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Zuckerberg Keystone XL Pipeline
By on 05/01/2013 in , , , with 2 Comments

Today, activists plan to rally outside of Facebook’s Menlo Park Headquarters in protest of Zuckergerg’s role in public policy, more specifically, the Keystone XL pipeline.

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Twitter's two-step authentication
By on 05/01/2013 in , , with 1 Comment

It’s been a hectic few weeks for Twitter, with the acceleration of false allegations from the Boston bombing and repeated high profile hacking incidences drawing national attention.

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Citizen Journalism
By on 04/29/2013 in , , , with 0 Comments

In the most recent example of citizens journalism, narratives from the Boston bombing were constructed through photos, tweets, Facebook updates, Reddit threads, and digital media, uploaded by every-day citizens.

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White House on Tumblr
By on 04/26/2013 in , , with 2 Comments

Today, the Internet welcomes the White House to the micro-blogging social network Tumblr. In its first post, the White House on Tumblr promises videos, charts, transparency, and of course, GIFs. While.

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Gift Tracker App
By on 04/26/2013 with 2 Comments

Good news came out of the California capitol this week, with the Fair Political Practices Commission set to release a mobile app that could help California lawmakers track and disclose political gifts.

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Vine Crowdsourcing
By on 04/24/2013 in , , , , with 2 Comments

What is innovation? Here’s what some Innovation Uncensored 2013 participants came up with and posted via Vine.

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AP's Hacked Twitter Account Tweet
By on 04/23/2013 in , , with 2 Comments

The Associated Press’ Twitter account is the latest victim of online hacking, with a tweet falsely reporting that two explosions hit the White House, reaching the accounts 2 million followers.

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