Sex addiction? Sorry, chaps, it's just plain old lust | Catherine Bennett
Scientists no longer believe the condition exists, which is bad news for US politician Anthony Weiner and his ilk Although the New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner is unlikely ever to trouble...
View ArticleTwitter casts new light on blanket royal baby coverage
Social media provided a parallel narrative to the royal waiting game – and perhaps raised doubts as to whether we were really all that interested in it Twitter added something quite new to the royal...
View ArticleCalifornia universities under fire over response to sexual assault allegations
University of Southern California student leads campaign alleging that schools' responses are hostile to complaints Tucker Reed, a student at the University of Southern California, had been dating her...
View ArticleYvette Cooper attacks Twitter's 'inadequate' response to rape threats
Shadow home secretary writes to social network after feminist campaigner was target of barrage of abuse The shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper, has written to Twitter criticising its "inadequate"...
View ArticleMan held after banknote campaigner receives rape threats on Twitter
Police say man arrested on suspicion of harassment offences, after shadow minister criticises Twitter's response to abuse A 21-year-old man has been arrested by police investigating a sustained barrage...
View ArticleToday's media stories from the papers
Our roundup of the day's media stories, including the Omnicom-Publicis merger and the row over lads' mag covers If you are viewing this on the web and would like to get our email every morning, please...
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Social media helped reunite lost dog with owner
This is Lincolnshire -- Social media helped a lost dog to be reuinited with his owner. A passer-by found the small black and white dog wandering in Trinity Street, Gainsborough, on Friday morning, and...
View ArticleGoogle Glass: developers encouraged to build 'Glassware' apps in Android
Glass Development Kit isn't ready yet, but Google wants developers to start work on apps while waiting Google is encouraging developers to start building apps for its Glass augmented-reality eyewear,...
View ArticleGamer rage: can it be stopped, and should it be?
Two recent twitter storms have led to death threats for one game designer and the cancellation of a new project for another. Is this just the way things are in the video game community now? Last week,...
View ArticleHow prevalent is online abuse?
High profile cases like rape threats on Twitter against a feminist campaigner make the headlines, but how widespread is abuse on social media? We try to provide some data • Get the data Rape threats...
View ArticleOff the shelf
The actor is backing the campaign by feminist activism groups UK Feminista and Object to get magazines such as Nuts and Zoo removed from supermarket shelves"If I went in to this shop with my daughter...
View ArticleWhy Romola Garai wants Tesco to lose the lads' mags
The actor is backing the campaign by feminist activism groups UK Feminista and Object to get magazines such as Nuts and Zoo removed from supermarket shelves"If I went in to this shop with my daughter...
View ArticleDon't expect Twitter to moderate misogyny | Jane Fae
Caroline Criado-Perez's case shows why women need to report online abuse directly to the police, rather than social media firms Following the vile abuse directed towards Caroline Criado-Perez for...
View ArticleTwo jurors jailed for contempt of court after misusing internet during trials
High court judge says sentences send a warning to jurors not to discuss or research cases online Two jurors have both been jailed for two months after being found guilty of contempt of court for...
View ArticlePolice chief challenges social media firms to tackle online abuse
Andy Trotter says sites such as Twitter and Facebook must take responsibility for issue that could cause police 'great difficulty' A senior police chief has said that people have the right to use...
View ArticlePublishers or platforms? Media giants may be forced to choose
After threats to Caroline Criado-Perez, questions raised over who is responsible for libel or abuse via Twitter and Facebook Twitter has spent the past few days doing a good impression of a company...
View ArticleLive Q&A: Getting good customer feedback
Join our live chat this Thursday to discuss the best ways of collecting feedback • Sign up here for details of upcoming live Q&As After receiving a tweet from one of our followers, @JGprinters,...
View ArticleContent, Channel and Context – The Keys to Mobile Marketing Success
As mobile internet access grows, and more people use their phones to go online, the rules for marketing are changing. Rather than continuing with traditional approaches to marketing, new ways of...
View ArticleToday's media stories from the papers
Our roundup of the day's media stories, including ITV reports growth in ad revenues and the Publicis-Omnicom merger If you are viewing this on the web and would like to get our email every morning,...
View ArticleGovernment plans to include BBC in media plurality consultation
Document questions whether newspaper websites and digital outlets, such as Facebook and Twitter, should also be included • Click here to read the full DCMS consultation on media plurality • Click here...
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