US folk singer Michelle Shocked responds to backlash after anti-gay rant
US folk singer Michelle Shocked, has responded to a backlash on social media sites, following what was described by fans as a "hate speech" during a performance when she expressed opposition to equal...
View ArticleYouTube says has one billion monthly active users
(Reuters) - Google Inc's YouTube said on Thursday the number of unique users visiting the video-sharing website every month has reached 1 billion, about six months after social media company Facebook...
View ArticleSocial media 'enhances' police work
BBC Local News: Isle of Man -- How social media has changed policing Reported by BBC Local News 5 hours ago.
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Tributes to biker killed in crash
This is Somerset -- AN 18-year-old motorcyclist has died after a crash near his Lovington home. Former Ansford Academy pupil Mike Norman was killed last week following a rush-hour collision with a van...
View ArticleTwitter is 7: London stars hail the social media success story
Celebrities celebrated seven years of Twitter today. Reported by London24 13 minutes ago.
View ArticleSpeaker 'concerned' over Budget leak
Speaker John Bercow says he is "concerned" that details of the Budget appeared on social media before being announced in the House of Commons. Reported by BBC News 9 minutes ago.
View ArticleDavid Jones on social responsibility in business – video
The global chief executive of marketing company Havas Worldwide says companies have become more accountable, partly due to the power of social media Noah Payne-Frank Mark Sweney Reported by...
View ArticleThe persecution of Barrett Brown - and how to fight it | Glenn Greenwald
The journalist and Anonymous activist is targeted as part of a broad effort to deter and punish internet freedom activism Aaron's Swartz's suicide in January triggered waves of indignation, and rightly...
View ArticleProbation officers face social media gag as outsourcing row rumbles on
Justice secretary tells staff they risk disciplinary action if they publicly 'undermine' plan to outsource their work with offenders The justice secretary, Chris Grayling, has issued instructions that...
View ArticleBBC Weather Twitter account taken over by Syrian regime supporters
Hackers from 'Syrian Electronic Army' post tweets on BBC account backing Bashar al-Assad The BBC Weather Twitter account has been hacked, with fake tweets posted relating to the conflict in Syria....
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Conference kickstarts social media fight against extreme weather
This is Plymouth -- The social media site Twitter is to be used as a weapon in Plymouth and throughout the South West in the fight against extreme weather and its effect on the local economy. The...
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Live Tweets: Exeter police take part in global Twitter-a-thon with #Poltwt
This is Exeter -- Exeter Police will be taking to the global stage today joining a worldwide Twitter day for law enforcement agencies. Forces from as far afield as America, Sweden, Iceland and...
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Ormiston Maritime Academy principal to meet parents over Ofsted concerns
This is Grimsby -- AN ACADEMY is to have detailed talks with parents after concerns were raised about standards. Last week, Ormiston Maritime Academy principal Elaine Davies came under fire when the...
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Mad dash on cut-price petrol at BP garage on the A6 in Birstall
This is Leicestershire -- A cut-price petrol promotion brought rush-hour traffic chaos to the city as drivers flocked to get a cheap deal yesterday morning. The BP garage on the A6 in Birstall was...
View ArticleLesbian and gay film festival: the language of LGBT love | David Shariatmadari
In an atomised online age, sexuality is defined in ever-greater detail. But have we lost our talent for simplicity? 'Are you a heterosexual?" the filmmaker asks. "Ooh no!" comes the reply, "I've got...
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Riddlesdown train station: Woman and child killed after being hit by a train...
British Transport Police said the incident happened at Riddlesdown rail station in Purley, near Croydon, at about 8.30am. There is speculation on social media this morning that the child was a baby....
View ArticleBig Data Summit: Social - the next step for big data analysis
TfL, the FT, Arup and the Salvation Army agree that social media analytics could benefit them greatly Reported by computing.co.uk 2 days ago.
View ArticleEarth Hour: millions prepare to switch off the lights
Thousands of cities and towns across the world, including major landmarks, to turn off lights to show concern for the environment Earth Hour is here again, and WWF is calling on hundreds of millions of...
View ArticlePress regulation: the royal charter deal is a move towards a better democracy...
We have neglected our duty of care when it comes to the relationship between the media and democratic values This has been a fairly historic week in the UK. In fact, depending on your point of view, or...
View ArticleHow to ... design a sanitation app
Trémolet Consulting won the London leg of the 2012 Sanitation Hackathon. The team explain how to take your mobile app idea from concept to creation As we write this, we're contemplating the prospect of...
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