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Social Media Helps Veterans to Stay Connected [Veterans Day]

Among those using social media are veterans, who have found the sites as good ways to stay connected to friends from their military service, find services or get questions answered by veteran organizations.

By: Terri Hughes-Lazzell
Posted: November 11, 2011 at 8:40 am , View Comments

twitter; from istock

‘Twitter Stories’ Tells Awe-Inspiring Tweets

Lives have been saved, kidneys have been donated and funds have been raised for charities. All because of Twitter. The micro-blogging site aims to tells those stories and more with Twitter Stories.

By: Kaleena Thompson
Posted: November 7, 2011 at 7:52 am , View Comments

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Social Media and Publishing: A Conversation with Industry Insiders

The advent of social media opens up new ways for publishers and authors to promote books their books, magazines and themselves.

By: JM Prescott
Posted: October 26, 2011 at 11:30 am , View Comments

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‘Connected’ Films Dissect Our Dependence on Digital Media

Tiffany Shlain’s Connected and MTV’s DISconnected explore our dependence on technology and how it affects our real-life connections.

By: Kaleena Thompson
Posted: October 17, 2011 at 9:20 am , View Comments

angry woman; photo from istock

Scientists Say Twitter Updates Reflect People’s Moods

Social scientists have determined that people’s daily mood shifts are pretty universal in nature.

By: Kaleena Thompson
Posted: October 5, 2011 at 7:27 am , View Comments

spotify and facebook

The Spotify-Facebook Integration: What Will it Mean For Music?

Social discovery on Facebook means that we’re bringing people back to paying for music again.

By: Chris Oddo
Posted: September 30, 2011 at 6:20 am , View Comments

facebook app

Facebook to Launch iPad App at iPhone 5 Release Event

On the heels of Facebook’s announcement of site changes, the social media giant is set to launch its long-awaited iPad app at Apple’s iPhone 5 launch event.

By: Kaleena Thompson
Posted: September 27, 2011 at 8:30 am , View Comments

dictionary

Is the 21st Century Dictionary Reshaping the English Language?

The globalizing effect of the Internet is reshaping cultural boundaries making words such as “tweet” and “social media” less ambiguous.

By: Halogen TV
Posted: September 26, 2011 at 6:30 am , View Comments

slavery

What’s Your Slavery Footprint?

Slavery Footprint has launched a survey and mobile app to show consumers how many forced laborers produce their everyday products.

By: Kaleena Thompson
Posted: September 22, 2011 at 9:35 am , View Comments

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Burberry to Debut Runway Collection on Twitter

This season, the London-based fashion house has partnered with Twitter to develop a “Tweetwalk.”

By: Kaleena Thompson
Posted: September 19, 2011 at 8:47 am , View Comments

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