#Follow Fakeness: The Scoop on Sandy’s Social Media Backlash
Exactly one week after Hurricane Sandy’s devastation, we are all too familiar with the horrific scenes of rushing floodwaters and flattened homes along the East Coast. News broad
New Social Media Site Breaks Ground in Breast Cancer Fight
Stepping into the social media landscape is MyBCTeam.com, an online social network that aims to connect breast cancer patients and survivors to each other. Through detailed profile
Using social media to promote a cause: Jamie Oliver and the Food Revolution
written by Pam Maloney (@PMaloney) Facebook fans of Jamie Oliver saw a post in their news feeds this morning- Oliver’s mission (and the point of his new television series Jam
Using Social Media to Remember 9/11
Serious Scoops Here. Today we remember an event 8 years ago that rocked the core of American tradition and principle. As many before us, we have used traditional forms of media as
APPLE TRIES TO KILL STEVE JOBS STORY IN SUNDAY TIMES
“Apple hates personality stuff and press intrusion. ‘We want to discourage profiles’. Strong words from an Apple PR. Apparently Apple didn’t want the Sunday
SOCIAL MEDIA CHANGE!
To all of the information highway skepticals, many have discussed the groundbreaking election of president Obama and its significants in modern American history, but think about th
TripAdvisor banishes fake reviews
The influential travel Web site TripAdvisor has been quietly posting disclaimers to warn customers of hotels writing fake reviews to improve their popularity rankings or hurt compe
Social Networking = Cohesion or Division?
Is the social media revolution bringing us together? Or is it perpetuating divisions by race and class? An important question asked by New York Times’ Riva Richmond. I know,
Trusting the brand to the lowly ‘twintern’
Many corporate higher-ups are demonstrating a genuine concern for the level of discretionary decision making invested in todays corporate “twinterns” (Twitter/social me
Facebook for Charity
Here’s a timely article. Using Facebook to promote social responsibility, some youngsters create facebook cause to benefit the family who’s house was destroyed in the