The anonymous call for a “jasmine revolution” in China’s major cities was made online, first on a website run by overseas dissidents, then on Twitter, which despite being blocked is still widely used by activists in China. But unlike what happened in Tunisia and Egypt, where such efforts prompted massive street protests that eventually toppled both governments, the biggest response in China was from the state.
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Birdbrained
Representative Anthony Weiner is not the first public figure to be undone by an errant hand on his Twitter. But he’s now the most prominent person to be damaged by the very immediacy and reach that make Twitter such a powerful tool
Using Twitter and Facebook to Find a Job
Brian Ward lost his job on a Friday afternoon. Eleven days later he had a new one
The Moment
It is either sublime or ridiculous that one of the most important tools available to Iranians protesting the June 12 presidential election is Twitter.
Protests in Morocco: Just Don’t Call It a Revolution
Convened via Facebook and Twitter, thousands of demonstrators gathered in the square outside Rabat’s El Had gate on Sunday. Shouting the now familiar slogans — “Down with dictatorship!” “End the corruption!” “We want change!” — they slowly marched down the city’s central artery before coming to a halt at Morocco’s Parliament building.
Twitter hacked by Iranian cyber army
Twitter has been hacked by Iranian cyber army on 18th DEc @ 12 AM CDT. page says that the website has been hacked by them with a symbol and twitter has been offline. Message says : USA think they controlling and managing internet by their access, but they don’t, we control and manage internet by […]
Me 2.0: Branding yourself online
The concept of personal branding has been around for more than a decade, but the Internet and social networking have made it easier than ever to sell brand “you.” “If you have a view that others want to hear, think about where your target audience goes for information and what media they consume, and then get your message to them,” James told CNN.
First Ladies tell CNN why they love to tweet
Once upon a time royals and elites had to don elaborate disguises to mingle with their people. Now they have Twitter
Iraq releases video of deadly blasts
Iraqi officials on Tuesday released security camera video of two weekend bombings that killed at least 155 people — the deadliest attacks in the capital in more than two years.
5 Twitter stars you’ve never heard of
Sure, everyone knows that Oprah, Shaq and Ashton Kutcher are huge on Twitter. They’re famous — they should be huge on Twitter.