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Facebook as News Source?

Lindsay Hoffman | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Twitter News, News Viral Social Media, Facebook News, Social Media News, Social Networking News, College News
Lindsay Hoffman

Although social networking sites have primarily been seen as social tools connecting friends and family, news organizations and candidates alike have discovered the value of these sites to make stories go "viral" and get more traffic to their own sites.

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PHOTOS: 'Only In LA' Funniest Tweets

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Twitter, Tweet, Only in LA Twitter, La, Kcrw, Los Angeles, Tweets, Twitter News, Funny-La-Tweets, Top Tweets, Only in LA, Twitter Los Angeles, Only in LA KCRW, Funny Tweets, Only in LA Tweets, Slidepollajax, Only in LA Funny Tweets, Twitter LA, Los Angeles News

What is so dang "LA" that you would only see it here? A Saturday night Botox party? Acupuncture for cats? Angelenos have been blasting the Twitters...

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Passionistas

2morrowknight | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Social Media, Twitter News, Slidepollajax, Passion, Passionistas, Great Women, Twitterpowerhouses, Women, History, Women News
2morrowknight

If it's true that passion is defined as an intense, driving, or excitable feeling or conviction, then these women are its prime example.

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Say Hey to Hashtags and Handles

Susan Sawyers | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Twitter Hashtags, Twitter Handles, Twitter, Social Media Tips, Tweetdeck, Livestream, Aspen Ideas Festival, New York Times, Schools for Tomorrow, Social-Good-Summit, Mashable, 92y, Twitter News, Using Twitter, Twitter Social Events, Video, Technology News
Susan Sawyers

Since social media is here to stay, event organizers who truly embrace the notion of the greater good, which is the purpose of all of this social stuff anyway, can enhance the experience by establishing and promoting twitter hashtags and handles.

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The Heart of a Twitter Artist

2morrowknight | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Jeff Pulver, Europe, 140 Conference, Artistic, Social Media, Jeffrey Hayzlett, 140 Characters, The Netherlands, Arts, Tour De France, Art, Twitter, Twitter News, Van Gogh, Gaby Zwaan, Art News, New York City, Arts News
2morrowknight

As an arts geek, I can tell you that there are probably 140 reasons to love and appreciate the work of Gaby Zwaan. Maybe even 141. Either way, his star is on the rise.

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The Debt Ceiling and Health Care

Linda Bergthold | Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: Debt Ceiling, Medicare Cuts, Twitter News, Super Committee, John Boehner Debt Ceiling, Affordable Care Act, Obama Debt Ceiling, Medicaid Cuts, Politics News
Linda Bergthold

Now that the debt ceiling will be raised and we can pay our bills (for a while at least), we are left to wonder -- what will it really mean for some of the programs we care about?

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Twitter Introduces Timely Tweets

Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: Twitter News, Twittering, Twitter, Twitter Timely Tweets, Timely Tweets, New Twitter Feature, Technology News

Twitter is introducing a new feature involving "promoted tweets" which show up at the top of users' feeds. The service is billed as a way for people t...

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Ten Things I Hate About Your Tweets

Caprice Crane | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: Twitter News, Twitter, Caprice Crane, Twitter Rules, Humor, Listen to Me, Comedy, Humor and Satire, Comedy News
Caprice Crane

Since we're still in the wild wild west of Twitter, allow me to share a list of helpful suggestions for what NOT to tweet about. You'll thank me later.

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Twitter May Add Way More Ads

Reuters | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Twitter News, Twitter Advertising, Twitter API, Twitter, Twitter Advertisements, Twitter Ads, Technology News

Twitter is courting bigtime advertisers and will soon allow them to tailor, automate and publish ads in bulk directly onto the Internet microblogging ...

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Sarah Evans on Trends and the Evolution of Media

2morrowknight | Posted 09.07.2011

Read More: Technology News, Twitter News, Social Media, Twitter, Traditional Media, Sarah Evans, Technology, Pr, Journchat, Twitterpowerhouses, Sevans Strategy, Technology News
2morrowknight

Some of those ideas from Twitter flow from the brilliant mind of media trailblazer Sara Evans.

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Twitter's New Button Helps You Follow Your Favorites

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 07.31.2011

Read More: Twitter Follow Button, Twitter News, Twitter, Follow Button, Technology News

Twitter on Tuesday announced a new Follow Button that will be integrated into popular websites. The button lets the user follow her favorite writer...

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Rise of the Female Geek

2morrowknight | Posted 07.13.2011

Read More: Geek Life, Twitter Powerhouses Series, Social Media, Education, Female Geeks, Twitter, Twitter News, Great Women, Slidepollajax, Technology News
2morrowknight

These dynamic females have an unshakable passion for education, fueled in part by the historical examples that inspire us, and by the contemporary tools they're using to make each of them a leader in this young millennium.

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Dr. Dr, Feet Foxes & The Best #bandsmissingaletter Tweets

Posted 06.27.2011

Read More: Twitter News, Hashtags, Twitter, Bands, Twitter Hashtags, Bands Missing a Letter, Music, Comedy News

Remember the good ol' days, when bands like The Taking Heads, The Rolling Tones, and Ink Floyd were still out on the road? Well, Twitter users do. ...

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Trouble @Twitter

Fortune Tech | Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: Twitter News, Jack Dorsey, Twitter Strategy, Twitter, Twitter Ceo, Twitter Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams, Technology News

There's no shortage of drama at Twitter these days: Besides the CEO shuffles, there are secret board meetings, executive power struggles, a plethora o...

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Twitter Trends Still Driven By Mainstream Media

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Twitter News, Twitter Media, Twitter Influencers, Technology News

It's not necessarily those who tweet the most, or have the most followers that help determine Twitter's trending topics, but the mainstream media, say...

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Carla Moreno Rocks (and Tweets) to the Beat of the World

2morrowknight | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Making a Difference, Volunteer, Music Genres, Music, Twisit Jordan, Carla Moreno, Impact News, World Travel, Queen Rania, Twitter News, Arts Corps, Nonprofit, Low Income Housing Institute, Impact News
2morrowknight

For Moreno, it's about digging deeper, and looking at how music serves different functions, saves lives, and effects social change.

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The Alternate Ending to My Congressional Correspondents Dinner Speech

Sen. Chris Coons | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Chris Coons

There's a certain formula that goes into a speech like the one I gave Wednesday night in my comedic debut at the Washington Press Club Foundation's Congressional Dinner.

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Shutting Off the Internet Was the Wrong Thing to Do

Michelle Kraus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Senator John Kerry, Egypt Protests, Yemen, Twitter, Jordan, Julian Assange Wikileaks, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Egypt Twitter, Facebook, Wikileaks, President Hosni Mubarak, Twitter News, Egypt, Julian Assange, Mubarak, Hosni Mubarak, World News
Michelle Kraus

Egypt may have made their single biggest strategic blunder by attempting to shut down the Internet and cell networks. Indeed, by doing so they may hav...

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Twitter's Paul Steele: Blazing a Trail of Greatness

2morrowknight | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Twitter, Evan Williams, Twitter News, Nonprofit, Jeff Pulver, Charity, Mera Peak, Outdoors, The Anthony Nolan Trust, Travel News, Paul Steele, Jack Dorsey, Adventure, Biz Stone, Twitterpowerhouses, Himalayas, Twittersingups, Global, World Travel, International, Impact News
2morrowknight

From London to Lagos, Lima to Los Angeles, Steele's impact has been tremendous. He is greatly respected for his adventures that raise much needed funds for charities and nonprofits.

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Tweet Your Way to a Great, Productive 2011

2morrowknight | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Media, Twitter, Twitter News, Making a Difference, Lotay Yang, The Black Card Circle Foundation, Paul Rieckhoff, Iraq-and-Afghanistan-Veterans-of-America, Impact News
2morrowknight

There are lots of numbers in social media: followers, listings, etc. But to me, there is one number that shines above all else: the number of people whose lives are impacted by what you do

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Marc Parent and the Art of Twitter Activism

2morrowknight | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: History, Twitter Powerhouses, Twitter Activism, Activism, Politics, Social Networking, Twitter, Marc Parent, Twitter News, Susan B. Anthony, Policy, Maegan Carberry, Political News, Technology, World News, Mahatma Gandhi, Cesar Chavez, Dr. Martin Luther King, Technology News
2morrowknight

Marc Parent, one of the most celebrated observers and activists on Twitter today, dedicates his thought-provoking feed to shining a spotlight on that history, and provides great links that are often the subject of great debate.

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The Success of Twitter's Bulls and Beavers

2morrowknight | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Twitter, The Great Outdoors, Twitter News, Travel, Social Media, Travel News, Outdoorman, Sporting, Travel News
2morrowknight

Chris Burget has tapped into the outdoorsman market with a vengeance. He's done the research and the outreach, and the results have been quite favorable.

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16 Brilliant Business Minds on Twitter

2morrowknight | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Global Economy, Business, Economy, Small Businesses, Twitter Powerhouses, Social Media, Henry Ford, New Economy, Business News, Marketing, Madame C.J. Walker, Twitter News, Pr, Business History, Patricia Handschiegel, Entrepreneurship, Business News
2morrowknight

As we move deeper into this century, many want to know who some of the great business leaders of this millennium will be.

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TwitPay: Using Twitter to Make a Difference

2morrowknight | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nonprofit, Twitter News, Twitter, Charity, Funding Non-Profits, Community Service, Twitpay, Making a Difference, Impact News
2morrowknight

I believe this can lay a foundation for how countless nonprofits can use Twitter going foward. Not simply as a place to post, but rather as a platform to participate.

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The Artistic Beauty of Isa Zapata

2morrowknight | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fashion, Isa Zapata, Art, Twitter, Twitter News, Art News, Artistic, Domestic Arts, Home Decorations, Arts News
2morrowknight

With a spirit as irrepressible as her smile, Zapata has become one of the art world's most respected voices.

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