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New Media, Virtual Worlds, Social Networks
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2012 May

Your doctor will see you now – online   Kaiser Health News, May11, 2012
Log onto a clinic's Internet site to consult via instant message with a doctor.

Demand for photo-erasing iPhone app heats up sexting debate   USA Today, May 7, 2012
Did sexting just get safer? Maybe, but probably not.

Social media witnesses death

Fatal stabbing witnessed on iPad video chat   USA Today, May 7, 2012
A friend heard the victim's voice getting softer as she saw her fall to the floor between the bed and a wall.

Army wife Skyping with husband sees him die   USA Today, May 6, 2012
She says she saw a bullet hole in a closet behind him after he collapsed.

QR codes replace milk cartons in quest to find missing children   San Jose Mercury News, May 5, 2012
The latest search technology puts bar-code-like quick response posters in people's purses and pockets.

In the battle to digitize paperwork, paper is winning   Miami Herald, May 2, 2012
Walk through a modern document depository and one thing becomes clear. Paper is a hard habit to break.

Facebook encourages organ donation   USA Today, May 2, 2012
The social media site allows 900 million members to share their donor status and register in databases as donors.

George Zimmerman gets a social media boost   USA Today, May 1, 2012
The Trayvon Martin murder case suspect may be in hiding, but he's highly visible on the Internet.

2012 April

Social media is latest front in the cola wars   USA Today, April 29, 2012
Coke and Pepsi partner with Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Spotify and others.

Hate travels fast in the age of Twitter   USA Today, April 27, 2012
Racist tweets stain Boston and Hockey.

Blogs are slogs, so some companies just quit   USA Today, April 20, 2012
More are going to nimbler tools such as Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter.

USA TODAY reporter, editor targeted by fake websites   USA Today, April 19, 2012
While investigating Pentagon propaganda contractors, they were subjected to a propaganda campaign on bogus sites.

Online environments have a freeing effect on flirtatious behavior   Dallas Morning News, April 17, 2012
Words with Friends is something more in the game of love.

More stars than you see in the sky – on YouTube   USA Today, April 13, 2012
Agent sees seismic shift in show business.

Brides pin their hopes on a virtual board   USA Today, April 12, 2012
Pinterest changes the way they plan their weddings.

Dangerous online culture glorifies eating disorders   Capital News Service, April 1, 2012
In a new Internet phenomenon – Thinspiration – young women with eating disorders find support for their unhealthy lifestyles.

2012 March

Cash mobs help out the little guys   USA Today, March 15, 2012
Social media flash mobs descend on small businesses, snap up merchandise.

Pinterest Is a perfect spot for phishing   MSNBC, March 15, 2012
Online scammers looking for fertile ground for money-making and identity-theft schemes hit the jackpot with Pinterest.

Keep your hands off of my Facebook password   USA Today, March 14, 2012
Job applicants face demands to share account information. Your newest Facebook pal could be your future boss.

LinkedIn resumes might be more honest   Associated Press, March 14, 2012
People seem less likely to lie on resumes they post on the professional network.

The digital cloud devours our books, CDs, DVDs, photos   USA Today, March 12, 2012
Quick, take a look around. Your stuff is disappearing. The digitization of our lives is exploding.

Are video games art? Draw your own conclusions   USA Today, March 12, 2012
3D vistas explored in the games are enchanting, immersive and often dramatic, but are they art?

Social media change the battleground for trademarks   USA Today, March 12, 2012
Today, the fight is not only in traditional legal arenas, but also in the court of public opinion.

Billboard chart tracks streaming music   USA Today, March 11, 2012
Song streams are mainstream as Billboard ranks them, reshaping the authoritative Hot 100 singles chart.

Victims blast prison pen pal websites   USA Today, March 11, 2012
Sites charge an annual fee of $15 to $60 to host an inmate's profile, which pen pals discover and correspondence starts via mail.

Facebook friend offer exposes man's other wife   Associated Press, March 10, 2012
A corrections officer faces bigamy charges after a Washington woman discovered that she and a potential Facebook friend were married to him at the same time.

New media end printed Encyclopaedia Britannica   USA Today, March 8, 2012
After 244 years and 7 million printed sets, the company will no longer publish a print edition. The Web edition is way bigger anyway.    Encyclopaedia Britannica »

50 free apps that enhance elderly lives   AARP Bulletin, March 6, 2012
Who would have thought our phones would one day bring us sports scores, restaurant reviews and addictive brain games?

Stuxnet computer worm opens new era of warfare   CBS 60 Minutes, March 4, 2012
Computer virus successfully damages Iran's nuclear facility. Is U.S. infrastructure safe?

Teachers embrace social media in classes   USA Today, March 4, 2012
Faculty who build Twitter into classwork may be helping students learn better.

New privacy policy lets Google watch you everywhere   Washington Post, March 3, 2012
Google tracks user activities by consolidating information as they use the company's various Web sites.

Peeing Frenchman sues Google for making him laughing stock   AFP, March 1, 2012
His village laughs at Street View Internet picture of him urinating in his garden.

Video game schools and students are in demand   USA Today, March 1, 2012
The number of colleges offering degrees in video game design nearly doubled last year.

2012 February

Social-network use frightens, leads firms to boost security   USA Today, Feb. 29, 2012
Companies of all sizes are re-evaluating their information technology security.

Is this seat taken? Airlines offer social seating   USA Today, Feb. 27, 2012
Ever wonder who your fellow passengers are and if any share your interests?

Breaking down our daily digital consumption   USA Today, Feb. 23, 2012
Women reign supreme on social networks, but men are more likely to tote tablet computers.

Businesses pin hopes on digital scrapbook Pinterest   USA Today, Feb. 23, 2012
Small businesses, and their larger counterparts, are getting extremely attached to this hot new social-networking site.

The White House pushes for online privacy rights   USA Today, Feb. 23, 2012
A strongly worded Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights pushes Congress to protect consumers' privacy as they surf the Internet.

Your Facebook profile can predict your job performance   Time, Feb. 22, 2012
Personality revelations include your dependability and emotional stability.

Consumer satisfaction with online shopping is up   USA Today, Feb. 21, 2012
American Customer Satisfaction Index's annual e-Commerce report is rising.

There's a new third dimension in printing   USA Tioday, Feb. 20, 2012
Designers, hobbyists and entrepreneurs use 3D printing.

You've got (real) mail: letters from writers   USA Today, Feb. 20, 2012
A website is trying to bring back the art of correspondence.

Youth are shaping the future of online TV, movies, music   Associated Press, Feb. 19, 2012
What if young people who steal content weren't viewed as the problem and they persuaded the entertainment industry to loosen its tight grip?

Social networks draw moviegoers   Los Angeles Times, Feb. 19, 2012
Studios are embracing Twitter, Facebook and more obscure sites for research and marketing tools.

Lady Gaga fans tweet insults and death threats   MSN, Feb. 18, 2012
Lady Gaga says bullying is a hate crime, but some fans aren't practicing what she preaches.

Pinterest might be breaking the law   MSN, Feb. 18, 2012
Users place copyrighted material on their pinboards without the artists' permission.

Eastern Europeans fuel fight for Internet freedoms   Associated Press, Feb. 18, 2012
The region's tradition of political revolt enters the digital age around a copyright treaty threatening freedom.

iPhone app optimizes your caffeine intake, tells you when to put the coffee mug down   Tecca, Feb. 17, 2012
Finally, science tells the best way to stay wired and jittery all day long.

Follow London fashion week via iPhone, social media and the Web   Mashable, Feb. 17, 2012
Fortunately for those outside the ropes at Somerset House, media are making the week accessible.

Serious Facebook hack lands UK student in prison   Associated Press, Feb. 17, 2012
He hacked into the network's computers from his bedroom in the northern England city of York.

Georgia Tech has a Braille-like texting app for visually impaired   Digital Trends, Feb. 17, 2012
It's an inexpensive typing solution for smartphones and tablets.

Journal article Tweets predict number of citations   Scientific American, Feb. 17, 2012
A journal article that gets cited a lot is considered a valuable piece of work.

Could online textbooks rein in college costs?   USA Today, Feb. 17, 2012
A push to create free or inexpensive textbooks is gaining momentum with educators, philanthropists and policymakers.

Small businesses use social media to grow   USA Today, Feb. 17, 2012
Wielded wisely, social media can help a business boost brand awareness, improve customer relations, garner market research, bolster sales.

U.S. government wants to disable texting while driving   USA Today, Feb. 16, 2012
The Transportation Department rule prevents visual-manual text messaging while car is moving.

FBI could take down Internet for millions on March 8   Digital Trends, Feb. 16, 2012
The court order that allowed domain name servers to stop the spread of DNSChanger Trojan malware expires then.

Whitney Houston's fans to share in her invitation-only funeral   Washington Post, Feb. 16, 2012
They won't be there in person, but millions worldwide will watch her private funeral on the Internet.

A private Internet service for people who take care of people   Time, Feb. 15, 2012
CareZone records doctors, healthcare providers, medications for nurses, spouses, siblings.

China unable to silence social media on police chief   USA Today, Feb. 14, 2012
China's most celebrated police chief Wang Lijun made a mysterious visit to the U.S. Consulate.

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Personal relationships shift in the digital age   USA Today, Feb. 14, 2012
Social media can both help and hurt real-life relationships.

There's a growing Web market for philanderers   USA Today, Feb. 14, 2012
Husbands and wives take note: if expectations aren't met, your mate now can look elsewhere for romance and appreciation.

Your online privacy is worth less than a six pack of Marshmallow Fluff   Forbes, Feb. 9, 2012
Google pays Chrome users for tracking what they do on every website they visit.

Heather Mills says Beatle's Paul McCartney messages were hacked   CBS, Feb. 9, 2012
Ex-wife says there's absolutely no way messages could have been obtained legally.

Romanian accused of hacking NASA computers   Florida Today, Feb. 9, 2012
Federal grand jury says Romanian citizen hacked 25 climate-research computers at Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Glam Media launches social network for food lovers   Reuters, Feb. 9, 2012
There are magazines, television shows and books, so why not a social network?

CNN suspends analyst Roland Martin for offensive tweet   CNN, Feb. 8, 2012
He appeared to call for violence against gays during the Super Bowl.

EPIC wants FTC to punish Google   Washington Post, Feb. 8, 2012
Electronic Privacy and Information Center's federal lawsuit aims at forcing officials to punish Google for privacy violations.

Pension fund tells Facebook to diversify its board   Business Week, Feb. 8, 2012
Facebook also asked to separate the chairman position from the chief executive officer role.

UK man appeals Twitter 'joke' conviction   Associated Press, Feb. 8, 2012
Paul Chambers tweeted he would blow up an airport.

Courts pare down paper in digital drive   USA Today, Feb. 7, 2012
Across the country, they are moving to digital record-keeping to save time, paper and money.

Brazil sues Twitter over drunk roadblock warnings   PC Magazine, Feb. 7, 2012
Accounts warn citizens about traffic roadblocks to catch drunk drivers and criminals.

App economy creates millions of U.S. jobs   PC Magazine, Feb. 7, 2012
There are 466,000 app jobs, up from zero in 2007 when the iPhone was introduced.

Super Bowl ads grab social-media buzz   USA Today, Feb. 6, 2012
Grandma slinging a baby for Doritos, David Beckham baring his tattooed body, Chrysler's 'Halftime in America' ad featuring Clint Eastwood, many more.

Hackers shut down Swedish government site   Seattle Times, Feb. 4, 2012
Hacker network Anonymous attacked the government's website by overloading it with traffic.

Teens turning to Twitter for privacy   Associated Press, Feb. 1, 2012
Their parents, grandparents, parents' friends and neighbors started friending them on Facebook.

2012 January

Google changes privacy across products; users can't opt out   Washington Post, Jan. 24, 2012
Google will know far more about you and what you do as it follows you across its ubiquitous sites, like YouTube, Gmail and the search engine.

Facebook Timeline no longer an option; all profiles will switch over   Washington Post, Jan. 24, 2012
Facebook is requiring people to switch to the new format, making photos, links and personal musings from the past easier to find.

Do Hollywood actors fear the rise of avatar-based acting?   New World Notes, Jan. 24, 2012
Amidst the Academy Award nominees, Andy Serkis, who played the chimpanzee Caesar in Rise of the Planet of the Apes, was snubbed by his fellow actors.

NBC News grows a digital publishing arm, plans 30 titles in 2012   Engadget, Jan. 24, 2012
Because you can never have your fingers in too many media pies, NBC News extends its reach to eReaders.

Twitter absorbs anti-malware firm Dasient   TG Daily, Jan. 24, 2012
The web security firm could make clicking on URLs in the social network a little safer.

YouTube hits 4 billion daily video views   Reuters, Jan. 23, 2012
Google's video website is streaming 4 billion videos every day, a 25 percent increase in the past eight months.

Study finds Facebook users have low self-esteem   Tecca, Jan. 23, 2012
Heavy Facebook users have more grey matter in their brains and are subject to a condition known as Facebook Depression.

DC launches 'We Can Be Heroes' website to fight hunger in the Horn of Africa   Digital Trends, Jan. 23, 2012
DC Entertainment deploys Superman, Flash, Aquaman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Batman, Cyborg and other superheroes against hunger in Africa.

Restore your faith in humanity at the nicest place on the Internet   Mashable, Jan. 20, 2012
Catch glimpses of sunny parks, busy street corners and happy homes as smiling faces offer hugs and a lullaby is sung lightly.

U.S. Justice Department kills Megaupload   PC Magazine, Jan. 20, 2012
The lucrative offshore file transfer site, popular for streaming pirated movies, is turned off.

Indonesian charged with blasphemy for atheist post   Associated Press, Jan. 20, 2012
A civil servant who posted "God does not exist" on Facebook faces five years behind bars.

Twitter advances curation with Summify to filter social media streams   Business Week, Jan. 20, 2012
Summify will keep Twitter users engaged by filtering the information overload to find content that matters.

Apple modernizes textbooks with iBooks 2, iBooks Author, iTunes U

Apple's new vision of education   Computerworld, Jan. 21, 2012
Apple intends to reinvent education with textbooks, iBooks 2, iBooks Author, and iTunes U.
Apple:   iBooks textbooks    iBooks Author    iTunes U

Apple iBooks 2: A guide to the free textbook app   International Business Times, Jan. 20, 2012
This guide explains why iBooks 2 brings the future of textbooks.

Apple's digital textbooks with iBooks 2 were a vision of Steve Jobs   AppleInsider, Jan. 20, 2012
Steve Jobs spearheaded the iBooks-on-iPad textbook initiative before his death.

Who would you share your passwords with?   New York Times, Jan. 19, 2012
It's fashionable, but risky, to express affection by sharing passwords letting someone read private e-mail, texts and Facebook.

Viral Chicago video reveals a disturbing trend   Associated Press, Jan. 19, 2012
Ruffians intentionally record themselves beating and robbing someone, then post to YouTube so anyone can see it, including police.

Crowdsourcing works for fundraising   Mashable, Jan. 19, 2012
The Mozilla Firefox Challenge real champion is the public, who proved crowdsourcing is an effective way to raise money for charity.

Site logins using your phone and a QR code   Digital Trends, Jan. 19, 2012
Google has an alternative way to gain secure access to its sites, without the need to enter a password.

Facebook expands services to let you share even more activities   Business Week, Jan. 19, 2012
FB uses Pinterest, Ticketmaster, Rotten Tomatoes and 60 others to let users tell friends what they're up to from listening to music to reading news.

Morbid Facebook app 'If I die' let's friends know when you've kicked the bucket   Digital Trends, Jan. 18, 2012
Death isn't always easy to talk about, so this app helps by delivering a final message to friends and loved ones.

Should you tweet back to your bank?   U.S. News & World Report, Jan. 19, 2012
Your big bank, like Citigroup, Wells Fargo and Bank of America, is tweeting at you, even if you don't know it yet.

New study by Facebook proves Facebook is awesome   Digital Trends, Jan. 18, 2012
FB published a study, which "proves" Facebook isn't the echo chamber that some might expect and users tend to view more information from friends they don't interact with in real life.

Social media spread the news about the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)

After an online firestorm, congress shelves antipiracy bills   New York Times, Jan. 20, 2012
Congressional leaders shelved two bills that had rallied the Internet and rocked Capitol Hill, dealing a major defeat to the traditional media industry.

Score one for the America people and Internet freedom   Fox News, Jan. 19, 2012
In the U.S. Congress, the legislation as drafted is effectively dead.

Lawmakers withdraw support of anti-piracy bills after online protest   CNN, Jan. 19, 2012
Some in Congress rethink their support of the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) that led to websites shutting down in protest.

Bloggers in China sound off on SOPA blackout   Los Angeles Times, Jan. 19, 2012
Watching from China, where web censorship is national, some smirk and crack jokes about the controversy raging over U.S. Internet freedom.

SOPA will take us back to the Dark Ages   Mashable, Jan. 18, 2012
Behind the scary text of SOPA is a desire by powerful media conglomerates to take us back to the thin-pipe, content-distribution days before the World Wide Web.

Google, Wikipedia rally opposition to Hollywood-backed anti-piracy bill   Bloomberg, Jan. 18, 2012
 SOPA and PIPA legislation boycotted by Google, Wikipedia, Facebook, Twitter and many others.   Wikipedia:  SOPA  PIPA

Campuses track student athlete social media activity   Campus Technology, Jan. 17, 2012
Monitoring enables institutions to ensure tweets and Facebook posts comply with campus policy.

NJ lawmaker apologizes for Facebook post calling Philadelphia Eagles 'gaybirds'   Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jan. 17, 2012
Post referred to the Philadelphia Eagles as "gaybirds" and the Dallas Cowboys as "cowgirls."

Traffic ticketing via the cloud could be on its way   Motor Trend, Jan. 17, 2012
Photoradar stores your speed, location, time and license plate number in the cloud and emails a traffic citation even before you get home.

Students use Twitter to buy textbooks online   Campus Technology, Jan. 17, 2012
Students use the engine TextbookLand to search microblogging streams by title, author or ISBN.

The number of web users in China reaches 513 million   Los Angeles Times, Jan. 16, 2012
The number soared during explosive growth that elevated Chinese Internet companies and challenged social and political discourse.

Hackers disrupt Tel Aviv stock exchange website   Reuters, Jan. 16, 2012
Computer invaders messed with the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange site, but trade was not affected.

Angry Brides game targets Indian dowry demands   Reuters, Jan. 16, 2012
Dowries of jewelry, clothes, cars and money are given by a bride's family to the groom and his parents to ensure she is taken care of.

Rupert Murdoch uses Twitter to blast Google and President Obama   CNET, Jan. 15, 2012
A Twitter user only a few weeks, the News Corp. chairman used the microblogging service to fire off a tirade of accusations.

Facebook, Yahoo, Google and others face charges in India   Associated Press, Jan. 14, 2012
Indian prosecutors are taking networking sites to court for refusing to remove material insulting to Indian leaders and religious figures.

Social media widens scope of Nigeria fuel protests   Associated Press, Jan. 14, 2012
Twitter users shared pix of dead protesters and broke down the oil-rich nation's budget, comparing funds to the president and vice president with the cost of living.

Murdoch admits he screwed up MySpace in every way possible   The Telegraph, UK, Jan. 13, 2012
The media mogul tweeted about owning the social network for six difficult years.

Law professors react to PIPA, SOPA legislation   The Stanford Daily, Jan. 13, 2012
The legislation is a major concern to legal experts, security experts, Internet activists and founders of Silicon Valley's largest companies.

South Korea lifts ban on Internet electioneering   Agence France-Presse, Jan. 13, 2012
The Asian nation's election watchdog lifted an unconstitutional ban on Twitter and other social networking for campaigning.

Michelle Obama joins Twitter, gathering followers fast   Digital Trends, Jan. 12, 2012
In less than a day, the president's wife had more than 200,000 followers and plans to post messages occasionally.

Man's life saved thanks to a game of Words With Friends   Digital Trends, Jan. 12, 2012
Game turned international lifesaver when two players on different continents uncovered a serious health condition.

Facebook launches social music Listen With Friends   PC Magazine, Jan. 12, 2012
Feature lets you listen along with a friend who is playing music.

Hitch.me is the dating site for LinkedIn professionals   Mashable, Jan. 12, 2012
Marriage of the dating and professional worlds tries to bypass scammers and sex offenders.

Phones that let you feel the world   Associated Press, Jan. 12, 2012
Replacing the vibe with sensations, allowing you to feel the rumble of a Harley or the reverb of a shotgun blast.

Generic top-level domain sale begins on Web   The Guardian, UK, Jan. 12, 2012
A revamp allows organizations and individuals to buy specific words that will replace .com and other website addresses.

Critics see disaster in expansion of domain names   NPR, Jan. 12, 2012
Vast new tracts of the Internet are up for sale despite some vocal opposition from regulators and advertisers.

Sister humiliates child on Facebook as punishment   Bangor Daily News, Jan. 12, 2012
Picture of son crying and holding up an I lied to my family sign.

Homeland Security watches Twitter, social media   Reuters, Jan. 11, 2012
The department command center monitors Facebook, Twitter, Hulu, WikiLeaks, Huffington Post, Drudge Report and other popular websites.

YouTube spends $100 million to redefine TV   USA Today, Jan. 11, 2012
The video sharing site gambles on seeding professional production firms to draw more eyeballs for longer viewing sessions.

Women lobby on Internet for bald Barbie   USA Today, Jan. 11, 2012
The goal is to get toy maker Mattel to create a bald Barbie in support of children with cancer.

Google search changes set off uproar   USA Today, Jan. 11, 2012
It didn't take long for some to push back after Google widened its search-engine results.

Hactivists decried as new breed of censor   USA Today, Jan. 11, 2012
Some see a troublesome new strain of unpredictable censorship arising on the Internet.

Women plan to tweet births   Fayetteville Observer, Jan. 10, 2012
You're in labor. Is there an app for that?

E-readers challenge publishing world   USA Today, Jan. 9, 2012
An unprecedented surge in e-book sales is changing publishing and challenging bookstores.

Marvel superhero squad meets up on Facebook   USA Today, Jan. 8, 2012
Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Wolverine, Spider-Man, Green Goblin and Loki in Facebook game.

Cyberworm gobbles up 45,000 Facebook user logins   Fox News, Jan. 6, 2012
The infamous Ramnit computer worm has been busy scooping up thousands of user credentials.

Internet fuels Palestinian drive for expression   Agence France-Presse, Jan. 6, 2012
Inspired by social media in the Arab Spring, Palestinians have harnessed the same tools in the West Bank and Gaza.

As consumer power goes viral, company branding quakes   Reuters, Jan. 6, 2012
Corporate's nightmare lives in a one-bedroom apartment, loves flea markets and has a lop-eared brown and white rabbit named Crackers.

Israel concerned it may be under cyber attack   Reuters, Jan. 6, 2012
Officials worry the country may be under cyber attack after a wave of credit card account code thefts by a Saudi Arabian hacker.

Belarus imposes tough new Internet curbs   Agence France-Presse, Jan. 6, 2012
Former Soviet country unveiled restrictions limiting access to opposition websites and imposing fines on providers not monitoring clients.

Automakers rush to offer apps in cars   USA Today, Jan. 5, 2012
An Internet infotainment revolution is coming to cars and, yes, there's an app for that.

U.S. is trying to force Internet law on other countries   Business Insider, Jan. 5, 2012
The U.S. threatened to blacklist trade with Spain if it didn't pass a SOPA law blocking file-sharing sites.

Why social media couldn't predict the Iowa race   CNN, Jan. 5, 2012
A wave of breathless stories claimed correlations between Twitter or Facebook and how the GOP presidential candidates would fare.

File sharing is a religious community in Sweden   Business Week, Jan. 5, 2012
A Stockholm file-sharing group, considering itself a spiritual organization, says the government has recognized it as a religious community.

Facebook business cards are here   Mashable, Jan. 5, 2012
MOO Cards are petite, the size of a stick of gum, made from your Facebook Timeline.

Digital music tops physical sales   CNN Money, Jan. 5, 2012
For the first time in history, digital music sales have topped the physical sale of music.

Celebrity Apprentice has a social media cast   Mashable, Dec. 5, 2012
The Donald's contestants have an 'unbeatable' following on social media.

Social media resolutions for 2012   CNN, Jan. 4, 20112
Tools to help you achieve your dreams in the big 1-2.

Dieting is easy with Web weight loss wagering sites   North County Times, Jan. 4, 2012
Research on whether financial incentives lead to weight loss is inconclusive, but that hasn't kept thousands off diet betting sites.

YouTube video changes girl's life   Fayetteville Observer, Jan. 3, 2012
Rebecca Black figured only her family and friends would likely ever see the video.

Writer has runaway success with self-published e-books   USA Today, Jan. 3, 2012
Amanda Hocking has overturned the world of publishing with the young-adult paranormal romance e-books she published on her own.

How social media fuels social unrest   Wired Magazine, January 2012
#Riot: self-organized, hyper-networked revolts coming to a city near you.

Which social network is right for you?   Mac|Life Magazine, January 2012
The pros and cons of the rapidly expanding world of social networks – Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Tumblr, LinkedIn, Diaspora.

UNCP faculty have been teaching five years in Second Life   UNCP, January, 2012
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke faculty teach classes, convene seminars and hold meetings, symposia, colloquia and conferences in the virtual world.

2011 December

Uninsured turn to daily deal sites for health care   ABC News, Dec. 30, 2012
Coupons for teeth cleaning, eye exam, chiropractic care, medical checkups and elective procedures, such as wrinkle-reducing injections and vision-correcting eye surgery.

2011: The year Facebook killed Google?   PC World, Dec. 30, 2011
Millions of users look to Google to discover new content. Now many find it using Facebook and Twitter.

How the Web affects memory   Harvard Magazine, December 2012
Google and other search engines have changed the way we use the Internet, putting vast sources of information just a few clicks away, and changing the way our memories function.

Consumers turn to do-not-track software to maintain privacy   USA Today, Dec. 30, 2011
A grass-roots movement in 2011 is expected to continue growing in 2012: consumers taking online privacy into their own hands.

Facebook photo of duct-taped kids prompts couple's arrest   USA Today, Dec. 30, 2011
A Northern Arizona couple is suspected of child abuse after allegedly posting pictures of their children bound with duct tape.

Tablets and e-readers are closing the book on the ink-and-paper era   Agence France-Presse, Dec. 29, 2011
Tablet computers and electronic readers transform the way people browse magazines, check news or lose themselves in novels.

Japanese Internet kissing machine among 10 most bizarre tech stories of 2011   CNN, Dec. 29, 2011
The tech world saw the release of coveted devices alongside some spectacular fails.

Stanford's 'Apple Collection' opens a window into the company's origins   Huffington Post, Dec. 29, 2011
Truckloads of documents, books, software, videotapes and marketing materials compose the core of the university's storehouse.

Dying teen leaves touching YouTube video   CBS News, Dec. 29, 2011
Austin, Texas teen Ben Breedlove died Christmas Day, leaving a touching YouTube video on the health problem that took his life.

Social media's role as a tool for protestors among 10 biggest tech stories of 2011   CNN, Dec. 28, 2011
The busy news cycle of the technology industry this year gave us plenty to discuss.

Twitter account case may blaze new trails in social media law   CNN, Dec. 28, 2011
Who, exactly, owns your Twitter account?

Google+ is up to 62 million users   CNN, Dec. 28, 2011
The site now has 62 million users and is adding 625,000 new users per day.

Facebook is unwelcome in Vietnam, but Zuckerberg is OK   Associated Press, Dec. 28, 2011
Vietnam may block citizens from Facebook, but that didn't stop website founder Mark Zuckerberg from vacationing there.

Running a country? There's an app for that, almost   Associated Press, Dec. 28, 2011
Britain's government says experts are considering an iPad app that would deliver data to Prime Minister David Cameron's tablet.

The Instagram effect   Wired Magazine, Dec. 27, 2011
Mobile photo apps aren't just playthings. They're a whole new way of seeing.

Ruling improves odds for online gambling   CNN, Dec. 27, 2011
Lotteries and poker may become legal thanks to a decision by the Justice Department reinterpreting the Wire Act of 1961.

Indiana teen rules Tumblr with wry comics   Wired Magazine, Dec. 27, 2011
Online media has its share of stars, but Tumblr, founded in 2007 as an image blogging service, never has had a celeb until now.

Rural county government using iPad tablets to hold down costs   Fayetteville Observer, Dec. 27, 2011
Commissioners of Robeson County, North Carolina, population 129,123, transitioned to 21st century technology with iPads for themselves and some staff.

NORAD Santa trackers have record holiday   Associated Press, Dec. 25, 2011
Santa Claus set records Christmas Eve as he raced across the globe on his traditional holiday mission.

Bing's 'Christmas Can Can'   Bing, Dec. 25, 2011, video 2:49
The search engine folks high kick it with Straight No Chaser's holiday original.

Sean Quigley's 'Little Drummer Boy' is on a roll on YouTube   USA Today, Dec. 25, 2011   YouTube video, 3:58
He just wanted to get the message across there's more to Christmas than trampling people at Walmart.

People use search engines to navigate to the most popular websites   The Verge, Dec. 25, 2011
Most searched terms are Facebook, YouTube, Yahoo, Craigslist, eBay and MapQuest.

Episodes yanked after actress' Twitter fit over eating disorder jokes   New York Daily News, Dec. 25, 2011
Disney dropped two episodes. Demi Lovato had quit her show last spring to seek bulimia treatment.

Keeping children safe on their new internet technology   BBC, Dec. 24, 2011
In the run up to Christmas, Internet devices have been selling in the millions to parents eager to please technology-hungry children.

Pinterest competes with the top 10 social networks   Mashable, Dec. 22, 2011
The social network with an online pinboard interface has made great strides with 40 times the number of total visits it had six months ago.

Small town using Facebook to communicate with citizens   Laurinburg Exchange, Dec. 21, 2011
Laurinburg, North Carolina, population 15,874, puts social media to use forging a better connection between the community and city departments.

Social networking is booming around the world   Pew Research Center, Dec. 21, 2011
With texting and social networking popular worldwide, people in poorer countries text more often than those in wealthier countries.

Facebook names top games of 2011   Mashable, Dec. 21, 2011
Social gaming was a big trend in 2011 and the market is expected to continue to grow in 2012.

Chinese hackers infiltrated U.S. Chamber of Commerce   Time Magazine, Dec. 21, 2011
It's the foremost American lobbying group, representing numerous business and trade groups.

How Facebook makes money   Mashable, Dec. 21, 2011
At the top of users' pages is a link explaining how the social network gets and displays ads.

YouTube's 10 most-viewed videos of 2011   Mashable, Dec. 20, 2011
If you watched a YouTube video this year, you contributed to YouTube surpassing a trillion views in 2011.

The real reason you were un-friended on Facebook   WTKR, Dec. 20, 2011
What could be even worse than not knowing someone well or sales soliciting?

Beware the Facebook friend collector   CNN, Dec. 20, 2011
The friend collector is a wily, often drunk beast that lurks within all of us.

Flickr's year 2011 in photos   Mashable, Dec. 19, 2011
Flickr has pieced together the story of the year in 18 photographs taken around the world.

IBM says mind reading is less than five years away, for real.   CNET, Dec. 19, 2011
The world is changing fast and science fiction will turn into non-fiction as we read each other's minds, forget our passwords, and create our homes' energy.

Google's Christmas Easter egg frosts your monitor   Fox News, Dec. 19, 2011
The search engine inspires Christmas spirit sprinkling snowflakes and frost on your screen when you type in "let it snow."

Twitter's latest investor is the 'Arabian Warren Buffett'   Washington Post, Dec. 19, 2011
The micro-blogging company got a $300 million check from Prince Alwaleed bin Talal of the Saudi royal family.

Siri helps Santa in iPhone Christmas ad   MacRumors, Dec. 18, 2011
The jolly old elf uses Siri to find directions, weather, naughty or nice list, Mrs. Claus' email and his 3.7 billion appointments.

Internet architects oppose U.S. online piracy bills   Agence France-Presse, Dec. 16, 2011
Prominent leaders oppose legislation intended to crack down on online piracy.

China tightens rules for microblog users   Associated Press, Dec. 16, 2011
Beijing ordered microblogs to require users' real names, tightening control of China's rapidly growing social networks.

Two Egyptian bloggers are arrested for opposing military rule   Electronic Frontier Foundation, Dec. 16, 2011
Maikel Nabil Sanad was arrested for content written on his blog while Alaa Abd El Fattah was charged in relation to an October 9 massacre.

Cheating students find high-tech ways to deceive teachers   USA Today, Dec. 15, 2011
As students gain access to sophisticated gadgets at school and home, educators are on the lookout for new methods for cheating.

Viral dangers: tech makes office party antics even riskier   USA Today, Dec. 15, 2011
Workplace revelry is on the rise with more opportunities for silly and embarrassing party actions to spread via e-mail, social media and blogs.

KLM passengers to use Facebook to choose seat assignments   Trending Now, Dec. 15, 2011
What if you could know before you boarded a plane who would be sitting next to you by peeking at their Facebook or LinkedIn profile?

The Internet blacklist vs. the Constitution   Electronic Frontier Foundation, Dec. 14, 2011
Constitutional scholars analyzed the Internet blacklist bills in Congress and concluded they don't meet the U.S. Constitution.

Self-published authors hit big with e-books   USA Today, Dec. 14, 2011
One earned more than $300,000 this year by selling more than 800,000 copies of his e-books.

More than 100 million EU citizens have never surfed web   Reuters, Dec. 14, 2011
A quarter of Europe's 500 million people have never used the Internet and there is a widening division between the north and the poorer south and east.

The Crystal Cox case and bloggers as journalists   Electronic Frontier Foundation, Dec. 13, 2011
A federal district court judge rejected claims that an Internet investigative journalist enjoys the protections of a reporter's shield law .

Live-tweeting media descend on town of 6,100 for Sandusky hearing   Poynter, Dec. 13, 2011
Traffic on the town square was closed for the arrival of 29 television satellite trucks..

Judge allows journalists to tweet and blog live from Sandusky preliminary hearing   Poynter, Dec. 12, 2011
Judge loosened rules permitting reporters to email, text and tweet during the preliminary hearing.

Russians turn to the Internet for truth   USA Today, Dec. 12, 2011
Uncensored news on the Internet is the only place where people can learn what really goes on in the country – corruption, lawlessness, abuse.

Universities block .xxx domain names   USA Today, Dec. 12, 2011
Universities are scrambling to buy up triple-X website addresses as a way to prevent adult content providers from profiting off them.

Do toddlers really need computers to learn?   USA Today, Dec. 11, 2011
Toymakers are hoping to stuff babies' stockings with kid-size computers, a trend that worries some parents and pediatricians.

Juror's tweets become grounds to overturn death sentence   Tecca, Dec. 9, 2011
A death row convict's sentence was overturned when judges learned a juror had posted his thoughts about the case on Twitter while the case was ongoing.

CGI hackers discover secret of rainbows   CNET, Dec. 9, 2011
If you thought animating human motion for a video game or feature movie was hard, try rainbows.

Apple posts an iTunes animation of Beatles album covers   Apple, Dec. 9, 2011, YouTube video, 00:31
A journey into Beatles history from Please, Please Me to Abbey Road in an animated video of album covers.

Facebook posts get teachers in hot water   Tecca, Dec. 8, 2011
More teachers could lose their jobs for posting controversial status updates on the social network.

Women set the tone on social media (v. eexxcciiittting!)   USA Today, Dec. 8, 2011
While more men program the social media universe, women are setting the conversational tone.

Texting by drivers is up 50 percent even as states pass laws banning it   Associated Press, Dec. 8, 2011
For all the criticism and new legal bans, texting by drivers just keeps increasing, especially among younger motorists.

Russian social network snubs a Federal Security Service request to block opposition   Reuters, Dec. 8, 2011
Russia's top social network defiantly rejected a request to block opposition groups from using it to organize street protests over rigged elections.

Cyber attacks could wreck world oil supply   Reuters, Dec. 8, 2011
Hackers bombarding the computer controlled energy sector for industrial espionage threaten global havoc.

Reading is alive and increasingly electronic   Reuters, Dec. 8, 2011
People are reading more as e-books nurture bookworms who hunger for everything from blockbuster biographies to literary fiction.

Seats reserved for tweeters become increasingly common   Tecca, Dec. 6, 2011
More theaters and performance halls reserve seats for live tweeters.

Parents let their babies drool on their iPads   Associated Press, Dec. 5, 2011
Make room in the toy box for the iPad. Toy makers have turned it into a plaything for kids.

Sexting numbers among teens lower than thought   USA Today, Dec. 5, 2011
Teen sexting is not the scourge some reports have suggested.

Small businesses make Square deals   USA Today, Dec. 5, 2011
Merchants are snapping up the small, white plastic credit card reader to quickly accept payments.

Computer History Museum launches online Steve Jobs exhibit   CHM, Dec. 5, 2011
Steve Jobs: First, NeXT, One more thing traces his youth, early Apple, NeXT, his 1997 return and the world's most valuable company.

Campaigns turning more to Web to link with voters   Associated Press, Dec. 3, 2011
Online advertising, once used to reach young and wired consumers, now is an essential tool in the 2012 presidential contest.

Most young adults go online for no particular reason   Digital Trends, Dec. 2, 2011
With endless content online, more young adults are booting up their laptops and tablets to simply wander the digital wasteland of videos, memes and comics.

How to protect your kids from cyberbullies   Tecca, Dec. 1, 2011
Cyberbullying is a real phenomenon, and it seems here to stay. Parents must be armed with the tools to protect kids from online bullies.

Schools add lessons in Internet etiquette and safety   USA Today, Dec. 1, 2011
As students spend large chunks of study and leisure time online, schools are adding coursework focused on privacy, cyberbullying and plagiarism.

Website offers World War II records   USA Today, Dec. 1, 2011
Treasure trove includes 60 million World War II records of individual members of the U.S. armed forces.

The Russian water-pump hack that wasn't   Fox News, Dec. 1, 2011
A claim that Russian hackers had remotely destroyed a water pump at an Illinois utility could have been debunked with just one phone call.

2011 November

Woman uses dating site to get free meals   Trending Now, Nov. 30, 2011
A New York woman is scrutinized and praised after she used a dating website to procure $1,200 a month in free meals.

Social media allow military families a deeper connection   USA Today, Nov. 28, 2011
Social media networks and fast Internet connections in remote parts of the world are revolutionizing what it means to be deployed to a war zone.

Online shopping can distract during work   USA Today, Nov. 28, 2011
The average online holiday shopper plans to spend 32 hours on the Web, with seven on company-supplied laptops, smartphones and PCs.

Buying clothes online? New technology may help   Reuters, Nov. 25, 2011
A virtual instructor captures more than 20 different measurements using a device that many people have embedded in their laptops.

Don't be fooled by phishing scams   USA Today, Nov. 22, 2011
Cybercriminals are luring shoppers into divulging sensitive information on bogus forms and viral videos.

Holiday shoppers turn to social media   USA Today, Nov. 22, 2011
Shoppers are turning to Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare and other social media.

Epic fail for Qantas Twitter competition   Reuters, Nov. 22, 2011
PR experts say it was Australia's greatest public relations failure and an example of the dangers of unpredictable social media.

China records 300 million registered microblog users   Reuters, Nov. 21, 2011
China has 300 million registered microbloggers among 485 million internet users.

Text-message bullying becoming more common   Reuters, Nov. 21, 2011
More U.S. kids say they have been picked on via text messaging, including 24 percent of middle school and high school students.

U.S. probes cyber attack on water system   Reuters, Nov. 19, 2011
Feds are looking into how foreign hackers shut down an Illinois utility's water pump, in a cyber attack on a U.S. industrial system.

Google co-founder Brin and his wife give Wikipedia a $500,000 gift   eWeek, Nov. 19, 2011
Sergey Brin and Anne Wojcicki donated $500,000 to help keep the popular online encyclopedia free of advertising.

Proposed law could require Internet providers to monitor all of your Web traffic   CNET, Nov. 18, 2011
A House of Representatives bill could require an ISP to snoop in your packets. It also would block sites only suspected of copyright infringement.

Facebook keeps tabs on users even after they sign off   New York Daily News, Nov. 18, 2011
The social network likes to watch its users even after they sign off, using cookies to track data on 800 million users around the world.

Pakistan telecom watchdog drafts rude text message ban   The Guardian UK, Nov. 17, 2011
As guardians of linguistic purity, officials demand mobile phone operators block 1,500 offensive words from text messages.

Social media users really love their beer   MarketWatch, Nov. 17, 2011
They are very positive about Guinness and other popular beer brands, according to an analytics report from Amplicate.

San Francisco divorce attorneys warn social network users   PRweb, Nov. 17, 2011
Social networking sites are more and more frequently being used as evidence in divorce and child custody cases..

Social media Is changing the face of traditional advertising   UIrbanTwist, Nov. 17, 2011
Behind the hype about social media, the rte is an epic paradigm shift taking place in the advertising sector.

Smartphone invader tracks your every move   Information Week, Nov. 16, 2011
Software follows every move and website visited, without the knowledge of the phone's user, for a company that could be sharing it with law enforcement.

Is bankings' future in virtual branches? Will physical branches wither away?   USA Today, Nov. 16, 2011
The look and feel of branches are changing as more consumers bank online. Only 20 percent prefer a physical branch.

Social media users can report crime easier   WFMZ, Nov. 16, 2011
Pennsylvania State Police have joined forces with Pennsylvania Crimestoppers on a website that offers social media network users a way to help fight crime.

Facebook rushes to erase porno-spam   USA Today, Nov. 16, 2011
The social network stripped most of the spam that flooded member pages with sex and violence pix.

Elementary school gets virtual classrooms   Laurinburg Exchange, Nov. 15, 2011
Covington Street School's virtual classrooms give grades 1-5 access to more individualized instruction, engagement, cooperation and collaboration.

Weather Channel apps take mobiles by storm   USA Today, Nov. 15, 2011
Weather is an ideal mobile app, because you want to know what the weather is where you are.

Member or not, visit Facebook and it tracks you   USA Today, Nov. 15, 2011
A debate is brewing over what the social network is learning about those who visit its website.

Wanted: artists who've got game   USA Today, Nov. 14, 2011
The growing demand for high-profile talent has led colleges and art schools to increase degree options for prospective video game artists.

What does one day worth of Flickr uploads look like?   Tecca, Nov. 14, 2011
How many photos are uploaded to the photo-sharing site each day? "A lot" doesn't begin to cover it when, actually, it's more than a million.

iPad app serves up Thanksgiving meal suggestions   USA Today, Nov. 14, 2011
Thanksgiving Menu Maker from Fine Cooking magazine offers 75 recipes, an interactive shopping list, links to how-to videos and tips.

Salman Rushdie runs afoul of Web real-name police   New York Times, Nov. 14, 2011
Facebook deactivated the famed writer's account, demanded proof of identity and then converted him into Ahmed Rushdie, although he never uses his first name.

Libraries ramp up e-book lending   USA Today, Nov. 13, 2011
Public libraries are opening the next chapter for phones and tablets, finding more ways to go mobile.

Twitter used to raise money for military support group   Fayetteville Observer, Nov. 12, 2011
An instance of patriotism flashed across the virtual world of Twitter in support of American military personnel and veterans.

Barbie links online with Stardoll in brave new toy world   USA Today, Nov. 11, 2011
Mattel, the world's biggest toymaker, weds the worlds of online and offline doll play.

Couple's break-up at Burger King becomes Twitter spectacle   ABC News, Nov. 9, 2011
Breaking up is hard to do. It's even harder when you discover your emotional moment was broadcast live for all the world to see.

Teens see two sides of social media   USA Today, Nov. 9, 2011
Teens say social media can be cruel, but also esteem-building.

Wal-Mart, Apple, others roll out apps for holiday shoppers   USA Today, Nov. 9, 2011
Their iPhone apps allow users to add shopping list items by speaking, typing or scanning bar codes, and provide price, store availability and even aisle location.

Mobile apps can help you spend wisely   USA Today, Nov. 8, 2011
Shopping research on the fly can pay off during the holiday season when smartphones and tablets are used to compare prices and check reviews.

Coke is a winner on Facebook, Twitter   USA Today, Nov. 8, 2011
Coca-Cola, with 35 million fans, is one of the most popular brands on Facebook, along with such pop-culture icons as Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Eminem.

Is your Facebook past on display?   USA Today, Nov. 2, 2011
The social networking site's members profile pages will more prominently show users' Facebook pasts all the way back to the creation of their accounts.

Squirmy toddler? There's an app for that   Associated Press, Nov. 1, 2011
Parents with restless toddlers are turning to iPhones, iPads and other handheld devices to calm them.

2011 October

Uptick in tainted ads hurts consumers, advertisers   USA Today, Oct. 31, 2011
Malicious ads infect computers and send victims griping on Twitter.

Facebook partners with Labor Department to help job-seekers   Los Angeles Times, Oct. 21, 2011
The Labor Department is hoping a popular new friend can help unemployed workers find jobs..

Facebook users 'like' chatting about Halloween costumes   USA Today, Oct. 18, 2011
Chatters swap pictures of costumes and gossip on the social-media site long before wearing them out together on Halloween..

Websites share user data more often than previously thought   Los Angeles Times, Oct. 12, 2011
The practice of sending personal information to advertisers and others is pervasive, though not necessarily intentional, on popular websites..

Texting can help keep your diet on track   USA Today, Oct. 10, 2011
Cellphones are a powerful intervention tool for weight loss.

Digital library aims to expand kids' media literacy   USA Today, Oct. 9, 2011
An experiment could determine what your neighborhood library looks like in 10 years.

Social Media, Mobile Tech on the Rise for Weddings   AARP Bulletin, Oct. 4, 2011
Some 65 percent of couples setting up special sites to manage RSVPs, stream video of the ceremony and reception, and keep guests in the loop.

Orangutans go wild for iPad   Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Oct. 3, 2011
Primates all over America are discovering the Apple iPad including two at the Milwaukee County Zoo.

Thailand prime minister's Twitter account hacked   Agence France-Presse, Oct. 2, 2011
Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra's Twitter account was taken over by an anonymous hacker who accused her of incompetence.

Virtual tour de force   Campus Technology, Oct. 1, 2011
Universities are using cutting-edge virtual tours to give prospective students a feel for life on campus – and as a tool in recruitment.

You spend 8 hours per month on Facebook   Mashable, Oct. 1, 2011
Google users spend 2 hours on site in a month, but Facebook users spend 4 times that amount of time.

Will the real digital native please stand up?   Campus Technology, Oct. 1, 2011
A decade after the term 'digital native' first was popularized, educators examine what the term means today – if anything.

2011 September

Twitter tells scientists how the world feels   Reuters, Sept. 30, 2011
Shows people cheerful in the morning, gloomier as the day wears on, rebounding in the evening, peaking before bedtime.

China vows to punish posters of Internet rumors   Bloomberg, Sept. 30, 2011
China told its 500 million Internet users to stop spreading malignant tumors online or face punishment.

Bringing broadband to low-income Americans   Houston Chronicle, Sept. 30, 2011
Some 30 percent of Americans don't have broadband at home, don't have a computer for the Internet, and aren't computer literate.

Poor nations urged to tap Web fast for growth   Reuters, Sept. 30, 2011
Developing nations should put a high priority on getting connected.

ACLU joins call for FTC Facebook probe   USA Today, Sept. 30, 2011
Facebook uses cookies to monitor, track and correlate users' Web page visits.

Cyber attacks on U.S. utilities, industries rising   Chicago Tribune, Sept. 29, 2011
The world's utilities and industries increasingly are vulnerable as they wire industrial machinery to the Internet.

Which Telecoms Store Your Data the Longest? Secret Memo Tells All   Wired, Sept. 28, 2011
The nation's mobile-phone providers keep a treasure trove of sensitive data about their customers.

Idaho laboratory analyzed Stuxnet computer virus   Reuters, Sept. 29, 2011
Nondescript red brick and gray building is where government cyber experts analyzed the virus.

IPads increasingly crop up on restaurant menus for ordering   USA Today, Sept. 20, 2011
Many eateries now use iPads to serve customers.

Social media start-ups find it harder to stand out   USA Today, Sept. 20, 2011
One online check-in service gets in front of customers at local restaurants and bars.

Airlines stream entertainment to fliers' personal devices   USA Today, Sept. 13, 2011
Customers download video and audio via on-plane Wi-Fi to their phones, tablets, laptops.

The iPad is called education's equalizer   USA Today, Sept. 12, 2011
Special-needs students have gone back to school with tablet computers.

More consumers cut pay TV for Web programming   USA Today, Sept. 12, 2011
Nearly every pay-TV provider is leaking subscribers.

E-books' popularity is rewriting the sales story   USA Today, Sept. 6, 2011
It's been a watershed year for e-books. A best-selling title from a branded author can run upwards of 30% to 40% in digital sales.

U.S. schools are adding iPads and trimming textbooks   Associated Press, Sept. 5, 2011
Many public secondary schools are moving away from textbooks to the lightweight tablet computers.

2011 August

Schedule your next medical appointment online   AARP Bulletin, Aug. 31, 2011
Service helps with selecting and rating medical practitioners.

Technology fear stops older adults from logging on   AARP Bulletin, Aug. 29, 2011
Why more older adults don't adapt to new computer technology, and what to do about it, are vexing questions.

German state bans Facebook 'Like'   International Business Times, Aug. 20, 2011
Says illegally Facebook builds profiles of users and non-users with data collected by the Like button.

Social media help foil latest threats   USA Today, Aug. 19, 2011
Timing unusual for plots on schools.

British Airways flight attendants use iPads for customer service   MacRumors, Aug. 19, 2011
Cabin crew has a library of timetables, safety manuals, customer service updates at their fingertips.

Google Maps taking armchair explorers to the Amazon   Agence France-Presse, Aug. 19, 2011
A 'trike' usually used to capture street scenes is exploring the world's largest river, its wildlife and its communities.

News sites using Facebook Comments see higher quality discussion, more referrals   Poynter, Aug. 19, 2011
Some good news in the world of comments and flames.

Flash mobs pose challenge to police tactics   USA Today, Aug. 18, 2011
Bands of people connected through Facebook have been rushing into stores to steal goods.

Apple may bid to provide 15 million iPads to Turkish schools   MacRumors, Aug. 18, 2011
Apple may want to provide the tablets to schoolchildren over four years.

Delta testing iPads for real-time communications with pilots   MacRumors, Aug. 16, 2011
Delta Air Lines is testing iPads as electronic flight bags (EFB) to save weight and improve communications with pilots.

Students cast wide Net for mentoring with PLNs   USA Today, Aug. 15, 2011
Some 9,700, personal learning social networks match experts with students for specialized help.

'Sorry, I'm on the phone' is a common ruse   Pew Research Center, Aug. 15, 2011
Cell phones help prevent unwanted interactions by pretending to be using the phone.

Getting to know you   AARP Bulletin, Aug. 13, 2011
In this digital world, are you sure that someone isn't watching you?

Car dealers turn toward social media   USA Today, Aug. 9, 2011
Facebook users notice more businesses creeping into social networking, especially car dealers among the most aggressive and prominent talkers.

Five tips to make social media marketing sing   USA Today, Aug. 9, 2011
Businesses got wind of the 750 million people on Facebook and chimed in with pages touting specials, deals and promotions.

Social media's role in the London riots   BBC, Aug. 9, 2011
Birmingham police were warned by Facebook and Twitter calls for violence.

The rise of the mobile workforce   Mashable, Aug. 9, 2011
An infographic depicts the end of the era of the nine to five job.

Facebook may cause mental health problems in kids   Digital Trends, Aug. 8, 2011
Psychologists find heavy Facebook use by children and teens brings worrisome problems.

New York Times launches website for experimental projects   Mashable, Aug. 8, 2011
Beta620 is a public page where users browse, test and give feedback on projects.    Beta620 »

The World Wide Web turns 20   PC Magazine, Aug. 6, 2011
Happy 20th birthday to the first page launched on the Web.

Emotions, physical factors drive social information sharing   Journalist's Resource, Aug. 5, 2011
Arousal increases social transmission of information.

Drone plane converted to airborne hacking platform   PC Magazine, Aug. 4, 2011
Researchers turned Army surplus into equipment that infiltrates Wi-Fi networks, intercepts calls and launches denial-of-service attacks.

Expecting a child? Facebook welcomes fetuses to social media   Time Magazine, Aug. 3, 2011
Facebook has made it easier for expectant parents to announce via the social network.

Web tracking has become a privacy time bomb   USA Today, Aug. 3, 2011
You'd be shocked at what aggregators know about you.

Inkling opens textbooks on the iPad   USA Today, Aug. 2, 2011
Bringing textbooks forward to the 21st century.

How a sitcom and Twitter effort helped Spidey   USA Today, Aug. 2, 2011
A scene in NBC's Community opened comic-book writer Brian Michael Bendis to an African-American Spider-Man.

Internet archivist seeks one of every book written   AP, Aug. 1, 2011
Brewster Kahle wants to safeguard knowledge by preserving a physical copy of every book ever published.

2011 July

White House aide says tweets influenced debt ceiling deal   Mashable, July 31, 2011
President Obama asked people to tweet at their congressmen to get them to come to an agreement on setting the debt ceiling.

Building a magazine for the digital age   Mashable, July 31, 2011
Sports Illustrated has emerged as a leader in the digital age.

You can lead a virtual horse to water, but you might get sued along the way   Wall Street Journal, July 30, 2011
Buying, breeding and riding horses at Linden Research Inc.'s virtual world Second Life moves to real-life federal court.

Computer to serve as minister at Houston wedding   Associated Press, July 29, 2011
You could call it 'My Big Fat Computer Geek Wedding'.

NY fugitive taunts police on Facebook to catch him   AP, July 28, 2011
Police arrested a fugitive who taunted 'catch me if you can. I'm in Brooklyn.'

Websites help you unload unused daily deals   USA Today, July 28, 2011
Unused deals are creating business opportunities for companies such as Yuupon.

Social media pressure China for answers in rail crash   USA Today, July 27, 2011
The human tragedy has become a public relations nightmare for China's government.

The Quran goes on Twitter for Ramadan   USA Today, July 27, 2011
The record of what Muslims believe is Allah's revelations to the Prophet Mohammed is in tweets.

Marketers target kids with technology   USA Today, July 27, 2011
Are savvy marketers gaining the upper hand on parents? .

Newspaper websites post traffic increase   Laurinburg Exchange, July 26, 2011
Newspaper publishers continue to grow their share of the Internet audience.

Luminate aims to make photos more interactive   USA Today, July 26, 2011
Site adds to online images tabs for annotation and shopping information, and offers a way to share.

Web restrictions draw ire of educators   USA Today, July 25, 2011
Book banning is controversial; now educators say banned websites pose as great a threat to education and intellectual freedom.

Social media finding a place in classroom   USA Today, July 24, 2011
The principal of a New jersey high school has 12,300 Twitter followers and his teachers use Facebook to communicate with students and parents.

Social media burning up over heat wave   USA Today, July 21, 2011
The worst heat wave in years has people virtually sweating it out and trying to cope on social media.

South Korean students ditch paper for digital books   AP, July 20, 2011
South Korea's $2 billion gamble is students are ready for tablets and a digital scholastic network.

Tech-savvy Taliban fights war in cyberspace   Reuters, July 20, 2011
Although they banned TV, the communication strategy includes a website, text messaging and Twitter and Facebook posts.

The News Frontier is living documentation of digital news   Columbia Journalism Review, July 15, 2011
The searchable database is a tool for study of online journalism.

Twitter, five years old, delivers 350 billion tweets a day   Los Angeles Times, July 15, 2011
Twitter was launched July 13, 2006, as a text-messaging and service called Twttr.

Is Google zapping our memory?   PC Magazine, July 15, 2011
People are less likely to work hard at remembering things if they know they can look it up.

Stunning pics track Twitter and Flickr usage   PC Magazine, July 15, 2011
Nearby feature lets you to find tweets from people in your neighborhood.

Google blocking Belgian newspapers searches   AP, July 15, 2011
Google blocked Belgian newspapers in retaliation over a copyright infringement lawsuit.

Google Plus social net is about preserving leadership   AP, July 13, 2011
The social network is about gaining insights into people's lives and relationships.

170,000 Facebook users urge Malaysia PM to quit   Agence France-Presse (AFP), July 13, 2011
Petitions call for Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak to quit.

Photovine, Google's mysterious photo sharing service   Mashable, July 13, 2011
GoogleÕs warm and fuzzy Photovine motto is 'Plant a photo, watch it grow.'

Mobile tech used to fight 'carmageddon'   Mashable, July 13, 2011
As gridlock threatened Los Angeles, mobile tech companies helped commuters handle the chaos.

The social-networking neighborhood just got more crowded   USA Today, July 12, 2011
Katango joins social media fray.

ISPs join music, movie owners in battle against file sharing   PC World, July 8, 2011
Small businesses may find their Internet service disrupted if they're accused of illegal file downloading by entertainment media groups.

How Skype and Facebook will kill the phone network   Information Week, July 7, 2011
Relegating the public telephone network and the notion of making a call to the closet of anachronistic technology.

Phone hacking scandal closes News of the World   Washington Post, July 7, 2011
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch pulled the plug on Britain's best-selling weekly tabloid newspaper.

Twitter and blogs focus on Michele Bachmann   Pew Research Center, July 7, 2011
Her presidential campaign announcement created a major buzz in social media.

Facebook membership has grown to 750 million   USAToday, July 6, 2011
The social network reported 750 million worldwide members who post billions of messages each day.

President Barack Obama takes on tweeters in Twitter town hall   Yahoo! News, July 6, 2011
He received an avalanche of questions through the popular social media service.

Social media sharing tools spur privacy concerns   USA Today, July 5, 2011
Like buttons and other apps have introduced security and privacy risks.

Text messages help smokers quit   USA Today, July 5, 2011
Smokers are twice as likely to succeed in quitting if they receive supportive text messages.

Virtual police officer helps people file reports   Winston-Salem Journal, July 4, 2011
Winston-Salem police department's virtual assistant, Officer Evans, helps you look up crime trends statistics and prevention tips and contact recruiters.

42 new digital media resources you may have missed   Mashable, July 2, 2011
A handy roundup of helpful, informative and inspiring social media tools.

Justin Timberlake mulls talent show for MySpace   Associated Press, July 1, 2011
A talent show for developing new artists will revamp the social media site to bring people back.

NBA faces $1 million fine for using Facebook, Twitter during lockout   Tecca, July 1, 2011
Salary, caps and revenue sharing negotiations are at a standstill between the NBA and players.

2011 June

MySpace sale a tough lesson in social networking   BBC, June 30, 2011
The sale of MySpace is a sobering reminder that even in bubble times, social networking is not always the road to riches.

Security researchers discover indestructible botnet   BBC, June 30, 2011
More than four million PCs have been hijacked by a botnet that hides where security software rarely looks.

Copyright group Creative Commons targets web users   BBC, June 29, 2011
A campaign has been launched to help people avoid breaking the law when they post pictures, music and videos online.

iPad becomes the apple of Holly's eye   Melbourne Herald Sun, June 29, 2011
Nine-year-old Holly Bligh's albinism affects her vision. Now an iPad has replaced her weighty magnifying glass.

Does an Internet currency mean the doom of the dollar?   Time, June 29, 2011
The lure of Bitcoins, beside their anonymity, is that the tender is not run by a government or central bank.

Holy twitter, Pope Benedict tweets for the first time   PC Magazine, June 29, 2011
The holiest tweet sent so far to the twitterverse publicized the Vatican's new Web site from an Apple iPad.

Video games given full First Amendment protection   CNET, June 27, 2011
U.S. Supreme Court affirms First Amendment protects speech, rejecting a law that restricted sale of violent games to minors.

One document, under siege   Time, June 23, 2011
Americans have debated the Constitution since the day it was signed, but seldom have so many disagreed so fiercely about so much.

Demystifying cloud computing for consumers   USA Today June 22, 2011
Most of the people to whom Apple, Amazon and Google are marketing their cloud-based media have only a vague notion of what the cloud means.

Marine Corps and civilian aircrews replacing maps wfith iPads   MacRumors, June 21, 2011
Civilian and military flight crews replace bulky maps and flight manuals, saving weight and ensuring up to date materials.

The .whatever address is coming soon to the Internet   AP, June 20, 2011
The agency assigning Internet addresses allows suffixes named after brands, hobbies, political causes and most anything.

Backgrounders store your social networking slip-ups for years   Tecca, June 20, 2011
Background checking services store your unfortunate moments for seven years after you've deleted them.

First self-published author to sell a million Kindle ebooks   PC Magazine, June 20, 2011
John Locke is the first independently published author to sell a million Kindle e-books using Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing.

Google to scan 250,000 old British Library books from 1700-1870   CNET, June 20, 2011
Google Books wants all of the knowledge in the world's books, periodicals and pamphlets searchable online.

Social networks inspire trust and well-being   MSNBC, June 20, 2011
A Pew Research Center Internet & American Life Project survey found people with Facebook accounts have a higher degree of social well-being than those without.

Friendthem simplifies your search for potential Facebook friends   MSNBC, June 20, 2011
iPhone app uses location to identify users within 1500 feet of you and isolate their Facebook profile.

NY Post blocks website access for iPad users   Agence France-Presse, June 20, 2011
The New York Post blocked access from iPad's Safari browser to drive users of Apple's tablet to the newspaper's paid app.

Apple cuts cord, brings post-PC world closer   Macworld, June 19, 2011
With a new iOS, iPod, iPhone and iPad won't need a wire to a Mac or PC.

Beware of spam titles in Kindle store   PCWorld, June 19, 2011
The e-reader spam problem is bad news for authors and consumers trying to find real books.

Tablets make digital textbooks cool on campus   USA Today, June 17, 2011
A national study finds students with tablets overwhelmingly prefer digital texts, embrace e-books.

Good handwriting provides health perks   Chicago Tribune, June 15, 2011
Not only does it help the brain develop, it can also improve grades and confidence.

Foreign-language radio stations provide connection to home   USA Today June 15, 2011
The Internet is stealing the over-the-air audiences of 14,619 radio stations in the U.S.

Q&A sites take search to the next level   USA Today, June 14, 2011
Dozens of question-and-answer websites have popped up or were revamped in recent months.

Facebook hires President Clinton's former press secretary   Mashable, June 14, 2011
Joe Lockhart, as vice president of global communications, understands the global 24-hour news cycle under intense scrutiny.

Privacy groups want probe of Facebook facial recognition   PC Magazine, June 13, 2011
The groups told the Federal Trade Commission facial-recognition software is unfair and deceptive.

Online video sites embrace live concert streams   Reuters, June 11, 2011
Live music is making its way to the Internet with increasing frequency.

Pfizer starts first US virtual clinical study   AP, June 7, 2011
Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. has patients participate via mobile phones and the Internet.

French media can tweet, but can't mention Twitter   Reuters, June 7, 2011
TV and radio stations can tweet as much as they like but must not send people to Twitter and Facebook.

25 percent of U.S. hackers are FBI informants   CNET, June 7, 2011
The FBI has a legion of reformed hackers working to stop cybercriminals.

Comparing three cloud music services and what they offer   Appolicious, June 7, 2011
How do Apple, Amazon and Google stack up?

Talk-o-Meter gauges conversation, improves social lives   Tecca, June 7, 2011
It's a handy way to prove a rude counterpart is dominating the conversation, leaving you no room to interject..

Dictionary of ancient language completed   UPI, June 6, 2011
A dictionary of a language written on clay tablets and stone between 2500 B.C. and A.D. 100 is finished.

Malaysian man settles defamation suit with 100 tweets   PC Magazine, June 4, 2011
Accused of defaming a magazine, a Malaysian blogger tweets an apology one hundred times.

ZOMG, NSFW, twittersphere are words in the Oxford Dictionary   Time Magazine, June 4, 2011
Oxford Dictionary has taken a page out of the social media handbook.

Twitter revamps search, launches photo service   The Telegraph, UK, June 2, 2011
Twitter is overhauling its search to deliver more relevant tweets when users search a trending topic. Twitter also is releasing a way to attach to tweets photos hosted at Photobucket.

Apple reveals iCloud service   USA Today, June 1, 2011
Apple's iCloud service stores and retrieves media via a North Carolina data center that is the largest outside of government and able to handle millions of streams per minute.

About 13% of adults online in the U.S. use Twitter   Pew Research, June 1, 2011
Half of Twitter users access the service while on the go via mobile phone.

2011 May

Lots more phone calls being made online   Pew Research, May 31, 2011
Web telephone calls have seen a big jump in popularity in the past couple of years.

Twitter plans photo sharing service   The Telegraph, UK, May 31, 2011
If the company launches a photo sharing service it most certainly will be popular as it competes with Twitpic and Yfrog. Will it be Twimg.com?

Strong support for Israel on social media   Pew Research, May 27, 2011
Twitter and Facebook users expressed support for Israel three-to-one over the Palestinians.

Back to the future: changing college textbooks and libraries   Campus Technology, May 25, 2011
The debate over electronic textbooks and costs for traditional textbooks continues to rage .

47 percent of Facebook walls have profanity   MSNBC, May 24, 2011
Some users display bad language on their walls.

Man behind Great Firewall of China pelted with eggs   The Telegraph, May 21, 2011
Fang Binxing, known as the father of the so-called "Great Firewall of China" was pelted with eggs and shoes by a students protesting China's draconian online censorship regime.

Twitter discusses the rapture   Yahoo! News, May 21, 2011
The predicted end of the world spawned endless tweets.

Facebook wants kids under 13   Fortune, May 21, 2011
Facebook's founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg sees the social networking site as a tool with educational potential.

Amazon e-book sales surpass printed books   MSNBC, May 21, 2011
Amazon is selling 105 e-books for every 100 printed books.

Serial killer Elmer Wayne Henley Facebook page shut down   Yahoo! News, May 21, 2011
A site dedicated to the notorious Houston serial killer has been taken down on behalf of the state of Texas and the sister of one of his victims.

Apple signing iTunes cloud music deals   eWeek, May 21, 2011
Apple is close to launching a streaming-music competitor to Google and Amazon.

Should Facebook pay you?   Fast Company, May 21, 2011
How to monetize your friends and charge people.

British soccer player asks Twitter for users' details   Yahoo! News, May 21, 2011
Lawyers representing the UK sportsman in a London court want information about website users who published details of his private life.

Smartphone app lets workers track wages   Yahoo! News, May 21, 2011
Workers can use the Department of Labor smartphone app DOL-Timesheet to calculate regular work hours, break time and overtime pay to create their own wage records.

Google halts newspaper scanning project   Mashable, May 21, 2011
Google has stopped Google News Archives digitization, which archived the worldÕs newspapers online.

The annoyances of eBooks   The Atlantic, May 21, 2011
The belief that a technology must be superior on all fronts in order for it to supplant an earlier technology isn't true.

Microsoft is helping Facebook fight child porn   MSNBC, May 19, 2011
The social network is using PhotoDNA image-analysis technology.

Say hello to Encyclo, our new encyclopedia of the future of news   Nieman Journalism Lab, May 18, 2011
A centralized source for background, context and news about the most important players and innovators in journalism.
Encyclo home page

Nieman Journalism Lab unveils Encyclo reference of news organizations   Poynter Institute, May 18, 2011
HarvardÕs Nieman Journalism Lab launched a microsite that synthesizes future-of-news coverage.

UK school taps virtual labs for Internet courses   Campus Technology, May 17, 2011
Queen Mary, a research university in London's East End, has a virtual lab delivering hands-on learning to graduate and undergraduate students studying Internet protocol and infrastructure topics.

The social life of health information in 2011   Pew Research, May 12, 2011
Online resources, including advice from peers, are a significant source of health information in the U.S.

iPad and tablet users prefer digital texts   Campus Technology, May 12, 2011
Acceptance of digital texts is way up, especially among users of iPads and other tablets. Research shows time spent reading texts in digital formats just about equals time spent on paper texts.

Facebook users lax on privacy, protecting children   PC World, May 10, 2011
Facebook users don't t use privacy controls and a third of children under 18 are below the minimum age of 13.

US launches cell phone emergency alert system   Voice of America, May 10, 2011
FEMA's new PLAN (Personal Localized Alerting Network) will deliver warnings to mobile phones in an emergency.

Microsoft buying Skype for $8.5 billion   Microsoft, May 10-, 2011
The acquisition may increase the accessibility of real-time video and voice communications.

Google launches Music Beta cloud storage   BBC, May 10, 2011
Users upload music libraries to Google's cloud for access from any device.

YouTube to rent movies   YouTube, May 9, 2011
Thousands of full-length feature films from major Hollywood studios will be available to rent.

Couch potato on the go   All Things Digital, May 4, 2011
TV programs are migrating to the Internet for consumption on iPads, iPhones and computers.

Tweeting celebrities risk boring fans   Reuters, May 13, 2011
Celebrities who bombard fans with updates are likely to have shorter careers than those who maintain an aura of mystique.

Judge issues gag order for Twitter   Reuters, May 13, 2011
A British judge banned Twitter users from identifying a brain-damaged woman in an attempt to prevent revealing sensitive information.

ASNE guidelines help editors form social media policies   Poynter Institute, May 12, 2011
The American Society of News Editors identifies the best-practices for use of social media.     Download the 40-page PDF guidelines

Yahoo News, MSNBC attract, keep more female readers   Poynter Institute, May 12, 2011
Two of the biggest news sites have made their content more appealing to women.

Twitpic users now officially own copyright of their uploads   All Twitter, May 11, 2011
The photo sharing service terms of service say "all content uploaded to Twitpic is copyright the respective owners."

The National Jukebox   Library of Congress, May 10, 2011
Historical recordings available online from the Library of Congress.

What we know about the business of digital journalism   Columbia Journalism Review, May 10, 2011
The story so far about new-technology journalism.

The 5 must-knows about how readers navigate news online   Poynter Institute, May 9, 2011
How do readers get to news sites? How long do they stay once there? Where do they go when they leave?.

Navigating news online - where people go, how they get there, what lures them away   journalism.org, May 9, 2011
The ways people navigate the digital news environment. The behavior of the new news consumer. .

Twitter barely registers as a referring source for news websites   All Twitter, May 9, 2011
A study suggests link-sharing isn't really worth much to the big-name news sites.

Twitter outings undermine super injunctions   Reuters, May 9, 2011
Twitter revelations of British celebrities covering up sexual indiscretions show super injunctions to gag the press are unsustainable.

News Frontier Database   Columbia Journalism Review, May 8, 2011
A searchable, living and ongoing documentation of digital news outlets across the U.S.

Mexico City mayor eyes new mobile quake alert   Reuters, May 6, 2011
The mayor of the quake-prone metropolis of 20 million people plans to send alerts to mobile phones seconds before an earthquake strikes.

Science blogs win a place at the table   Columbia Journalism Review, May 6, 2011
The evolution of online coverage of science.

Global 3D TV market to grow 5-fold in 2011   Reuters, May 6, 2011
The market will grow to 11 percent of flat-screen TV sales as prices fall and manufacturers add functions.

Facebook virtual currency to be larger than most nations' currency   New World Notes, May 5, 2011
Facebook Credits soon will be used by more people than most real-world national currencies.

Wall Street traders mine tweets to gain trading edge   USA Today, May 4, 2011
They monitor and decode words, opinions, rants and smiley faces on social-media sites.

Twitter's top 10 biggest tweeters   All Twitter, May 4, 2011
The microblog's all-time top 10 tweeters ranked by total number of submissions.

Three ways to get your boss to believe in social media   Media Bistro, May 4, 2011
It's difficult to get buy-in from people in higher positions for the value social media offers business.

Facebook has largest share of online display ads   All Facebook, May 4, 2011
Facebook accounts for one out of three online advertisements in the U.S.

Three-fourths of adults under 34 own an iPod or mp3 player   Pew Research, May 4, 2011
Portable music devices, like the iPod, are especially popular among Millennials.

Educators lack training to teach online safety   USA Today, May 4, 2011
K-12 teachers are ill-prepared to educate students on online safety, security, ethics and cybersecurity.

TV ownership declines in U.S.   TV Spy, May 3, 2011
Nielsen finds ownership of television sets in the U.S. has dropped for the first time in 20 years.

Social media spread the news of Osama bin Laden's death May 1-2, 2011

Osama bin Laden news reinforces Twitter's strength and limitations   CNN, May 21, 2011
By some measures, the four days were the proudest in Twitter history.

How bin Laden emailed without being detected by US   Associated Press, May 13, 2011
Despite having no internet access in his hideout, bin Laden was a prolific emailer who stayed one step ahead of U.S. government eavesdroppers.

Newspaper front pages capture elation, relief that bin Laden was killed   Poynter Institute, May 6, 2011
45 of the week's best front pages.

Pittsburgh Steeler criticized for Tweets about bin Laden   Reuters, May 4, 2011
Halfback Rashard Mendenhall was criticized by Twitter users after his post questioned whether bin Laden's death should be cheered.

How four people turned an unwitting witness to bin Laden's death into a citizen journalist   Poynter Institute, May 3, 2011
In 24 hours, Pakistani programmer Sohaib Athar went from someone joking with 750 Twitter followers to someone who broadcasts to more than 86,000.

Fox News 'Obama Bin Laden Dead' typo causes Twitter backlash   All Twitter, May 2, 2011
When your headline mixes up the names of Osama Bin Laden with President Obama, and youÕre Fox News, eyebrows are raised.

Why hyperventilating about Twitter breaking bin Laden's death is nonsense   Ad Age, May 2, 2011
Twitter played a huge role in quickly disseminating the news.

Bin Laden news with Lara Logan on-air led to extraordinary night for CBS News   Media Bistro, May 2, 2011
Having Logan reporting on Bin Laden the same night 60 Minutes ran a piece on her assault in Egypt made the coverage important and impressive.

CNN dominates ratings as millions tune in For bin Laden story   MEDIAite, May 2, 2011
As the dramatic story began to reach the country, viewers tuned to CNN.

As news of bin Laden's death broke on Twitter, site experienced record traffic   TV Spy, May 2, 2011
The 3,440 tweets per second from 10:45 to 12:30 p.m. was the highest sustained rate of tweets ever, according to Twitter.

Here's how Twitter broke the news bin Laden is dead   PocketLint, May 2, 2011
Twitter is increasingly becoming the place where historic events and the news agenda are set.

How media used email alerts to spread news about bin Laden's death   Poynter Institute, May 2, 2011
People watching news of bin Laden's death unfold on Twitter found breaking email alerts untimely, but many learned about it via email alerts, which they viewed as verification.

Email alerts tell interesting story of how bin Laden news developed   Poynter Institute, May 2, 2011
By the time many received alerts from news media, they'd already been following the news for half an hour on Twitter and Facebook.

Raid against bin Laden captured on Twitter   Reuters, May 2, 2011
Sohaib Athar reported on Twitter a loud bang had rattled his windows in the Pakistani town of Abbottabad.

Pakistani man who live-tweeted bin Laden raid 'stopped watching TV many years ago'   Reuters, May 2, 2011
Sohaib Athar tweeted the sounds of the raid on bin Laden's compound in Abottabad, Pakistan.

How the media scrambled to cover bin Laden's death   Poynter Institute, May 2, 2011
Reporters and news anchors were told to rush to their posts.

First credible reports of bin Laden's death spread like wildfire on Twitter   TechCrunch, May 1, 2011
The news actually hit Twitter before the President's broadcast.

Technology nerds are reshaping the scope of our knowledge   Editor & Publisher, May 2, 2011
Zite, the app they say thinks for you, learns your reading habits and personalizes content for your interests.

Facebook's growth exceeds expectations   Reuters, May 1, 2011
Facebook Inc's business is growing faster than forecast and is on track to top $2 billion in earnings in 2011.

2011 April

Knocked off the air, TV posts news on Facebook, Twitter   TV Spy, April 29, 2011
When WCTV couldn't air its 11 p.m. newscast, the Tallahassee station posted its newscast on Facebook, Twitter and its website.

Alabama meteorologist uses Twitter, Facebook, Ustream during tornado   Poynter Institute, April 28, 2011
As a mile-wide funnel cloud blasted through Tuscaloosa, veteran TV meteorologist James Spann calmly streamed live online.

Friendster evolves to escape Facebook's shadow   AP, April 28, 2011
Faded social networking site will delete a decade of user photos, blogs and data in favor of gaming, music, entertainment and shopping.

Bloomberg social media policy: Ask first. Tweet later   eMedia Vitals, April 28, 2011
Policy encourages reporters to use Twitter, but with stipulations.

How Print Vs. Online News Consumption Compares   PaidContent, April 28, 2011
Can the time spent consuming and money earned from online news ever come close to print news?

News Corp sells MySpace for $100 million   SocialTimes, April 28, 2011
Social media site MySpace is sold for $100 million, far less than the $580 million paid for it in 2005. Why? MySpace users went to Facebook.

Emphas.is builds community for photojournalism   Poynter Institute, April 28, 2011
The website lets photojournalists pursue projects they may not otherwise be able to.

Pepsi launches social vending machine   Reuters, April 27, 2011
Pepsi has a vending machine that lets users buy drinks for each other remotely.

Police tap social media to compensate for fewer officers   USA Today, April 25, 2011
To appear bigger, police agencies use technology and social media to make up for the loss of thousands of officers to budget cuts.

Film study finds men talk while women show skin   USA Today, April 22, 2011
Men in 2008 had more speaking roles, directors, writers and producers. Females were more likely to wear sexy clothing or appear partially naked.

Facebook looks to cash in on user data   Los Angeles Times, April 20, 2011
Now the company taps a mother lode of personal information helping advertisers pinpoint those they want to reach.

Frequent Twitter users have shorter relationships   MSNBC, April 20, 2011
And they do certain things more than most people.

Facebook triggers same hormone as cuddling   All Facebook, April 14, 2011
Scientists study how Facebook causes the human nervous system to release a "cuddly" chemical linked with feel-good emotions.

Internet ad revenue hits high in 2010   Reuters, April 13, 2011
U.S. Internet advertising revenue jumped 15 percent to $26 billion in 2010, a record high proving more companies are opening to reach people online.

KABC launches Tumblr page, have you?   TV Spy, April 13, 2011
TV stations are using Facebook and Twitter to boost ratings, but most have yet to use the popular Tumblr social blog.

NPR's Andy Carvin pumped out 1,400 tweets about the Middle East over 20 hours   Washington Post, April 12, 2011
Is Andy Carvin a tweet curator, social-media news aggregator, interactive digital journalist? The social-media strategist at NPR in Washington is a one-man Twitter news bureau, grabbing and mixing bits and pieces from Facebook, YouTube and the Internet.

Most Canadians unwilling to pay for news online   University of British Columbia, April 12, 2011
Some 81 percent of 1,700 Canadian adults said they wouldn't pay to read news online and 90 percent would find free alternatives.

Huffington Post, AOL sued by bloggers   Reuters, April 12, 2011
Bloggers claim the popular site mistreats those who enrich it with content.

Governor's team and media in 'Twitter war'   Tallahassee Democrat, April 11, 2011
It used to be if the Florida governor wasn't happy with what a reporter wrote, someone would phone or email a protest. That's too old-fashioned now. Gov. Rick Scott's communications director is taking to Twitter to contradict and argue with reporters.

Only one news outlet paid Southwest passenger for her Twitpic photos   Poynter Institute, April 11, 2011
When a six-foot hole ripped open in the fuselage of a Southwest Airlines 737 in mid-air, some passengers screamed, others prayed. Shawna Malvini Redden tweeted.

New York station causes Facebook scare over reported plane malfunction   TV Spy, April 11, 2011
WABC provided a lesson on how not to use social media when it asked if Facebook viewers knew anyone on a JetBlue flight.

Many journalism schools put minimal effort into Facebook pages   PBS MediaShift, April 11, 2011
Some of the biggest names in journalism education are ignoring their own Facebook pages.

Maine school district to buy iPads for kindergarteners   PC Magazine, April 10, 2011
If you live in the Auburn School District, don't get jealous when your five-year-old brings one home from school.

Hawaii governor holds fake press conference   Civil Beat, April 9, 2011
Hawaii's governor added a twist to politics: the fake press conference. When he had news to announce, the governor sent out a tweet announcing a press conference and linking to a YouTube video that showed him in front of the state seal and flag with microphones. It turned out the press conference was not real.

Is this the world's best Twitter account?   Columbia Journalism Review, April 8, 2011
An NPR strategist transformed his Twitter feed into a must-read newswire with hundreds of tweets a day about changes in the Arab world.

Retired journalist sees potential of new media   The Fayetteville Observer, April 8, 2011
"Yes, the pen is mightier than the sword. But now the Internet is even mightier than the pen," he says.

Homeland Security to use Facebook and Twitter for alerts   Digital Trends, April 7, 2011
The U.S. government plans to use two popular social networking sites for terror alerts.

Five myths about the future of journalism   Washington Post, April 7, 2011
How long will print newspapers survive? Are news aggregation sites the future? Or are online paywalls the way to go? What it will take to keep the press from becoming yesterday's news?

Given BlackBerry choice, 92% of Clorox employees picked iPhone   AppleInsider, April 7, 2011
To replace PCs and mobile phones with devices employees want, Clorox dropped BlackBerry and workers overwhelmingly selected iPhones instead.

Sex columnist is the undisputed social media news king of Seattle   GeekWire, April 6, 2011
Sex columnist and The Stranger editorial director Dan Savage doesn't tweet, but he has nearly 90,000 fans on Facebook.

YouTube recasts for new viewers   Wall Street Journal, April 6, 2011
Google is overhauling YouTube to organize content around "channels" preparing for the rise of Internet televisions.

Online dating maps reveal kinkiest, loneliest places   MSNBC, April 5, 2011
An artist analyzed online dating profiles of 19 million single Americans and found which places are kinkiest, loneliest, happiest, most virginal.

7 ways to spot a chronic Facebook stalker   All Facebook, April 5, 2011
You know the type: someone who is always showing up in comments and appears to be practically plugged in directly to Facebook. While we've effectively outlined all the signs of addiction, there's a group of Facebook users that are all to themselves: Facebook stalkers. Here's how to tell if you have one.

April Fool's pranks skewer local news obsession with Twitter   TV Spy, April 1, 2011
Twitter was an easy target for April Fool's hijinks as media writers floated fake stories on local newsers' obsession with the 140-character medium.

2011 March

Ronald McDonald is reaching out to kids online   USA Today, march 31, 2011
He is raising eyebrows in a TV campaign that asks kids to upload their photos to his website.

Social-media tools used to target corporate secrets   USA Today, March 31, 2011
Spear-phishing attacks enlist social-media tools to meticulously wedge into corporate networks for thefts of valuable corporate data.

How WJW's Facebook page became the most popular station page in the country   TV Spy, March 29, 2011
So how was the Cleveland station able to garner so many Likes?

The great language land grab   The New York Times, March 27, 2011
When tech companies engage in legal squabbles about who gets to use our everyday words, what are ordinary speakers of the language to make of it?

The tweet life: Using social media to make your life better   USA Weekend, March 27, 2011
Feel as if you're the last person to get with the world of social media? Afraid it's just not for you? Or simply given up on keeping up? We're here to help.

Get 'smarter' with Twitter, founder says   USA Weekend, March 27, 2011
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn. If you're feeling a little overwhelmed by all digital ways of staying in touch, you're not alone.

Inmates on Facebook?   Fox News, March 26, 2011
Should prisoners be allowed to use Facebook, Twitter or MySpace? A South Carolina lawmaker is trying to make it punishable by law if they are caught using social media sites.

Instant celebrity: just add social media   Fox News, March 26, 2011
Two weeks ago, she was a typical 13-year-old. Today, she's raking in $30,000 a week from her music video, which has had more than 47 million YouTube views and is the 19th most downloaded song on iTunes.

Facebook is a household word for Americans   Technorati, March 26, 2011
Over the years the social network has grown to more than 500 million users. Now more than half of Americans have a profile on Facebook.

In Iran, new attack escalates ongoing cyberconflict   Computerworld, March 25, 2011
A cyber-attack linked to Iran is the latest in a string of cyber-events and a new step in a shadowy, long-running war with those who criticize it on the Internet.

OMG! Online abbreviations make the OED   AP, March 25, 2011
OMG, LOL, IMHO and BFF are new entries in the latest online update of the authoritative reference book the Oxford English Dictionary.

Cleveland Indians taking social networking to a whole new level   Technorati, March 24, 2011
The Cleveland Indians are not breaking attractive records lately, but they are the first team in any major sport to develop a social media-only section in their home park.

In a renaissance for radio, more listeners are tuning in   USA Today, March 22, 2011
Radio stations are receiving a strong signal from audiences, even as they face intense competition from satellite and Web audio services like Sirius, XM and Pandora.

Tablets take PC evolution to next level   USA Today, March 22, 2011
Steve Jobs' post-PC era has brought a change in consumer behavior. It's not just the tablet computers and smartphones. It's the shifting trend in social behavior as well as technology.

Testing an iPad against a traditional news camera   TV Spy, March 22, 2011
Checking an iPad 2 against a traditional camera, an Alabama TV station sent a team to shoot a package simultaneously with a Panasonic P2 professional-grade camera.
YouTube video     Panasonic video

Humanity's tweets: just 20 terabytes   PC Magazine, March 21, 2011
The entire sum total of Twitter could be backed up on a few hard drives from your local electronics store.

Marketers surround March Madness with social media   USA Today, March 18, 2011
Most folks figure March Madness is about basketball, brackets and bets, but savvy marketers are convinced it now has one more crucial element: social media.

Artists draw on Facebook to connect, or sell their work   USA Today, March 17, 2011
Artists, like others in less visual fields, are struggling with how to use New Media for marketing, networking, selling wares and making their solitary workdays less lonely.

Is a new tech bubble starting to grow?   USA Today, March 17, 2011
What's a dot-com worth? Investors got it wrong when they pushed Internet stocks to nose-bleed levels in 2000, only to lose billions when companies went bust. It's 2011, and here we go again.

Technological changes may lead to "reading divide"   Reuters, March 17, 2011
The rapid rise of e-books could lead to a "reading divide" as those unable to afford the new technology are left behind, even as U.S. reading and writing skills decline still further.

E-Book sales jump at the start of 2011   Reuters, March 17, 2011
Sales of electronic books increased by more than 115 percent even as book sales have declined and e-readers and iPad tablets have worried the traditional book industry.

KBTV's Mike McNeill shoots story on iPad 2   TV Spy, March 17, 2011
First known news story to broadcast over the air, completely shot and edited on an iPad2.   YouTube video: Getting Ready For St. Pat's

Google Apps: a love story   InformationWeek, March 16, 2011
How the BI-LO grocery chain found happiness in the cloud.

A billion tweets are sent every week   Macworld, March 15, 2011
It took three years for Twitter users to send a billion tweets, a feat now accomplished every week. The average number of messages per day is 140 million. Some 460,000 Twitter accounts are created every day.

Why the journalism school's Twitter needs a serious makeover   J-School Buzz, March 13, 2011
The Twitter feed for the Missouri School of Journalism enjoys a dismal number of followers.

Social media spread the news and help with Japan's 2011 earthquake relief

Twitter brings world closer for Japan quake charity e-book   Reuters, May 9, 2011
Twitter user's desire to help resulted in a charity e-book of material from around the world.

Japan crisis showcases social media's muscle   USA Today, April 12, 2011
The natural disaster spotlighted the critical role of social media websites such as Twitter, Facebook, Google, YouTube and Skype.

Twitter brings world closer for Japan quake charity e-book   Reuters, May 9, 2011
Twitter user's desire to help resulted in a charity e-book of material from around the world.

Twitter users react to massive quake and tsunami in Japan   Mashable, March 11, 2011
A powerful 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck the coast of Japan, causing widespread power outages, fires and a severe tsunami. Twitter quickly became the go-to service. Less than an hour after the quake, with the country's phone system knocked out, the number of tweets coming from Tokyo were topping 1,200 per minute.

Google responds to earthquake with online crisis center   Mashable, March 11, 2011
Google reacted to the devastating 8.9 magnitude earthquake with a tool that helped people find a person or provide information on missing persons. The site aggregated important resources, maps and other related information.

IPad 2 offers aspiring movie makers the whole package   USA Today, March 11, 2011
The tablet computer can make some amazingly snappy videos – though the videographer might get some funny looks.   Jeff's iPad Movie

Why curation Is important to the future of journalism   Mashable, March 11, 2011
Many worry about the death of journalism. However, despite shrinking newsrooms and overworked reporters, journalism is in fact thriving online. The art of information gathering, analysis and dissemination has been strengthened and has given rise to a new role – the journalistic curator.

LinkedIn launches social news product   Reuters, March 10, 2011
The Internet social network for professionals creates a customized online newspaper from articles being shared by the network's 90 million members and by users of Twitter.

Chrysler's Twitter account accidentally drops the F-bomb   Mashable, March 10, 2011
Someone with access to Chrysler's Twitter account dropped an F-bomb. Later, the tweet was deleted and the company tweeted an apology.

China's cyber abilities worry U.S. spy chief   Reuters, March 10, 2011
China's growing capabilities in cyber-warfare and intelligence gathering are a "formidable concern" to the United States. "The Chinese have made a substantial investment in this area; they have a very large organization devoted to it and they're pretty aggressive."

Microblogs in China government's fight to win public approval   Reuters, March 9, 2011
China's wary government is a world champion in internet censorship, but Communist Party leaders now want to master the trickier feat of actively shaping online opinion through social media. .

Will classified advertising come back?   Newsosaur, March 9, 2011
Nowhere have newspapers suffered as mightily in the last five years as in the meltdown in classified advertising. Has it gone to New Media?

Facebook's growing role in social journalism   Mashable, March 1, 2011
A Facebook-only news organization? It was only a matter of time. The Rockville Central, a community news site in the Washington, D.C., area, moved its news coverage to a Facebook page, highlighting Facebook's growing role as a platform for journalists' social storytelling and reporting.

Facebook and Twitter 'help to politicize' youth   ZDNet, March 1, 2011
Social networking is helping to politicize young people, according to the University of California's Humanities Research Institute.

More companies put iPads to work   USA Today, March 1, 2011
Who knew Apple's consumer-oriented tablet computer would make such a splash with business customers? It's been tested or deployed at 80% of Fortune 100 companies.

2011 February

Twitter and other services create cracks in Gadhafi's media fortress   The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 28, 2011
The popular uprising in Libya is two struggles in one. First, the flesh-and-blood battle on the streets of Tripoli and throughout the nation. Second, the battle between Libyans and the government over access to media and information.

Social media as a strategic weapon   The Hill, February 28, 2011
Social Media, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube have the apparent ability to re-align the social order in real time with little or no advanced warning.

Social media not so hot on the Hill   Politico, February 28, 2011
While the explosion of social media on Capitol Hill is a way for lawmakers to get their message to constituents, digesting the messages coming in has become a tedious, time-consuming effort that yields little payoff.

Double-edged sword: social media's subversive potential   The Huffington Post, February 28, 2011
Twitter and Facebook spread information. In authoritarian regimes the spread of information is a subversive act. The information revolution has helped bring about political revolutions in a region of the world considered 'exceptional' by so many as being inherently incompatible with democracy.

Social media, cellphone video fuel Arab protests   Agence France-Presse (AFP), The Independent, UK, February 27, 2011
Social media, cellphone cameras, satellite television, restive youth and years of pent-up anger are proving to be a toxic mix for authoritarian regimes in the Middle East.

Mobile gadet users are ruder than ever   PC World, Feb. 27, 2011
Survey respondents reported seeing car drivers using a mobile device, people using one in a restroom, devices used in movie theaters, devices used by people on a honeymoon, and a person use a laptop computer while driving.

Facebook privacy policy in language humans can read   Mashable, Feb. 26, 2011
Privacy policy has not changed, but policy outlines have been rewritten, reformatted and reorganized to make them easy for non-lawyers to understand.

Google Recipe views search tool for foodies   eWEEK, Feb. 26, 2011
Helping users find meals to prepare with search by cooking time, calorie count and ingredients.

Facebook adds reporting tools, seeks journalist program manager   The Atlantic, February 24, 2011
The Journalist Program Manager uses partnership and program management skills to help journalists understand the value of Facebook, get started, and use it effectively over time.

Party poppers: college admissions departments stalk your Facebook   Time Magazine, Feb. 27, 2011
Now your dirty laundry on the Internet could keep you out of college, too.

YouTube banks on Bollywood, cricket for India   Reuters, Feb. 24, 2011
The Google-owned video-sharing website says there is a huge market for Bollywood and cricket content not just in India.

Museum launches online timeline of 9/11 attacks   Reuters, Feb. 23, 2011
The virtual exhibit is at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at Ground Zero in lower Manhattan.   9/11 Interactive Timeline

Cyber criminals find new targets on unsuspecting sites   BBC, Feb. 23, 2011
The proportion of websites secretly harboring malware has reached one in 3,000.

Can your iPad or iPhone bring you closer to God?   Associated Press, Feb. 9, 2011
App can't replace confession, Vatican says   New York Times, Feb. 9, 2011
A new application aims to help Roman Catholics who haven't been to the confessional booth in a while keep track of their sins. However, the Vatican says the app being sold on iTunes cannot be used as a substitute for confession with a priest.

Preparing for digital death   Contra Costa Times, Feb. 9, 2011
In today's plugged-in world, it's beginning to feel only natural to discover via Facebook that an old friend has died.

Anger and a Facebook page that gave it voice   The New York Times, Feb. 5, 2011
The face of the revolt in Egypt may be on Facebook commemorating a 28-year-old businessman beaten to death in 2010 by plainclothes police because he had evidence of corruption.

Facebook, Twitter fans To decide fate of Barbie and Ken   PC Magazine, Feb. 5, 2011
Mattel's massive social media campaign asks Internet users to help 50-year-old Ken win back his old flame.

Journalists on Twitter detail media attacks in Egypt   Reuters, Feb. 4, 2011
International journalists use Twitter to report attacks on the media in Cairo.

Depletion of Internet addresses reflects wired world   Reuters, Feb. 4, 2011
The supply of addresses officially ran dry after 30 years

Are libraries finished? Five arguments for and against   Reuters, Feb. 4, 2011
Are they irreplaceable doors to learning or has the speed and breadth of the Web turned libraries into dinosaurs?

2011 January

New Media Timeline (1969-2010)   Poynter, Jan. 4, 2011
Timeline looks at the history of new media and online journalism from 1969 to 2010

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