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Voters cast ballots, flock to the Web to tell the world
In previous elections, if a voter wanted to share their experience at the polls, they generally only had a few options. They could grant an interview to a reporter, call their family and friends, or...
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Following the Caylee Anthony case on the Web, Wikipedia, Twitter — UPDATED
As anybody who lives in Florida — or watches cable TV news — knows, there’s been a lot of attention on the disappearance of a young Orlando girl named Caylee Anthony and the saga of her mother, Casey,...
View ArticleGovernment using tech to improve communities
This week I’m working on a story about how elected officials are using social media to better govern. I’m curious how many citizens actually follow their elected reps on Facebook and Twitter. I’ve...
View ArticleWhat’s your social media etiquette?
I had a conversation with a co-worker the other day after someone she met for lunch checked in on Facebook Places and tagged her. She didn’t realize she was tagged until she returned to work and saw it...
View ArticleBlog ranks top 75 Florida political tweeters
This is an interesting post by Peter Schorsch, the executive editor of the political blog called Saint Petersblog. He created a list of the top 75+ Florida political tweeters. He ranked them by their...
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Florida Politicians on Twitter
My story about state legislators on Twitter will run this weekend as part of the Orlando Sentinel’s package on the legislative session. I took a look at which state senators and representatives are...
View ArticleMen’s Health Magazine ranks O-town behind San Fran as socially-networked city
Tweet this: Orlando made the Top 10 most socially networked cities in America. We beat out Dallas, St. Louis, Las Vegas and even Boise. O-town ranked No. 7. Here’s how they figured the list: We started...
View ArticleSocial media used after Japan earthquake and tsunami
The earthquake and tsunami in Japan proved to be another reminder of the power social media has in a crisis. People quickly posted on Facebook or Mixi, the country’s largest social network, to let...
View ArticleFlorida colleges rank among the top of social media schools
Six Florida schools — including Rollins College and Full Sail University — ranked among the top 100 social media colleges, according to studentadvisor.com. University of Miami ranked the highest for...
View ArticleHomeland Security tweets terror alerts
Homeland Security is taking its terror alerts to some social networks. Officials appear to poised to dump the color codes warnings for an easier system. Starting later this month, there will be two...
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