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A Student Perspective: Generational Differences in News Use

Lindsay Hoffman | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Social Media, Social News, News Consumption Differences, News Consumption, New Media, Media, Reading-News, News, Getting the News, College News

The Pew Research Center has identified three types of media users: Traditionalists, Integrators, and Net-Newsers. I am in my 20's and am a Net-Newser. My mom, on the other hand, is a Traditionalist.

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WATCH: Arianna Discusses New Media With JWT's Bob Jeffrey

Huff TV | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Arianna, New Media, Social News, Media, Huffington Post, News, Video, Media News

Arianna discussed the evolving role of media with JWT's Bob Jeffrey. "At the heart of the Huffington Post is engagement, and if you think of it, that...

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Reddit Declares 'Independence'

The Huffington Post | Steven Hoffer | Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: Reddit, Conde Nast Reddit, Video, Conde Nast, Reddit Inc., Social News, Reddit Independence, Advance Publications, Advance Publications Reddit, Technology News

Publishing giant Conde Nast is spinning off social news website Reddit into a new independent entity, Reddit Inc. Under the restructuring, Condé N...

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Love, Sex, Careers, and Modern Parenting: Introducing HuffPost Women and HuffPost Parents (Plus, We Reach a Cool Community Milestone!)

Arianna Huffington | Posted 09.30.2011

Read More: Women, Black Voices, Parents, Parenting, Women's Issues, HuffPost Social News, Social News, Women News

So much of the news and information directed at women these days seems determined to make us feel that our lives are somehow lacking. Not at HuffPost Women, which is designed to be a place where women can come to be informed, inspired, entertained, and celebrated.

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LinkedIn Launches Social News Service

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Linkedin Today, Video, Linkedin, Linkedin News, Poll, Social News, Technology News

Business-focused social network LinkedIn announced Thursday the launch of a personalized news aggregation product called LinkedIn Today. Available ...

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How to Design and Structure a Successful Personalized Newspaper

Matt Schlicht | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Matt Schlicht, Itstrending, Personalized-Newsstand, Friendshuffle, Twitter, Facebook, Social News, Technology News

Ultimately the Personalized Newspaper must instantly deliver a meaningfully personalized experience upon sign up and continue to evolve with the user's interests with no manual input.

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Facebook CTO On The Social Revolution's Next Frontier

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Facebook Cto, Social News, Social Networks, Facebook News, Facebook, Facebook Bret Taylor, The Future, Technology News

Each week we ask chief technology officers and other high-profile tech decision-makers three questions. This week, Bret Taylor, chief technology of...

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Stories You Might Like: Join Our Beta Program to Test HuffPost Recommendations

Rob Fishman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stories You Might Like, Recommendations, Huffington Post, Facebook, Social News, Story Recommendations, Media News

Using the articles and interests that you've made public on your Facebook profile -- both from within Facebook and across the web -- we've developed a recommendation engine to help point you towards HuffPost stories you'll like.

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How A Stocking Stuffer Turned Me Into An Entreprneur

Chase Garbarino | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: News Sites, Lehman Brothers, College, Social News, Campusword, Pinyadda, Small Business America, Business News

On Christmas Day in 2005, during my junior year of college, my mother gave me a copy of the Small Business Opportunities magazine in my stocking. To t...

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Announcing the HuffPost Pundit Badge Program

Adam Clark Estes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Commenting, Comments, Social News, Badges, Community Moderators, Community, Moderator Badge, HuffPost Backstage, Politics News

Commenters earn a Pundit badge by consistently contributing insightful, informative, and engaging commentary. They are being recognized for driving discussions and adding value to our news coverage -- regardless of their political leanings.

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HuffPost Social News Expands to LinkedIn

Paul Berry | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Linkedin, Huffington Post, Huffpost, Social Networking, Social News, Business News

I'm excited to announce that starting today, LinkedIn users can share their favorite HuffPost business news articles with their LinkedIn network.

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Announcing HuffPost Thursdays: Meetup To Talk About The News

Adam Clark Estes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Foursquare, Social Media, Apple, Huffpost Thursdays, Scott Heiferman, Social News, Meetup, Ipad, Eyes and Ears, Politics News

The Huffington Post has teamed up with Meetup -- a global network of local groups with common interests -- to turn the conversations about the news on our site into face-to-face encounters.

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Remembering HumeSkeptic and CarlV

Kathy Marcel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: HuffPost Community, Commenting, Sarah Palin Memoir, Humeskeptic, Carlv, Social News, HuffPost Backstage, Media News

Two of HuffPost's most prolific and committed community members recently passed away. The HuffPost Comment Moderation team would like to dedicate this post to their memory.

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The First Internet Marketing Conglomerate Launches into Cyberspace

Neal Rodriguez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Media, Interactive Agency, Social News, Blog-Outreach, Internet Marketing, Media News

A full-suite of proprietary tools and management by some of the most acclaimed pundits executing web marketing strategy gives you the first internet marketing conglomerate on the planet.

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Announcing Improved Commenting Guidelines

Adam Clark Estes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: HuffPost Social News, Social News, Commenting, Commenting Guidelines, Badges, Huffpost Badges, HuffPost Community, Comment Guidelines, Home News

Today, we're unrolling a new and improved set of commenting guidelines to encourage an even more engaging conversation. Check them out here.

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Make News Work for You

Malorie Lucich | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iphone, Web 2.0, Social Media, Social News, Technology News, Facebook Connect, Facebook, Platform, The Midwest, The South, The Northeast, The West, College News

Thanks to an infinite number of blogs and the evolving cycle of 24-hour news, we are no longer restricted to news from just a few networks. Sites like Facebook are empowering people to cut through the clutter and discover the content most relevant to them.

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New Media and Social Change: How Nonprofits Are Using Web-Based Technologies to Reach Their Goals

Josh Nelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reddit, Yahoo Buzz, Social News, Technology News, Twitter, Technology, Facebook, Facebook Applications, Stumbleupon, Yahoo, Digg, Social Media, Social Networking, New Media, Blogger Outreach, Blogging, Google, Technology News

The Hatcher Group set out to examine how a group of nonprofits working on state-level advocacy issues are using new media technologies to promote their agendas.

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Mediashift's Rich Gordon: Huffington Post's Social News Helps Close Awareness Gap

MediaShift | Rich Gordon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Facebook Connect, New Media, MediaShift, Facebook, Social News, Media, Social Networking, Media News

News Mixer was one of the first Web sites to take advantage of Facebook Connect to build an engaging social experience around news. It won praise from...

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Mediashift's Rich Gordon: Huffington Post's Social News Helps Close Awareness Gap

MediaShift | Rich Gordon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Facebook Connect, New Media, Mediashift, Facebook, Social News, Media, Social Networking, Media News

This week, one of the top news sites on the Web -- the Huffington Post -- launched a new service (HuffPost Social News) that delivers on that potentia...

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Your HuffPost Experience Is About to Get A Lot More Social!

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Media, HuffPost Social News, Social Networking, Huffpost Facebook, Social News, Huffington Post Facebook, Facebook Connect, HuffPost Social, Facebook, Home News

I'm excited to announce the launch of HuffPost Social News -- a collaboration with Facebook that connects HuffPost users to their Facebook friends, the news they are reading, and the stories they are commenting on.

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Global Demonstration In Solidarity With Iranians

HuffPost's Eyes & Ears | Matthew Palevsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: united4iran, Social News, Iran Protests, Protests, Iran, Iran July 25, Slideshow, United for Iran, Iran Photos, Iran Demonstration, Eyes and Ears, Ee, Tokyo-Japan, Demonstration Solidarity With Iran 25, Iranian Demonstration July 25, World News

Tomorrow, people around the word will demonstrate their solidarity with the protestors in Iran by gathering in cities around the world for an internat...

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CBSNews.com Pacts With Digg For Election 2008

Silicon Alley Insider | Michael Learmonth | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: CBS News, Cbs, Digg Users, Digg, Social News, Business News

CBSNews.com became the latest big-media site to link up with Digg, the news site that allows users to rate stories and video from the biggest MSM mono...

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