Newark Mayor Cory Booker said that politicians and government officials should take advantage of social media in order to fully connect with citizens. Booker, 43, has more than 1.3 million Twitter followers and uses the service regularly for personal communication. During a panel at South by Southwest Interactive in Austin Texas Sunday, Booker said “I [...]
Britney Spears, Ashton Kutcher, Other ‘Celebrity Angels’ Aligning with Tech Startups
November 24, 2012 | Posted by
Dave Morin isn’t easily star-struck. The early Facebook employee is a close confidant of Mark Zuckerberg, and when Morin left the social networking giant two years ago, it was to launch a startup with Napster founder Shaun Fanning. Still, Morin couldn’t quite hide his surprise a few months back when Britney Spears walked into his [...]
Study Shows Facebook Making Impact In Voter Turnout
September 13, 2012 | Posted by
Facebook’s ubiquitous thumbprint on almost all of our daily lives is so readily apparent everywhere else, so why wouldn’t it also affect the way we vote? A study of millions of the popular online social network’s users on Election Day 2010 has found that Facebook can even have a measurable, if limited effect on voter [...]
Divorced Parents Use Technology to Facilitate Co-Parenting or Control Partner’s Access to Children
August 28, 2012 | Posted by
Separated and divorced couples are increasingly using emails, texting and social media to communicate with their ex-partners about their children. However, when ex-spouses use that technology to withhold or manipulate information, the children are the ones who suffer most, according to a University of Missouri family studies expert. A new study suggests divorce counselors should [...]
YouTube Tallies 4 Mil Creative Commons-Licensed Videos
July 26, 2012 | Posted by
YouTube topped all records today by tallying up 4 million Creative Commons-licensed videos in its trove — more than any other video hosting company in the world. This means that users have literally millions of choices for snipping bits of footage, adding scenes, and building onto videos they’re making. Everything in this collection comes branded [...]
YouTube Wants You to Reveal the True You
July 25, 2012 | Posted by
In an effort to reduce the amount of anonymous vitriol on its platform, YouTube is encouraging users to reveal their true identities reports the LA Times. The next time you try to comment on a video or upload one, YouTube will ask you if you want to drop your username and start using your real [...]
Giorgio Armani Uses Instagram for ‘Frames of Life’ Campaign
July 25, 2012 | Posted by
Italian lifestyle brand Giorgio Armani is bolstering its social media presence through an Instagram effort in which consumers can upload images of them wearing their favorite sunglasses for the brand’s “Frames of Your Holiday” campaign. Frames of Your Holiday is part of Armani’s Frames of Life effort, which revolves around the products and lifestyle of [...]
Facebook: Teens Would Stop Communicating Without Social Media
July 21, 2012 | Posted by
Technology and social networks, such as Facebook, InstaGram and Twitter, have radically transformed the way teens communicate to such an extent that many of them would just as soon stop communicating without them. 18% of teens would stop communicating altogether if their favorite social networks shut down. That’s according to a recent survey of American [...]
NCAA: Texting, Social Media Now Big Part Of College Recruiting
June 15, 2012 | Posted by
Starting today, Division I men’s basketball coaches will be able to send unlimited texts and make unlimited calls to recruits who have wrapped up their sophomore year of high school. The NCAA also will also allow coaches to send private messages to prospective players through social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. It all [...]
