Social catastrophes

Social catastrophes
Chicago Tribune
Do a search on Twitter and Facebook for "Hurricane Sandy" and you'll find amazingly useful information, from direct lines to government officials to emergency tip lines to meteorologists tracking the storm by the minute. Used that way, social media is ...

Lawyer for New York man suing Facebook wants out of the case
Los Angeles Times
The New York man facing federal charges that he attempted to defraud Mark Zuckerberg and the company Zuckerberg founded Facebook Inc. may have lost yet another lawyer. Dean Boland, who is representing Paul Ceglia in a civil lawsuit that federal ...

Twitter finally embraces Windows on desktop, Windows 8 app coming
CNET (blog)
In recent months, Twitter has been making a push to create a consistent experience across as many platforms as possible, be it the Web, iOS, Android, OS X, Blackberry, or even Windows Phone 7. But one platform has been conspicuously missing: Windows ...

Facebook, Twitter abuzz with hurricane chatter
CBS News
Whether you call it Frankenstorm, Stormpocalypse or simply Hurricane Sandy, the giant weather system that barreled into the East Coast is a favorite topic of conversation on social media fromFacebook to Twitter. As people post updates to friends and ...

Unhinged: Liberals on Twitter want Hurricane Sandy to kill Mitt Romney
Examiner.com
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Facebook Shutdown: Hackers Give Advance Warning of Attack
Gather.com
A Facebook shutdown would be difficult for many people to handle. The social media giant is the hub of activity for millions of users at any given moment. However not all is well in the Zuckerberg Kingdom. According to a report in Business Insider ...

Sandy washes out end of Facebook lock-up
Chicago Tribune
Facebook Inc.'s Silicon Valley headquarters are far from the eye of Hurricane Sandy, yet for employees of the social networking company, the storm hit home. After nearly six months of watching as the value of Facebook's stock crumbled, employees ...

AMD Promises Facebook the Low-Power Chip of its Dreams
Wired
Three years ago, Facebook's operations guy wasn't too happy with Intel and AMD — the two companies that made server chips for the machine's in his data center. Jonathan Heiliger — then vice president of technical operations at the social networking...

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Twitter Blog: Hurricane Sandy: Resources on Twitter
By Twitter
As Hurricane Sandy bears down on the east coast of the U.S., here's a roundup of accounts suggested by local and state government officials you can follow to get real-time emergency information, plus tips for using Twitter during a crisis.
Twitter Blog

Hurricane Sandy and Twitter as a self-cleaning oven for news ...
By Mathew Ingram
As I've tried to argue before, the point is not that Twitter or Facebook or social networks in general are replacing mainstream media or mainstream journalism, but that the ecosystem of news is expanding to include a wide range of other ...
GigaOM

Twitter Offers Promoted Tweets to @RedCross, @FEMA for ...
By Harrison Weber
Twitter has announced a number of initiatives to aid users affected by Hurricane Sandy, including offering Promoted Crisis Tweets to @RedCross and more. ... Apple, Facebook and Others Team Up To Launch New Web Standards Website ...
The Next Web

How to Use Facebook and Twitter Without the Internet
By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
As Hurricane Sandy makes its way up the Eastern Seaboard, many are without electricity. Here's how to use Twitter and Facebook without Internet access.
Mashable!

Tracking Hurricane Sandy News Through Twitter
By Danny Sullivan
Below, some tips on how to tune-in on Twitter. Why focus on Twitter over other social media sites? The nature of Twitter lends itself to rapid-fire updates in a way that Facebook or Google+ don't, where the posts tend to be more spread out.
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Social media a news source and tool during Superstorm Sandy
CBS News
The U.S. East Coast was hit hard by Superstorm Sandy -- the Category 1 hurricane was downgraded by landfall Monday evening -- and people all over the world got a sense of events happening in the storm in real time, thanks to social media services like ...

Social media abuzz with Hurricane Sandy chatter as East Coast hunkers down
Washington Post
Whether you call it Frankenstorm, Stormpocalypse or simply Hurricane Sandy, the giant weather system barreling into the East Coast is a favorite topic of conversation on social media from Facebook to Twitter. As people post updates to friends and ...

Social media's election
Minnesota Daily
The fate of the White House will be decided one week from today. With so much at stake for both Gov. Mitt Romney's and President Barack Obama's campaigns, candidates are in overdrive to get their messages out to as many Americans as possible. Social ...

Think You Have What It Takes to Be a Social Media Manager?
Business Insider
Want to earn money as a social media consultant—even if you already have a day job? Check out our exciting free webinar with social media strategist Alexis Grant to learn how. All the cool kids aresocial media managers nowadays. And after that ...

NASCAR exec talks about social media
ESPN (blog)
That's a directive that Roush-Fenway drivers such as Carl Edwards and Matt Kenseth never would hear from NASCAR senior vice president of racing operations Steve O'Donnell, who also has helped spearhead the sport's push into social media. The official ...

ESPN (blog)

Record social media buzz for champion Giants
MLB.com
San Francisco's Game 4 win was the most talked-about show on television Sunday and the most talked-about Major League Baseball game in history, even more so than the Cardinals' thrilling Game 6 win in the 2011 World Series, based on social media ...

Protests in China Get a Boost From Social Media
Businessweek
And the mostly middle-class protestors were not rising up because of past harms, but for fear of the future—and because, through social media, smartphones, and the Internet, they had gained information about the government's plans and also about the ...

Social media follow Hurricane Sandy's destructive path
USA TODAY
In the past day, #Sandy has had more than 4 million mentions by almost 400,000 unique sources on Twitter, says Radian6, which tracks social media use. Mentions of #Sandy have had a potential reach of more than 3 billion Twitter followers, the site says.

Hearsay Guards Against Social Media Trouble
InformationWeek
The long list of companies in the social enterprise space is getting tough to sort out. Here's how Hearsay Social's CTO Steve Garrity says his company is different: "You can be expressive without getting into trouble." That is, Hearsay Social promises ...

Hurricane Sandy: Authorities use social media to keep people informed
San Jose Mercury News
As Sandy unfolded, residents up and down the East Coast followed the storm every step of the way, thanks to social media and easily available online tools. Many government officials and agencies, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency, ...

How To Be Less Intolerable On Social Networking Sites | Thought ...
By Rachel Castro
I fervently encourage expressing and nurturing one's self through inexhaustible venues but when it comes to relationships, social media should never be one of them. Know that you're better than copying and pasting an old Kelly Clarkson lyric ...
Thought Catalog

What Social Media Does And Doesn't Do For Business - Business ...
By Ashley Lutz
As businesses navigate the social landscape, it's important to know what social media does and doesn't do for sales. Contrary to popular belief, it doesn't look like social networks do a whole lot to drive sales, according to a recent report by ...
Business Insider

The Social Media Bandwagon: Everybody "Likes" a Winner - MTT ...
By Tom Dennehy
Less newsworthy was the fact that sales of Babel dropped 72% in week two (though still topping the charts). Social media had already moved on to tweeting the debut of a new album from Muse at #2. Then, Muse was history. Did you “like” the ...
Music Think Tank (primary) RSS

Infographic: SMB's Relationship With Social Media Options
By Frank Reed
The small and medium business crowd has always been tough to figure out and for good reason. Unlike the companies ...
Marketing Pilgrim - Internet...

Airline Social Media Outlook 2012 | Visual.ly
By simpliguen
A research conducted by SimpliFlying with 29 of the most social-savvy airlines around the world shows insights into how airlines dedicate resources to.
Visual.ly

What Kind Of Social Media Zombie Are You? [Infographic ...
If you're still preparing for the Zombie Apocalypse, I've got news for you—the Zombie Apocalypse is already here! Social media has turned many of us into ...
socialtimes.com/social-media-zombie_b108631

Google Adds Compare Button And Hangout App For Its Art Project, Which Has ...
TechCrunch
Today, Google's Art Project added some new fun functionality that ties in Google+ features, and I think it's something that will really kick-start the project into new territory. The two things are aHangout app that's getting more attention and a new ...

The Pinterest-ization of the e-commerce experience
GigaOM
Pinterest has been one of the biggest web success stories of past 12 months. Its growing influence on fashion and product oriented web sites is now extending to e-commerce sites. A growing number of e-tailers from eBay to mom-and-pop operations are ...

LinkedIn: Hiring trends in India relatively strong
Times of India
According to the LinkedIn Recruiting Trends survey with over 3,000 professionals/recruiters from the HR/Talent Acquisition department, of which 255 were from India, hiring in India remains healthy, despite global macroeconomic trends. "Over 50 per cent ...

New eBook Dissects Pinterest as a Powerful Referral Machine and Marketing Tool
Equities.com
Shawn Manaher, Founder and CEO of The Content Authority, has announced the release of his brand new eBook “Marketing with Pinterest.” This comprehensive and insightful guide is aimed at online entrepreneurs hoping to improve their social media ...

Pinning the interest of Pinterest
The Stylus
Pinterest is a pinboard-style social media site. The site provides photos, or “pins,” for new and fun ideas for holidays. It's the perfect way to find new ways celebrate your events. For those of you who don't know what Pinterest is, you're missing out ...

Why Your Business Center Needs a LinkedIn Profile
ABCN's Officing Today
“LinkedIn is about connecting talent with opportunity at massive scale. We're not just talking about the tools to enable people to find their dream jobs. We're also talking about tools that enable people to be great at the jobs that they already have ...

LinkedIn Reattaching Itself To Fundamentals, Growth Story May Be Over
Seeking Alpha
Many analysts have raved about LinkedIn's performance and how the stock has outperformed the market, its social media counterparts, etc. This is debatable - if you received some of the very small IPO allocation you have undoubtedly gained. However ...

With 25% Of U.S. Doctors On Board, QuantiaMD Lands $12M To Become The ...
TechCrunch
QuantiaMD, one of a growing number of companies attempting to build the LinkedIn for the medical community, today announced that it has raised $12 million in venture financing from Fuse Capital. The expansion round is the company's largest raise to ...

What's Cooking on Pinterest? Mexican Dorito Casserole
Houston Press (blog)
The classic cheesy nacho chips known as Doritos have been used in various ways over the years. Most recently, Taco Bell has transformed their signature taco shell into a Dorito taco shell ... still not too sure about that one. But, this week on ...

Houston Press (blog)

Who's Winning the Pinterest Election? [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Alex Fitzpatrick
Barack Obama has more Pinterest engagement than Mitt Romney, but Ann Romney's doing better than Michelle Obama.
Mashable!

Is the New LinkedIn Layout a Success? | Socialnomics
By Amanda DiSilvestro
LinkedIn recently changed its layout and added a few features, but some things were removed. Were the changes really for the better? Learn more here!
Socialnomics

VatorNews - The Fancy raises $26M for Pinterest-like marketplace
By Faith Merino
The Fancy raises $26M for Pinterest-like marketplace. Company adds PPR CEO and AmEx Chairman to board of directors by Faith Merino on October 29, 2012.
Vator.tv news stories and report

8 Ideas for Visual Content on Pinterest | Network Solutions Small ...
By Monika Jansen
Pinterest boards Unless you have a company that is hyper-creative and visual by nature, finding things to pin on Pinterest that are relevant to your business can be hard. In the second post of this three-part series on sharing visual content on ...
Network Solutions Small Business...

Top 10 Pinterest Pins This Week - Yahoo! News
If you like Pinterest-inspired activities, you're in luck. We found a tutorial that shows you how to turn a book into a secret compartment, as well as an adorable ...
news.yahoo.com/top-10-pinterest-pins-week-110914152.html

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