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A new paper details how armchair activists – put together – can be a force.
Much of the way people use Twitter has been determined by the users of the social media giant. So why all the upset at talk of allowing tweets beyond the current 140 character limit?
The social media company seems to be mulling a massive increase in tweet length from the iconic 140 characters users have grown accustomed to.
The move that will save Twitter – and improve public debate worldwide – is much more than adding 9,860 characters.
Social media can amplify the fear of missing out, or FoMO, but it can also be a platform for emotional support during the festive season.
Real-time analysis of Twitter data has been successfully used to predict elections, flu outbreaks and box-office results. So could it also be used on the stock market?
As is distant wars, journalists in France are now kept away from areas where security forces intervene against terrorists. Should this be welcomed?
Anonymous strives to bring down IS propaganda before it reaches the masses.
ISIS uses the internet, especially social media, to propagandize and recruit. Members of hacker group Anonymous have turned their sights on these accounts.
When disaster strikes, more people than ever are turning to social media to find out if they’re in danger. But Australian emergency services need to work together more to learn what works to save lives.
Essena O'Neill’s dramatic rejection of her successful social media channels raises important questions about how advertising and sponsored posts are regulated on social media.
The £1m alleged fraud case of James Alan Craig is a salutary warning of the financial power of social media. Here’s what we know so far.
Twitter’s revenues are in good shape but its CEO needs to start securing more users to keep investors happy.
What makes Ai Wei Wei so powerful? Critics say if he didn’t exist, he’d need to be invented: an artist who’s combined his life and art into a politically charged performance that helps define how we see modern China.
Twitter recently launched Moments, seemingly to solve a business problem. The cutting-edge technology it relies on isn’t technology at all, but rather human curators.
The media often paints social media as a dangerous place for young people, but the reality is far more complex and nuanced.
The relaunch of Twitter co-founder Ev Williams’ blogging platform promises a revolution in online publishing. It’s not there yet.
People with ‘fake’ identities can do harm but how widespread is so-called catfishing on social media?
Ah, Twitter. So quick to bear arms in righteous indignation. But so quick, too, to forget. This week “the internet”, which term has usurped what used to be known as “public opinion”, is upset about some…
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