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Boston Bombings: Hollywood Sends Messages of Support to Victims

Media
 April 15, 2013 By Greg Gilman 4 weeks ago

Justin Timberlake, Ellen DeGeneres, Zoe Saldana, Steve Martin and more flock to Twitter with condolences for victims of the tragedy

  

'Pretty Little Liars' Earns Most-Tweeted Show on Television Bragging Rights

Television
 April 5, 2013 By Greg Gilman 6 weeks ago

ABC Family, the basic cable network that airs the drama series, boasts television dominance in the social media landscape

  

Is CNN Soft on Rapists? Steubenville Coverage Sparks Debate

Media
 March 19, 2013 By Sharon Waxman 8 weeks ago

Social media, a lead player in this drama, has left the victim and the perpetrators – and in this case the reporter -- exposed

  

Twitter Says 250,000 Accounts Hacked

Media
 February 1, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 15 weeks ago

Twitter reset passwords on the affected accounts

  

Facebook Unveils 'Graph Search' at Mystery Press Conference

Media
 January 15, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 17 weeks ago

Facebook's new search feature will allow users to more easily find content that was shared on their Timelines and News Feeds

  

Facebook Testing $100 Charge to Message Executives -- Including Mark Zuckerberg

Media
 January 11, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 18 weeks ago

Some Facebook users are being charged $100 to send a message to Mark Zuckerberg's inbox

  

Newtown Killings Draw Bigger Online Outcry Than Giffords Shooting, Study Says

Media
 December 21, 2012 By Brent Lang 21 weeks ago

Gun control debate dominates 30 percent of social media conversations following the Newtown shootings

  

Instagram to Outraged Users: We Won't Sell Your Photos

Media
 December 18, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 21 weeks ago

Instagram is facing backlash over its new user-rights policy, which it said confused people

  

NRA Breaks Silence on Newtown School Shootings, Re-Activates Facebook Page (Updated)

Media
 December 18, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 21 weeks ago

The National Rifle Association said it withheld comment until it had given enough time for victims of the Connecticut school shootings to mourn

  

Nielsen, Twitter Join Forces to Launch Social TV Metric

Television | Ratings
 December 17, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 21 weeks ago

Nielsen will allow clients to see a television show's reach on Twitter

  

NRA Deactivates Its Facebook Page After Shootings

Media
 December 17, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 21 weeks ago

The National Rifle Association has 1.7 million Facebook fans

  

Newtown School Shootings: Michael Moore, Others Demand Gun Control (Updated)

Media
 December 14, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman & Greg Gilman 22 weeks ago

The horrifying killing of at least 27 people in a Connecticut elementary school has many in Hollywood taking to Twitter to demand gun control, better mental health services

  

'Duck Dynasty,' 'Honey Boo Boo,' 'Hunger Games' Top 2012 Facebook Trends

Movies
 December 12, 2012 By Greg Gilman 22 weeks ago

Other top trends on the social network include Barack Obama, "The Avengers" and "The Big Bang Theory"

  

White House Joins Pinterest

Media
 December 10, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 22 weeks ago

POTUS and FLOTUS -- who used Pinterest during the re-election campaign -- will now give the social network a peek inside the White House

  

Facebook to Replace Infosys on Nasdaq-100

Media
 December 5, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 23 weeks ago

Facebook will join the Nasdaq-100 Index on Dec. 12

  

Instagram Disables Integration With Twitter

Media
 December 5, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 23 weeks ago

Facebook-owned Instagram says it wants people to view its photos on its site, not in tweets

  

Obama Takes Fiscal Cliff Battle to Social Media

Media
 November 29, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 24 weeks ago

President Obama is urging his Twitter and Facebook fans to push congressional Republicans into a compromise over the budget

  

Woman Flipping Off Unknown Soldier Tomb Goes Viral, May Get Her Fired

Media
 November 20, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 25 weeks ago

First her photo went viral, then another Facebook page called Fire Lindsey Stone popped up, racking up more than 5,500 likes in just a day

 
  

Zynga CFO Exits, Prompts Executive Shakeup

Media
 November 13, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 26 weeks ago

Zynga's chief financial officer has gone over to Facebook

  

Twitter: Oops! We Accidentally Reset Passwords

Media
 November 8, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 27 weeks ago

Twitter has admitted to unintentionally resetting a large number of users' passwords on Wednesday

  

Hurricane Sandy: Social Media a Strangers-to-Strangers Lifeline for Victims

Media
 October 30, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 28 weeks ago

People in Hurricane Sandy's path used social media to report damage -- and plead for help

  

Moviepilot Launches Social Media Marketing Agency for Studios

Media
 October 24, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 29 weeks ago

Moviepilot will work with movie studios to engage fans across social platforms like Facebook and Twitter

  

Romney's 'Binders Full of Women' Ignites Social Media Explosion

Media
 October 17, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 30 weeks ago

Mitt Romney's "binders full of women" anecdote during the presidential debate sparks Twitter and Facebook parodies

  

Associated Press Names First Social Media, User Generated Content Editor

Media
 October 15, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 30 weeks ago

Associated Press taps Fergus Bell as its first editor of social media in a push to use more user generated content

  

Zynga Admits Overpaying for 'Draw Something,' Offers Weak Forecast

Media
 October 4, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 32 weeks ago

Zynga is predicting net annual losses of between $90 and $105 million in its preliminary third quarter earnings report

  

Twitter Introduces Brand Surveys in Partnership With Nielsen

Media
 October 3, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 32 weeks ago

The survey questions will appear in users' timelines much like promoted tweets

  
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