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Alderman wants to keep social media on during NATO/G8Chicago Sun-TimesIn Egypt, cell phones, text messages and social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter were such powerful protest organizing tools, they helped topple a government. Ald. Ricardo Munoz (22nd) wants to make certain the same tools are available to ...Adbusters Promises 50000 Protesters for NATO/G8 SummitsChicagoistall 10 news articles »

Google Slammed for Tainting Search to Hype Google+ Social NetworkingPCWorld (blog)By Jared Newman, PCWorld Jan 27, 2012 12:11 PM Google's attempt to force its social network, Google+, upon search users is backfiring, as tech pundits and tech companies slam the search giant for neglecting its core mission. Most complaints stem from ...Data Privacy Day: Social media 'private' data is fair game for e-discovery in ...Network WorldSocial networking, security and your businessCIO UKConsumers in the middle of Google-Facebook battleThe ProvinceDaily Mail -KRDO -Punjab Newslineall 510 news articles »

Super Bowl becoming the social media event of the season for advertisersmsnbc.comAnalysts say this year is a turning point for social media's incorporation into the biggest mass-media event of the year, and advertisers are taking note. "The trend in social media with the Super Bowl has been building over the past two or three years ...and more »

FBI's Most Wanted: A Social Media Monitoring ToolTechNewsWorldBy Rachelle Dragani An FBI listing on FedBizOpps.gov is putting out the call for developers to submit software capable of automatically monitoring social media channels for he purpose of detecting criminal activity. "Given the overwhelming volume of ...and more »

LSU keeps close eye on player tweetsESPNThere has been a steep learning curve since the advent of social media. In the world of reporting, as well as recruiting, people are finding the benefits and pitfalls of social networking sites when it comes to sharing their thoughts.and more »

Balancing new technologyESPNWith Pete Carroll at the helm, the USC Trojans football program sat comfortably at the forefront of the social media movement in college football. Carroll was a media maven, and during his career as head coach at USC he made almost as many ...and more »

Jackson fire chief: No social media pix in uniformThe Commercial DispatchAP JACKSON -- Jackson Fire Chief Raymond McNulty has told firefighters not to post any comments that could hurt the department on their social network sites -- or post photos of themselves in uniform or with city equipment. McNulty's memo came after a ...and more »

Twitter caught up in social networking freedom of speech rowMetroSocial networking site Twitter has revealed it plans to filter message users see on a country-by-country basis, sparking a row over freedom of speech. It claims that the move, which represents a dramatic shift in stance from the firm after it claimed ...Twitter offers to block posts if neededTimes of IndiaTwitter Censorship: Social Media Site Restricts Content As Tweeters Plan ProtestHuffington Post UKTwitter and FBI announce new social media challengesVertical Leap News (press release)Reuters -Herald Sun -CNNall 1,082 news articles »

Stone Age Social Networks May Have Resembled OursWired News (blog)Modern human social networks share several features, whether they operate within a group of schoolchildren in San Francisco or a community of millworkers in Bulgaria. The number of social ties a person has, the probability that two of a person's ...Social networking started millennia agoU-T San Diegoall 3 news articles »

The Circuit: Google+ now 13+, Twitter's censorship tool, AT&T supports House ...Washington Post (blog)By Hayley Tsukayama LEADING THE DAY:Google, facing growing scrutiny over its approach to consumer privacy, said Thursday it would open its social networking site to teenagers, The Washington Post reported. The decision matches the policies of its ...FBI eyes monitoring social networksGMA NewsFBI seeking social media monitoring toolNDTVHolocaust Memorial Day Trust reveals social media surveyMetro</nobr>ESPN -Help Net Securityall 209 news articles »