Monthly Archives: June 2009

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Companies Cope With Twitter Imposters

By SARAH E. NEEDLEMANTHE WALL STREET JOURNAL Twitter users have caused an uproar by impersonating celebrities on the popular micro-blogging service. Businesses, too, are targets of fake Twitter profiles — sometimes from competitors. Exxon Mobil Corp. has found at least two unauthorized Twitter accounts under variations of its name. Twitter — a networking service where […]...

Published On - June 29, 2009

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Florida candidates launch campaigns in cyberspace

Americans everywhere are addicted to social networking sites. So it’s little wonder politicians are flocking there.By Josh Hafenbrack Tallahassee Bureau2:17 PM EDT, June 20, 2009 TALLAHASSEE – So long, stump speech. Hello Twitter.Florida candidates are launching their campaigns using social-networking shorthand, in tweets and Facebook messages instantly beamed to their online networks of friends and […]...

Published On - June 21, 2009

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Keeping a True Identity Becomes a Battle Online

By BRAD STONE Published: June 17, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO — Since Facebook started giving out customized Web addresses like facebook.com/yourname last Friday, some 9.5 million people have rushed to grab their top choice. On Twitter, public fights have broken out over so-called impostor accounts, like those that should probably be in the hands of Kanye […]...

Published On - June 18, 2009

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Poll: Conservatives hold lead over liberals

A new poll released Monday found that, even in the Age of Obama, there has been a “slight increase” in the number of Americans who call themselves conservatives, outnumbering self-described liberals by a 2-to-1 margin. The Gallup Poll organization said 40 percent of Americans interviewed in 10 surveys from January to May described themselves as […]...

Published On - June 16, 2009

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Why We Tweet

By: Jack & Suzy Welch From: Business Week You know you’re doing something strange and new—or at least new—when every time you’re at a social gathering, the activity comes up and the barbs come out. “Why do you waste your time with such nonsense?” people ask. And so it is with Twitter, the social-networking thingamajig […]...

Published On - June 12, 2009

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Need consumer help? Users give their advice

By: Diane C. Lade From: South Florida Sun-Sentinel Everyone’s a critic, as the saying goes. And nowhere is that more true than in cyberspace. The number of user-generated ratings sites has exploded in recent years, with citizen reviewers posting millions of opinions about everything from their local dry cleaners to their latest hotel stay. Some […]...

Published On - June 10, 2009

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Politicians Building Huge Followings on Twitter

Newark Mayor Cory Booker and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom are blazing a new trail in political discourse from opposite sides of the country in social media.AP Saturday, June 06, 2009 NEWARK, N.J. — Newark Mayor Cory Booker and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom are blazing a new trail in political discourse from opposite sides […]...

Published On - June 7, 2009

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