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Guatemalan Jailed for Tweeting Dissent

(Newser) - Guatemalan authorities have arrested an IT worker who urged others on Twitter to withdraw their money from a state-run bank at the center of a murder controversy, the Guardian reports. “First concrete action should be (to) remove cash from Banrural and bankrupt the bank of the corrupt,” read...

6 Ways to Shop With Social Media

(Newser) - Online shoppers have discovered "a world beyond Amazon," Ben Parr writes on Mashable. Now they can swap advice, start up shops, and even get to know designers on sites like:
  • Pikaba. Post requests for purchases ("I need to buy a new laptop for $500"), receive merchant
...

Oprah Joins Twitter's 1M Club
 Oprah Joins Twitter's 1M Club 
ANALYSIS
May 15, 2009 12:54 PM CDT

Oprah Joins Twitter's 1M Club

TwOprah effect probably overstated

(Newser) - Move over, Ashton Kutcher. Oprah crossed the million-followers threshold on Twitter yesterday. What does this mean for microblogging and life as we know it? Simon Dumenco of Advertising Age, who worked with Oprah to launch O Magazine, has some thoughts:
  • Oprah is bigger than God. @God barely has any followers.
...

Web Vigilantes Take On Robo-callers

Online campaign targets companies

(Newser) - A group of techy activists tired of getting a stream of auto warranty robo-calls has turned the tables on one of the companies, the Wall Street Journal reports. "I thought, if you get a bunch of people together, you could blow up their voicemail boxes," says one frustrated...

Hackers Dupe Facebook Users
 Hackers Dupe Facebook Users 
May 15, 2009 8:49 AM CDT

Hackers Dupe Facebook Users

Phishing scheme scores password information

(Newser) - Hackers went Facebook-phishing yesterday, nabbing the passwords of an undisclosed number of users, Reuters reports. Facebook is working to restore the site and has blocked accounts hit in what it believes was a ploy to spread future spam. Hackers broke into accounts, sending users’ friends emails that contained links to...

These Twittering Geeks Need Your Support
These Twittering Geeks
Need Your Support
OPINION
May 14, 2009 1:02 PM CDT

These Twittering Geeks Need Your Support

(Newser) - With all the normal people suddenly overrunning Twitter, “we have to stick together, and keep the geek community thriving,” writes GeekDad Ken Denmead for Wired. He’s compiled a list of 100 geeks worth following. Here are a few:
  • Wil Wheaton (wilw): Blogger, writer, and, oh yeah,
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Kutcher Punks Turner, CNN
 Kutcher Punks Turner, CNN 
May 14, 2009 12:15 PM CDT

Kutcher Punks Turner, CNN

(Newser) - Ashton Kutcher came through on his promise to punk CNN and founder Ted Turner last night after beating the network in the race to 1 million Twitter followers, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The actor had promised to “ding-dong-ditch” Turner, and the execution went something like this: Assemble fans, a...

Apple Reportedly Eying Twitter

(Newser) - Apple is closing in on a $700 million, all-cash deal to buy Twitter, Gawker reports. Silicon Valley sources say an agreement could be announced as early as next month at Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference, and the iPhone is reportedly the force behind the deal: Its users already post...

Holy Twitter! Pastors Urge Tweeters to Type in Church

Pastors use the social-networking tool to build community

(Newser) - Twittering in church is the latest rage among cutting-edge congregations, as some pastors turn to the social-networking tool to encourage interaction among worshipers. Pastors hope the  technology will help build community and nurture dialogue, reports Time. One Michigan pastor spent weeks educating his congregation about how to use Twitter in...

Army Uses Facebook, Twitter to Recruit

(Newser) - Uncle Sam wants you…to friend him on Facebook. Social networking sites have become a key part of the army’s recruitment process, the AP reports. Recruiters try to friend prospective soldiers on Facebook, while Gen. Ray Odierno updates his “fans” on the progress in Iraq. The sites have...

The White House Hits Twitter, Facebook, MySpace

(Newser) - The White House is now tweeting, Facebooking, and showing off President Obama's hoops skills on MySpace, the Washington Post reports. Following a election run that relied on social networking sites, the Obama administration is attracting online friends and followers with regular updates. As of this writing, nearly 80,000 are...

Palin Ignores McCain on Twitter

She uses feed to clear up 'misquoting'

(Newser) - Sarah Palin is following some fellow Republicans on Twitter, but she's not showing any love for former running mate John McCain.The Alaska governor is keeping tabs on Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly of Fox, David Gregory of NBC, George Stephanopoulos of ABC, and CNN, but not nemesis Katie Couric—...

Vineyard Offers $10K/Month to Drink, Tweet About Wine

(Newser) - A California winery has a tempting offer for tech-savvy oenophiles, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The Murphy-Goode Winery will set up the right candidate with a $10,000-a-month job at its Sonoma County HQ blogging and Twittering about, well, wine. The 6-month gig includes room and board; the 2-month hiring...

Colleges Snoop on Applicants' Online Lives

Admissions, financial aid officers 'fess up to checking social networking pages

(Newser) - A quarter of colleges check applicants' social networking pages or run their names through search engines, according to a new report. The colleges didn't say whether their online findings could make or break an application, but the study's authors believe overly candid online postings have the potential to sink one's...

Twitterers Aren't Sticking With It
 Twitterers Aren't 
 Sticking With It 
ANALYSIS
Apr 29, 2009 1:57 AM CDT

Twitterers Aren't Sticking With It

High proportion of Twitter quittersi mean 'Oprah effect' is overstated

(Newser) - Twitter's sign-up figures are skyrocketing but the site's reach will remain limited to less than a tenth of online consumers unless it can reduce the proportion of quitters, Neilsen exec David Martin tells AdAge. Over 60% of people who get a Twitter account soon abandon the service, according to Neilsen...

Facebook's Goal: 'Blowing Up the Browser'
Facebook's Goal:
'Blowing Up the Browser'
ANALYSIS
Apr 28, 2009 4:48 PM CDT

Facebook's Goal: 'Blowing Up the Browser'

(Newser) - Facebook has opened its user “feeds” to widget developers, paving the way to a new existence in the decentralized, cross-platform “AfterWeb,” Josh Quittner writes in Time. Though the move is seen by some as a counter to rival Twitter, which can already be accessed in myriad ways,...

Cardinal to Catholics: Tweet Your Prayers

(Newser) - Ireland’s Catholic leader is urging the faithful to engage social networking to spread the word of God, the Times reports. “Make someone the gift of a prayer through text, Twitter, or e-mail every day,” Cardinal Sean Brady said. “Such a sea of prayer is sure to...

Twitter Amplifies Swine Flu Fear
 Twitter Amplifies 
 Swine Flu Fear 
OPINION
Apr 27, 2009 2:55 PM CDT

Twitter Amplifies Swine Flu Fear

(Newser) - Twitter and other social networks are creating a swine-flu panic out of a molehill with their instantaneous updates, Robert X. Cringely writes for InfoWorld. The quick flow of less-than-dependable information means “people with head colds decide they're really dying from a porcine-borne bug and flood emergency rooms.” And...

No, Kutcher's KO of CNN Is Not a Win for the Little Guy

What Kutcher's win over CNN really means

(Newser) - Ashton Kutcher’s Twitter triumph over CNN was a win for the little guy, a new-media David bringing an old-media Goliath to its knees, right? Hardly, Simon Dumenco writes for Advertising Age. Kutcher’s no little guy. He’s a TV/movie star, former model, and reality-TV producer. The contest was...

'Sick' Worker Fired for Facebooking

Worker claims company spied on her

(Newser) - Hint to employees: If you say you're sick, don’t use Facebook. A Swiss woman was fired for doing just that, the BBC reports. She claimed her migraine prevented her from working on her computer and asked to lie in a darkened room—where she accessed Facebook through her iPhone....

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