Tag Archive | "social media"
Social Networks: Malaysian Firm Buys Friendster
Posted on 10 December 2009.
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Hacked: Hundreds of Facebook Groups, Design Flaw Exposed
Posted on 10 November 2009.
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UK: Guardian (UK newspaper) Gagged from reporting parliament, Twitter reveals details on suppressed story
Posted on 13 October 2009.
UK Gags Guardian, but Twitter Airs Suppressed Story
Social media site explodes with toxic waste scandal
(Newser) – The Guardian has been slapped with an unprecedented gag order forbidding it from reporting on a question in the British parliament, as well as who asked the question and why it’s being gagged. The paper says constitutional rights are being infringed upon and it’s already suing—but meanwhile, the suppressed story is already the talk of Twitter. Three of this morning’s top trending topics relate to the energy company Trafigura allegedly dumping toxic waste in Africa, which the Guardian revealed last month. Read the full story
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Clay Shirky: How Social Media can make History
Posted on 31 August 2009.
While news from Iran streams to the world, Clay Shirky shows how Facebook, Twitter and TXTs help citizens in repressive regimes to report on real news, bypassing censors (however briefly). The end of top-down control of news is changing the nature of politics.
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