“Documents obtained by The Wall Street Journal open a rare window into a new global market for the off-the-shelf surveillance technology that has arisen in the decade since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The techniques described in the trove of 200-plus marketing documents include hacking tools that enable governments to break into peoples… Continue Reading
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Pew – How Mainstream Media Outlets Use Twitter
How Mainstream Media Outlets Use Twitter Content Analysis Shows an Evolving Relationship – November 14, 2011 “For nearly every news organization, Twitter has become a regular part of the daily news outreach. But there are questions about how those organizations actually use the technology: How often do they tweet? What kind of news do they… Continue Reading
Commentary – The WikiLeaks-Fueled Erosion of Civil Liberties Has Begun
Atlantic Wire – Adam Clark Estes: “When a federal judge ruled that Twitter must reveal the private data of three WikiLeaks associates on Thursday, privacy advocates died a little inside. The two organizations that had defended the three users, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Electronic Frontier Foundations (EFF), immediately filed mournful blog posts… Continue Reading
The Socialbot Network: When Bots Socialize for Fame and Money
The Socialbot Network: When Bots Socialize for Fame and Money – Yazan Boshmaf, Ildar Muslukhov, Konstantin Beznosov, Matei Ripeanu – University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada “Online Social Networks (OSNs) have become an integral part of today’s Web. Politicians, celebrities, revolutionists, and others use OSNs as a podium to deliver their message to millions of… Continue Reading
ForeSee Study Highlights Social Media Best Practices for the Federal Government
News release: “Customer experience analytics firm ForeSee today released its report on the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) Quarterly E-Government Satisfaction Index, including an analysis of the state of social media in the federal government. ForeSees audit of social media activity in the federal government identified clear themes and best practices, showing that the public… Continue Reading
Mining Data From Social Media for Marketing, Trend Spotting and More?
The Economist: “The beauty of Twitter, the popular microblogging service, is that users have to keep it short: messages can only be 140 characters long. But companies that mine the stream of tweets for marketing and other purposes (see article in this week’s issue of The Economist) get much more information. [Here is a map]… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve Bank of NY RFP: Sentiment Analysis And Social Media Monitoring Solution
Federal Reserve Bank of New York – Sentiment Analysis And Social Media Monitoring Solution. Request for Proposal (Event-6994) “Social media platforms are changing the way organizations are communicating to the public. Conversations are happening all the time and everywhere. There is need for the Communications Group to be timely and proactively aware of the reactions… Continue Reading
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper – The Impact of Economics Blogs
The Impact of Economics Blogs, David McKenzie and Berk Özler, August 2011 “There is a proliferation of economics blogs, with increasing numbers of economists attracting large numbers of readers, yet little is known about the impact of this new medium. Using a variety of experimental and non-experimental techniques, this study quantifies some of their effects.… Continue Reading
International Bloggers and Internet Control
International Bloggers and Internet Control, Hal Roberts, Ethan Zuckerman, Jillian York, Robert Faris, and John Palfrey. Berkman Center for Internet & Society, August 2011 “The Internet is an increasingly contested space, particularly in countries with repressive governments. Infringements on Internet freedom, particularly through Internet filtering and surveillance, have inspired activists and technologists to develop technological… Continue Reading
A Guide to Facebook Security For Young Adults, Parents, and Educators
A Guide to Facebook Security For Young Adults, Parents, and Educators, Linda McCarthy, Keith Watson, and Denise Weldon-Siviy, August 2011. “This online guide explains how you can: Protect your Facebook account Avoid the scammers Use advanced security settings Recover a hacked Facebook account Stop imposters Continue Reading
Navy Publishes Slideshare on How to Use Google+
Federal Computer Week: “Although Google+ has attracted more than 10 million users since its recent debut, many people in government are wondering what it is and how it ought to be used. Thanks to the Navy, now there is an overview of the new site. The Navy recently published a 13-page online guide titled Whats… Continue Reading
VA Issues Guidance on use of Web-based collaboration technologies
“The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) endorses the secure use of Web-based collaboration and social media tools to enhance communication, stakeholder outreach collaboration, and information exchange; streamline processes; and foster productivity improvements. Use of these tools supports VA and VAs goal of achieving an interoperable, net-centric environment by improving employee effectiveness through seamless access to… Continue Reading
