Social Media in Warfare: The New Battleground
Twitter, blogs, and YouTube accompanied rockets, bombs, and aircraft as weapons in the conflict between Israel and Hamas that concluded in a ceasefire last week…. Read More
Top 15 Tweets About the Fiscal Cliff
“Fiscal Cliff” has been the catchphrase of the past few weeks, and tweets on the matter have been plentiful. We compiled a list of the… Read More
Israel and Hamas Wage Twitter War
Israel has been live blogging on its attacks as well as major strikes upon it by Hamas during the most recent crisis. Israel and Hamas… Read More
Occupy Wall Street Celebrates Hurricane Damage in New York City
The East River crests the promenade between the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges. (Photo: ZUMA Press) East Coast residents are still reeling from the damage inflicted… Read More
Debate Time: Send Us Your Photos Tonight!
We are so excited you’ll be joining us for the vice presidential debate tonight! Share your debate watching with us—join us this evening by taking… Read More
The Death of U.S. Public Diplomacy and Lessons on How to Resurrect It
“The death of U.S. public diplomacy” was how one Twitter user last Tuesday described the now-infamous apology from the U.S. embassy in Cairo for the… Read More
Tweeting: An Olympic Sport?
The London Olympics have been dubbed the “social media Olympics.” Again, social media find their way into the big story of the day, but keeping… Read More
“Twiplomacy” Won’t Replace Diplomacy
According to a new study done by PR firm Burson-Marsteller, two-thirds of the world’s leaders have joined Twitter, including 16 members of the G-20. But… Read More
Al-Qaeda’s Service Interruption: Long May It Last
Al-Qaeda’s main Web forums have been offline for the past 11 days and counting. No government has taken credit, but if this “service interruption” actually… Read More
A Day Without Twitter?
Reporters Without Borders notes that today is World Day Against Cyber-Censorship. For some time now, the organization has been highlighting cases of oppression and abuse… Read More
