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15 #SummerTimeRules You CAN'T Break!

2012-05-29T11:48:52Z

Ahh, summer. For the past nine months, you might have been dreaming of wearing flip-flops, splashing around at the beach, and roasting marshmallows ov...

Read more: Deodorant, Twitter, Highskoolprobz, Beach, Summer, #SummerTimeRules, Highschoolproblems, Teen News

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin: The Arab World and the Media's Symbiotic Revolutions

2012-05-29T12:48:34Z

There has been much speculation as to how central a role social media has played in catalyzing the Arab Revolution or the Global Occupy Movement. But little has been discussed about its role in spurring the media revolution.

Read more: Google, Social Media, Arabs, Twitter, Arab Spring, Egypt, Middle East, Crowdsourcing, Media Criticism, Innovation, Facebook, Journalism, Syria, HuffPost Live, Video, Media News

10 Dance Tweeters To Know Right Now

2012-05-26T11:09:53Z

Friday was National Tap Dance Day, and to mark the occasion, we're taking a look at yours, and our, favorite dance experts on Twitter. Here, we've gat...

Read more: Dance Tweeters, Top Ballet Tweeters, Ballet, Dance, Twitter, National Tap Dance Day, Slideexpand, Top Dance Tweeters, Ballet Tweeters, Culture News

Don Tapscott: Living Out Loud -- Should We All Be More "Open?": Big Brother 2.0 (Part 6 of 7)

2012-05-26T09:00:27Z

If history is any guide, advances in privacy have tended to arise in the wake of widespread privacy abuses. Something similar may be happening today with data breaches and identity theft, as more and more people come to understand the pain and consequences of personal data misuse.

Read more: Google, Twitter, Internet Privacy, Google Chrome, Oversharing, Facebook Privacy, Online Privacy, Facebook, Privacy, Gmail, Technology News

Josh A. Goodman: Tyler Clementi's Suicide: Best To Look Not Only At Ravi But At Society At Large

2012-05-26T04:25:00Z

Ravi's Twitter posts, webcam spying, and homophobic attitude were stigmatizing, and it is possible that these pushed Clementi to a tipping point. But Clementi's suicide did not happen in a bubble with only him and Ravi; it took place in a society in which homophobia is still rampant.

Read more: Internlized Homophobia, Lgbt, Social Support, Mental Health, Bisexual, Lesbian, Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, Dharun Ravi, Suicide, Twitter, Suicidality, Gay, Tyler Clementi, Glsen, Tracy Morgan, Modern Family, Rutgers Webcam Case, Gay Voices News

Kids Say The Darnedest Things -- And Parents Put Them On Twitter

2012-05-25T12:01:00Z

Moms and dads have known it for centuries: kids say the darnedest things. But before Twitter was invented, parents didn't have the privilege of sharin...

Read more: Moms and Dads, Best Tweets About Parenting, Twitter, Kid Sayings, Social Networks, Children, Funny Things Kids Say, Motherhood, Best Parenting Tweets, Fatherhood, Slideexpand, Parents News

Hope Patterson: How Technology Keeps My Relationship Alive

2012-05-24T11:51:34Z

It started with a simple message from Facebook: "Shawn Hayes has sent you a friend request. Click Confirm or Not Now." Definitely now, I thought as I clicked to accept.

Read more: ticlr.com, Instagram, Shawn Hayes, Social Media, Twitter, Friend Request, Long-Distance Relationship, Facebook, Flirting Online, Texting, Weddings News

The Best Tweets From Women This Week

2012-05-23T14:56:59Z

As enthusiastic viewers of "Girls," we've been rooting for Lena Dunham's continued success, but this week Jenny Slate tweeted about a dream that went ...

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Obama Answers Questions On Twitter For First Time

2012-05-24T20:06:00Z

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Thursday became the first president to respond to questions on Twitter, answering tweeted questions about the ...

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Craig Agranoff: Social Media Experts With 5-7 Years of Experience?

2012-05-24T11:08:10Z

At what point do we consider a person an expert? Most of us would expect an expert to have grey hair and a big Dr. in front of their name. However, this particular job title makes me rethink that idea -- Social Media Expert.

Read more: Jobs, Social Media, Social Media Jobs, Twitter, Business Social Media, Facebook, Job Postings, Business News

7 Sites You Should Be Wasting Time On Right Now

2012-05-23T14:28:15Z

Counting down the minutes til Memorial Day weekend and looking for something to make the time go faster? All the 'Call Me Maybe' parodies and crazy ne...

Read more: Law & Order & Food, Twitter, Neatorama, 7 Sites, Growing Up Heroes, Gifolas Cage, 7 Sites You Should Be Wasting Time on Right Now, Dogs Waiting for Their Humans, Slideexpand, Nicolas Cage, Tumblr, Iphone, Siri, Video, Zooey Asks Siri, Single Topic Blogs, You Shouldn't Wear That Fedora, Comedy News

The Best Way To Tell If People Are Smack Talking Your Company Online

2012-05-23T10:42:57Z

In general, a healthy percentage of the billion or so messages posted to the service each week contain feedback about companies and their services. An...

Read more: Netflix, Twitter, Social Networking, Technology News

David Briggs: Is Facebook Faith For Everyone?

2012-05-23T08:40:35Z

Will sharing my religious life make me more or less likely to get a date? Make new friends? Expand professional networks?

Read more: Social Media, Twitter, Social Networking, Online Religion, Millennials, Tim Tebow, Online Dating, Facebook, Myspace, Religion News

Madeline Carey: What Is and Is Not Appropriate to Say on Facebook and Twitter?

2012-05-22T16:55:10Z

There are some things, however, that should really never be mentioned on Facebook. An unspoken etiquette is necessary when navigating social media sites, and these are some don'ts that you may have overlooked in the past.

Read more: Facebook Rules, Twitter, Facebook, Facebook Etiquette, Facebook Privacy, Twitter Etiquette, Facebook Courtesy, College News

Chris Johnson: Buon Compleanno, Sonar!

2012-05-22T12:54:35Z

Five and a half decades later, it's a different world -- one that sees, say, a couple billion mobile app downloads per month, and NYC-based Sonar is looking to make its own mark on how people link up.

Read more: Sonar, Startups, Nyc, Wakefield, Linkedin, Alfred Neustadter, Twitter, Ocean City, Rolodex, Facebook, Small Business News

Beverly Macy: Facebook IPO: Sizzle vs. Fizzle

2012-05-22T09:49:37Z

I'm not a huge fan of Facebook (I'm a Twitter gal). But even I can acknowledge that something seismic has shifted in how we communicate and connect and Facebook epitomizes that -- at least right now.

Read more: Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter, Business, Facebook IPO, Hiphop, Social Media, Mark Zuckerberg Facebook, Social Networking, Facebook, Myspace, Technology News

A Live Soundtrack Of People's Thoughts On Twitter

2012-05-22T07:51:10Z

A team of programmers and musicians in the UK are working to turn the tweets of 500 anonymous people into music. Wired reports that the goal of "The L...

Read more: Video, Twitter, Twitter Listening Machine, Listening Machine, Britten Sinfonia Orchestra, Daniel Jones, Music, The Listening Machine, On Our Radar, Culture News

The 21 Worst Ways To Dump Someone

2012-05-21T16:38:57Z

What's the worst way to break up with someone?

On Sunday night, Twitter users revealed their worst-case split scenarios using the trending hashtag...

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The Ultimate Argument For Keeping Old Balloons

2012-05-21T09:49:46Z

When it comes to communicating with parents, some kids have no qualms about putting their grievances in writing. The resulting notes -- often slightly...

Read more: Girl's Note to Father About Aging, Twitter, Children, Fathers and Daughters, Fatherhood, Parenting, Funny Letters From Kids, Girl's Note to Father, Balloons, Simonhac, Hilarious Notes, Parents News

Joel John Roberts: Charity Impossible: Do America's Charities Need Rescuing?

2012-05-20T16:58:11Z

Somehow, the social good charities that have an amazing ability to transform America's hurting people need help in creating brands that attract the eye of America's donors. We need the Robert Irvine of charities to help create a make-over in this changing new world.

Read more: Apple, Twitter, Poverty, Homelessness, Third World America, Ucla, Robert Irvine, Darwinism, Impact News

Google's Schmidt To College Graduates: 'Take Your Eyes Off That Screen'

2012-05-20T18:10:00Z

By Ross Kerber May 20 (Reuters) - Google Inc Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt challenged college graduates on Sunday to take the radic...

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Joel D. Hirst: The Aloneness of Social Media

2012-05-20T15:09:53Z

We share so much, with so many, that instead of building intimacy it creates a vast electronic stage upon which we are all actors in some endless, narcissistic play about ourselves.

Read more: Social Media, Twitter, Facebook, Social Interaction, The Social Network, Social Media Attitude, Unfriending, Unfollowing, Technology News

Jim Thomas: Who Owns Your Business-Related Social Media?

2012-05-18T15:15:23Z

There is a time bomb in your company that you had better defuse. It's your failure to be clear about, or even consider, ownership of the business connections represented by social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

Read more: Twitter, Social Media, Facebook, Linkedin, Employees Social Media, Employees, Company's Social Media, Employers, Social Media Tips, Corporate Social Media, Business Social Media, Social Media at Work, Businesses Social Media, Denver News

Twitter Co-Creator Tells Grads To 'Embrace Constraints'

2012-05-16T15:40:51Z

Twitter co-creator Dom Sagolla told Becker College’s graduates to "seek out" constraints in his commencement address Monday.

"Embrace constraint...

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The Week's Best Tweets About Parenting

2012-05-18T11:08:18Z

About a month ago, Susan Orlean cracked us up when she tweeted the following: "This morning, apropos of nothing, my 7 yo son announced, "Mom, you're t...

Read more: Twitter, Rosanne Cash, Best Parenting Tweets, Judd Apatow, Parenting Tweets, Slideexpand, Cheryl Strayed, Paula Poundstone, Parents on Twitter, Molly Ringwald, Parents News