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“For more than six years, the Law Library of Congress has been collecting images of select legal blogs on a monthly basis. The Legal Blawg Archive was created so that the legal events detailed and analyzed in the blogs of today can be studied for years to come. Now this archive is available in an updated user interface …
The Digital Diplomacy Revolution: Why is Canada Lagging Behind? by Roland Paris, June, 2013 “The practice of international diplomacy is undergoing a revolution. As activists, private and public organizations, political leaders and mass publics embrace Twitter, Facebook and other forms of social media, foreign ministries have come under increasing pressure to update their operating methods. …
Collaborate.org “Collaborate.org combines an integrated suite of collaboration tools coupled with all of the world’s geospatial data at your fingertips.”Collaborate.org [from Intelesense Technologies] is a cloud based big data application that currently offers its members features including: Customizable dashboards that can provide easy configuration of the features that matter to the groups who operate a …
“Five years ago, when LexBlog published it first State of the AmLaw 200 Blogosphere, the goal was simple: Shine a spotlight on firms that had selected the road less traveled and were using blogs to increase visibility online…Nearly four out every five of the top 200 law firms in the world have blogs or lawyers …
“We see some great things here at the White House every day, and sharing that stuff with you is one of the best parts of our jobs. Thats why were launching a Tumblr. Well post things like the best quotes from President Obama, or video of young scientists visiting the White House for the science …
The State of Digital Marketing in the Networked Age, by Lee Rainie, April 19, 2013 – at Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit “Pew Interent Director Lee Rainie [discussed] the Projects latest research into internet trends, mobile connectivity, and use of social media and what they mean for marketers. He will also look[ed] ahead at some of the …
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today released a statistical survey of fraud in the United States during 2011, which showed that an estimated 25.6 million adults 10.8 percent of the adult population were fraud victims…While fast-growing online commerce has benefited consumers with greater choice and convenience, the survey indicates that, as of …
Thanks to the Boston Police Department (BPD) whose tweets kept all of us with loved ones in the city of Boston, and in neighboring towns, up- to-date with accurate, reliable, team-generated information.
Experian reveals a quarter of time online is spent on social networking: London, 16 April 2013 “Insights from Experian, the global information services company, reveals that if the time spent on the Internet was distilled into an hour then a quarter of it would be spent on social networking and forums across UK, US …
“The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued a report that makes clear that companies can use social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter to announce key information in compliance with Regulation Fair Disclosure (Regulation FD) so long as investors have been alerted about which social media will be used to disseminate such information. The SECs …
Union of Concerned Scientists – “A strong democracy depends on transparency, accountability, and trust in the government to make evidence-based decisions that protect public health and the environment. Federal scientists play an important role in fulfilling this mandate by providing critical expertise to decision makers and the American people. But sometimes, political or commercial forces …
A Longitudinal Study of Follow Predictors on Twitter, by C.J. Hutto, Sarita Yardi, Eric Gilbert. CHI 2013, April 27 May 2, 2013, Paris, France. Copyright 2013 ACM 978-1-4503-1899-0/13/04. “Follower count is important to Twitter users: it can indicate popularity and prestige. Yet, holistically, little is understood about what factors like social behavior, message …
