Steubenville fights growing furore over alleged high-school football rape
Town authorities and police set up website in attempt to counter criticism over events surrounding Big Red football team Officials in the small industrial town of Steubenville in Ohio have launched a...
View ArticleNick Chadwick was an idiot, says Port Vale manager Micky Adams
This is Plymouth -- PLYMOUTH Argyle striker Nick Chadwick was branded an 'idiot' by opposition manager Micky Adams after he was sent-off in the 4-0 defeat at Port Vale on Saturday. Chadwick was...
View ArticleBath Spa University students link up with Bierkeller Theatre
This is Bath -- Bath Spa University has teamed up with a theatre in Bristol to reach out to new audiences. A group of third year students from the university's creative enterprise module are working...
View ArticleExpert advice: How to start up a co-operative
Top tips from experts in our live Q&A on how to start up a co-operative *Linda Barlow – legal officer, Co-operatives UK* *Misunderstanding of secondary co-ops:* Secondary co-ops are often confused...
View ArticleExpect advice: How to start up a co-operative
Top tips from experts in our live Q&A on how to start up a co-operative *Linda Barlow – legal officer, Co-operatives UK* *Misunderstanding of secondary co-ops:* Secondary co-ops are often confused...
View ArticleThe moral panic over social media in Ireland is a convenient distraction |...
Irish politicians are quick to jump on the cyberbullying bandwagon, showing the double standards of austerity politics In a week in which Irish newspapers attracted global incredulity for attempting to...
View ArticleTablet enthralls CES 2013 by treading thin line between computers and paper
Creators of PaperTab claim ultra-slim, flexible invention will change the face of personal computing forever A flexible, paper-thin tablet which looks and feels like a sheet of paper is being touted as...
View ArticleEric Schmidt in North Korea: Google chairman's step into the unknown
Google says it is not an official visit; the state department has described it as unhelpful. So just what is Eric Schmidt up to? As diplomatic encounters go, it has to be among the most intriguing: the...
View ArticleDoneDeal.ie to sponsor social media measurement conference next month
DoneDeal.ie has announced that for the second year running it will act as headline sponsor for Measurement.ie - Ireland's first and only social media measurement conference. Reported by Business &...
View ArticleClimate change, debt and inequality 'threaten financial stability'
Ahead of Davos 2013, World Economic Forum calls on policymakers to step up their efforts to tackle the three big dangers cited by a panel of 1,000 experts Persistent economic weakness is sapping the...
View ArticleGreat ideas, Bangladeshi migrants and CAR humanitarian concerns
Some of the brightest development ideas we've seen in 2012, plus migrant workers who end up in jail, and the plight of thousands caught up in fighting in the Central African Republic If you are viewing...
View ArticleMisuse of social media could wreak havoc, warns World Economic Forum
The rapid spread of false information through social media poses a growing threat to business and society, the World Economic Forum has warned Reported by ComputerWeekly 2 days ago.
View ArticleUS Consumes More Media on More Devices Every Month
Tweet *Click to see infographic in full*56 per cent of people in the US had a smartphone in Q3 2012, and are each now spending five hours and 20 minutes on average every month watching videos on it....
View ArticleWhy does Twitter have such a fatal attraction for footballers?
With England under-21 player Marvin Sordell described by his manager as suffering an 'addiction' to Twitter, what is it about footballers and social media? What is it with footballers and Twitter? This...
View ArticleCES 2013: tech fair is as big as ever, but is it fit for purpose?
Expo's focus on hardware looks out of date as internet and software matter more and more, according to some observers The world's biggest consumer technology expo opened on Tuesday to a familiar scene:...
View ArticleMarksta app - fighting for photography copyright
Multimedia photojournalist John D McHugh discusses his new Marksta app, which adds watermarks to photographs before they are shared on social media As a photojournalist, I tell stories with images....
View ArticleCan China's journalists win the fight against censorship? | Madeline Earp
Southern Weekly's dispute has galvanised protest against press restrictions. It's time for China's new leaders to change course Media officials in China frequently demote outspoken journalists for...
View ArticleMick Holland: Ice hockey League chief caught in the Sheffield publicity trap?
This is Nottingham -- IT seems my article on Sheffield Steelers' obsessive hatred of Nottingham Panthers ruffled a few feathers up the M1. Basically, I was pointing out that Steelers were putting...
View ArticleEleven work and pensions civil servants sacked for using Twitter or Facebook
Staff among 116 to be disciplined at Iain Duncan Smith's department for blogging and social networking since 2009 Eleven civil servants at Iain Duncan Smith's department for work and pensions have been...
View Articlepolice tips for pupils to avoid web predators
This is Hull and East Riding -- DETECTIVES plan to visit schools in Hull to stop pupils falling victim to paedophiles on Facebook and other social networking websites. Humberside Police have produced a...
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