Berkman Center for Internet & Society and its Youth and Media Project are pleased to share a new report, the second in a series discussing issues of youth and privacy in collaboration with the … Read more