News tagged with communication tools
Social networks play emerging role in Mexico election
Online social networks, a newcomer in Mexican elections, are making a mark on the country's presidential campaign, forcing candidates to respond to issues and protests enabled by the Internet.
May 28, 2012 |
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Protest targets US cyber intelligence legislation
Civil liberties groups on Monday launched protests targeting proposed US cyber intelligence law that they fear would let police freely dip into people's private online information.
Apr 16, 2012 |
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Team generates frequency comb with more than 100 terahertz bandwidth
Many of the communication tools of today rely on the function of light or, more specifically, on applying information to a light wave. Up until now, studies on electronic and optical devices with materials that are the foundations ...
Mar 07, 2012 |
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Google terminating more products in house cleaning
Google on Tuesday announced the latest list of products being tossed out as part of a drive by chief executive Larry Page to focus resources on more promising projects.
Nov 23, 2011 |
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Computers provide connections for older adults
The rapid evolution of computers makes it challenging for computer savvy users to keep up, but what about older Americans? How useful are computers to the aging population? As the rate of technology change accelerates, there ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 21, 2011 |
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Fine art in advertising can backfire
Throughout the ages, fine art has been accorded a special significance and recognized as a powerful communication tool. Art has been used to sell everything from products to politics to religion.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 23, 2011 |
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Twitter and natural disasters: Crisis communication lessons from the Japan tsunami
Adam Acar and Yuya Muraki of the Kobe City University of Foreign Studies surveyed and questioned Twitter users and tracked updates from people in the disaster-struck area on the social media site two weeks after the Tohoku ...
Apr 15, 2011 |
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In an emergency, word spreads fast and far
(PhysOrg.com) -- Large-scale emergencies, such as bombings and plane crashes, trigger a sharp spike in the number of phone calls and text messages sent by eyewitnesses in the vicinity of the disaster, according ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 04, 2011 |
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Social media require 'Community Relations 2.0'
The rise of social media and real-time advocacy have re-written the community outreach rules companies followed for decades. But many American firms are dragging their feet as they approach "Community Relations 2.0," Boston ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 30, 2009 |
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Are mobiles and social networking sites changing the way we behave?
(PhysOrg.com) -- How dependent have we become on mobile phones, and are social networking sites changing the nature of our relationships with other people? A three-year Oxford University study is to address ...
Oct 08, 2009 |
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One stop-shop for seamount managers and researchers: Launch of new SeamountsOnline portal
A free online portal is providing deep-sea researchers and managers with new tools for finding and accessing information on the biological communities that live on seamounts (undersea mountains), facilitating ...
Mar 12, 2009 |
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