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13 Feb 09

The Shorty Awards: Why Nerds Hate Twitter | Epicenter from Wired.com

It's official. No longer the domain of the digerati, the Twitter short messaging platform has woven itself into regular peoples' lives to help with practical matters -- getting in shape, picking stocks, raising funds for a Senate run or selling cruise ship tickets. For proof, one need look no further than Wednesday night's Shorty Awards, which honored the best Twitterers as determined by a popular vote.

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26 Jan 09

Mac-savvy Obama staffers frustrated with legacy White House - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

President Obama's staff -- accustomed to Macs, social media, and having the latest equipment -- found Windows PCs with Microsoft Office 2003 in their new offices. Laptops were "scarce," apparently, and the team had trouble finding ways to update the redesigned White House website and add subtitles to web videos. Perhaps they were misled by the prominence of Mac hardware in the fictional-but-familiar West Wing version of the executive mansion.

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04 Jan 09

HOW TO: Track Gaza Using Social Media

Responsible, smart uses of social media. This share part of the HSB Get Smart Project. ;-)

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  • As the death toll rises in Gaza, where do you turn for up to the minute information? If you’re like us, you want a mix of information from traditional media outlets and social media sites alike. You probably already know about Twitter Search, but are you using custom searches, social searches, grabbing RSS feeds, looking at the aggregate view, or having alerts delivered to you?


    If you need a little help tracking the crisis, use this post to find a few quick tips and tactics for tracking Gaza news as it develops.

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