Adam Lambert’s Epic Twitter Rant About Bullying
The pop star unexpectedly launched an open forum about bullies and whether or not society should ignore them and, instead, focus on empowering the victim. What do you think?
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21 Social-Media Inspired Crafts You Can Own
Because you don’t REALLY love Twitter until it says so on your caftan.
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Take A Tour Of The New Myspace
It’s really pretty and seems pretty well-thought-out, but would anyone actually use it?
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Someone Named Their Baby "Hashtag"
Apparently, the happy new parents loved Twitter so much they decided to ruin their child’s life forever. (via mashable.com)
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Onion TED Talk Destroys Social Media Consultants
These videos are maybe a little too good.
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Top Aide: Obama To Keep “Social Movement” — And Use It
Campaign Manager Jim Messina suggests enduring political organizing operation for Obama to help on fiscal cliff. “Social movement,” that’s here to stay.
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Israel Defense Forces Social Media Head Defends Tweets
“You call this violent language?” The IDF’s social media spokesperson sees online posts as just another way to spread the same message, “without the touch of an editor.”
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How Social Media Is Aiding The Hurricane Sandy Recovery
“You don’t need to ask someone ‘in charge’ what addresses need help. You can help yourself help someone else.”
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Facebook Lets People Talk Politics, But May Not Get Out The Vote
A new study shows that sharing your political views online doesn’t necessarily increase your feeling that they matter.
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The Ultimate 3-Step Social Media Cleanse
Do you use Google? Facebook? Twitter? Then there are three things you need to do right now.
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Mozilla Launches A Sneak Attack On Facebook
Mozilla just announced Persona, a new online identification verification system. It’s a long shot, but an important one.
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A Guide To The Social Media Lifecycle Of All Major News Events
These 16 things are guaranteed to happen every time.
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The Alarming Use Of Homophobic Language On Twitter
The Institute for Sexual Minority Studies and Services (iSMSS) at the University of Alberta launched NoHomophobes.com to track the use of gay slurs on Twitter. The rate is discouraging to anyone who thought homophobia was a thing of the past.
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Foster Care’s Social Media Problem
By disclosing even the most harmless information, foster care kids often accidentally share too much on social media, putting them at risk. But banning social media altogether can be isolating.
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The Top 5 Ways Social Media Has Completely Tainted Fashion Week
It’s turned us all into a bunch of self-promotional robots who are sapping the meaning from the word “style.” Maybe it’s time to pull back from our tweets and our Instagrams and our pins and, you know — OURSELVES.
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How Facebook Could Ruin Instagram
Instagram is the only social network that doesn’t try to make your personal photos go viral. Can that survive integrating with Facebook?
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Can Websites Get Depressed?
Have you ever felt like the internet was just kind of “blah” today? We have too. So we did an experiment, and the results are pretty neat. Turns out yes, BuzzFeed’s community can get pretty moody sometimes.
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Steve Martin: King Of Social Media
If you don’t follow him on Twitter or “like” him on Facebook, you are SERIOUSLY missing out.
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A Celebrity User Guide To Pinterest
10 handy tips on how to use Pinterest like a star.
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Do We Really Need Social Media Rehab?
Complete with Instagram-filter glasses, handwritten tweet notes and Facebook “Like” stickers, there’s now a rehab “kit” for social media addicts.
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Twitter Launches Political Index: The Twitter Pulse Of The Election
The Twitter Political Index could be one of the most powerful social media tools of the election.
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The Most Indecipherable Email Of The Social Media Jargon Era
Can crowds be curated? Ask the author of Data: A Love Story.
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The Social Media Censorship Paradox
In times of civil unrest, censoring sites like Facebook and Twitter — often used to organize riots — can mean even longer periods of violence.
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Online Fashion Games For Adults Multiply, But Might Be A Big Waste Of Time For All Involved
Fashion companies are eager to embrace the social web with online games and other efforts, even though no research shows they help the brands’ bottom lines. A new wave of online fashion gaming may just serve to reinforce superficial values similar media is teaching today’s tweens.
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How Much Bird Crap To Damage Smart Car?
Well played, Smart Car. Very well played.
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Women Love Pinterest, Dudes Love Reddit
In other news: the sky is blue, grass is green. Still, this infographic from Information Is Beautiful does shed light on who’s using what to socialize on the web. Notable: almost 100 million more female visitors per month are visiting the so-called “social web”. (via jezebel.com)
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When Not To Use Social Media
A guide to the times you should probably just leave your phone in your pocket.
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This Headline Should Be Catchier, And Other Advice For Building Brand You
What it’s like to take the advice of a “social media expert” seriously.
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Obama Gets Joe Biden On Pinterest
The President’s campaign team pins a photo of the Veep looking like a boss on the road. (Hopefully the real deal will join soon.)
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Is It Time For Dogs To Have A Social Network Of Their Own?
These local news channels seem to think so.
