Do the new anonymous social media apps encourage us to overshare?
Whisper, YikYak, Rumr: the latest apps encourage you to share the worst with everyone in your address book anonymously Click to watch our interactive film about the seven digital deadly sins In 2009,...
View ArticleMind your manners: a timely guide to social media
Is it ever OK not to follow back? And is that 'fave' really a threat? It's a minefield out there, so arm yourself with these handy rules Click to watch our interactive film about the seven digital...
View ArticleWeb immortality: the social media sites that keep you alive in the digital world
Do you want to stay alive in the digital world after you die in the real one? We meet people planning to postpone their last post Click to watch our interactive film about the seven digital deadly sins...
View ArticleCIA joins Twitter, and opens with charm offensive
The CIA has made a surprisingly light-hearted foray into social media with a new Twitter account. Reported by Independent 8 hours ago.
View ArticleCIA joins Twitter: 'We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first...
The CIA has made a surprisingly light-hearted foray into social media with a new Twitter account. Reported by Independent 13 hours ago.
View ArticleObama's Scottish independence intervention gets a cautious reaction
Campaigners on both sides of referendum debate remain uncertain about long-term impact of US president's remarks As Better Together's version of the famous Obama hope poster, doctored to read nope, did...
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'Shoebox' flat listed for rent at £730-a-month is removed from market
After the listing was plastered over social media and attracted the attention of the press, Islington Council found it could not be rented in its current state. Reported by MailOnline 11 hours ago.
View ArticleA mother is using social media to highlight the “terrifying walk” to school
A MOTHER is using social media to highlight the “terrifying walk” she and her three young children have to endure every day to get to school. Reported by The Argus 8 hours ago.
View ArticleSheffield Doc/Fest 2014 review: The 50 Year Argument - Scorsese's love letter...
The director's latest documentary, which premiered at Sheffield Doc/Fest, visits the offices of The New York Review of Books, where stories are worked, writers are questioned and the internet is a...
View ArticleRobot pods and 'sentiment mapping': the future of commuting
A new project that aims to map trouble spots by noticing passenger anger on social media is among several innovations at a government-funded research centre for transport Fuming in a traffic jam? Stuck...
View ArticleNYPD: Britain must embrace social media to beat gangs
New York police tell Scotland Yard to infiltrate gang culture through social media like Instagram and Facebook Scotland Yard must embrace social media more effectively to dismantle and quash gang...
View ArticleAfter the CIA joins Twitter, other organisations may be considering how best...
When the CIA launched its Twitter account on Friday, the entire Twitterverse was shocked. You mean there are still big organisations that are not on Twitter? Most people are not on Twitter, but it is...
View ArticleCollabro win Britain's Got Talent 2014: Social media reactions
Social media reacts to Britain's Got Talent's star-packed grand finale. Reported by Digital Spy 18 hours ago.
View ArticleCollabro win Britain's Got Talent 2014: Social media reacts
Social media reacts to Britain's Got Talent's star-packed grand finale. Reported by Digital Spy 1 day ago.
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Damage control! Danielle O'Hara says Jamie would 'never lay finger on me'...
WHO needs a PR for damage control in the world of social media. Reported by Daily Star 13 hours ago.
View ArticlePaddy Power World Cup rainforest stunt was faked ‘to raise awareness of...
When images were leaked online that appeared to show a huge message of support for England football team carved out of the Amazon rainforest by Paddy Power, social media users understandably reacted...
View ArticleSocial media is set to be the advertising winner at the Brazil World Cup
Twitter, YouTube and Facebook likely to cash in on advertising boost along with television and radio With the World Cup kick-off in Brazil just days away, broadcasters are making final preparations for...
View ArticleThe CIA's cute first tweet can't cover its bloody tracks
As the agency strives to craft a cuddly new image, we mustn't allow it to whitewash its history of torture and murder In the latest CIA coup, America's leading spooks have sent the Twittersphere into a...
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Phil Jagielka won't be tweeting during the World Cup after 'Tweet of Death'...
Phil Jagielka will not be posting more live messages on social media during the England games after his 'Tweet of Death' moment in last week’s friendly against Ecuador. Reported by MailOnline 21 hours...
View ArticleEverton defender Jagielka tweets his first day in Brazil
Everton defender Phil Jagielka has joined Twitter in time for the World Cup. Jagielka was on the social media site upon touching down in Brazil this morning:NO, This article does not meet Newsnow...
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