'Twitter bombs' may deliver late election surprise
As US election day approaches, "Twitter bombs" are expected to fly as part of efforts to swing votes in a close race.
As US election day approaches, "Twitter bombs" are expected to fly as part of efforts to swing votes in a close race.
Internet
Nov 4, 2012
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Twitter has launched an interactive map of the United States that charts where Barack Obama and Mitt Romney's campaign tweets have had the most impact, and where they have fallen flat.
Internet
Nov 4, 2012
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Twitter on Friday said that people fired off tens of millions of messages about superstorm Sandy, turning to smartphones to share and get news.
Internet
Nov 2, 2012
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Twitter's home page features a regularly updated list of topics that are "trending," meaning that tweets about them have suddenly exploded in volume. A position on the list is highly coveted as a source of free publicity, ...
Computer Sciences
Nov 1, 2012
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An influential netizen came under angry scrutiny Tuesday after dramatic information he announced on his widely-followed Twitter account at the peak of deadly superstorm Sandy was found to be false.
Internet
Oct 30, 2012
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(Phys.org)—A doctoral student and a lecturer in spatial analysis have collaborated to deliver a London diversity map via Twitter based on 3.3 million tweets in the city over the course of this year's summer months.
One of the challenges we face is how to best design and change cities into smart intelligent and sustainable environments. Researchers will explain how new technology can make our cities more habitable, and help the people ...
Computer Sciences
Oct 26, 2012
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(AP)—Twitter agreed to pull racist and anti-Semitic tweets under a pair of French hash tags after a Jewish group threatened to sue the social network for running afoul of national laws against hate speech, the organization ...
Internet
Oct 19, 2012
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Democrat Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney may be neck and neck in the polls as the November 6 election draws close, but on social networks, the US president is the clear winner.
Internet
Oct 14, 2012
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For many they are the scourge of the Internet, but rights campaigners in Britain are increasingly leaping to the defence of online "trolls" amid a string of criminal trials over tweets and Facebook posts.
Internet
Oct 12, 2012
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