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27 February 2010
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The Pentagon announced on Friday it has authorized the use Twitter, Facebook and other so-called "Web 2.0" sites across the U.S. military, saying the benefits of social media outweighed security concerns.
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Today Twitter and Facebook are buzzing with responses to the news that the BBC is rumoured to be closing down its 6 Music station. Although the corporation has said nothing to confirm the move, it was lead story in The Times this morning and apparently has already sparked a bidding war with Absolute Radio the frontrunner to buy the station.
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Twitter fundraising has steadily been on the rise in the last two years. Twitter has been used to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for charities and charitable causes, and has been used to spread awareness about social issues.
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A survey has shown that one in 20 drivers have read a post on a social networking site like Facebook or Twitter whilst behind the wheel.
The survey of over 2,000 drivers shows motorists are even going beyond just calling whilst driving and are now even posting to social networking sites.
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Sony Vail’s Twitter account has generated over £1m in sales, the technology giant has revealed.
Speaking at Marketing Week’s Social Media for Brand Building event yesterday, Sony head of corporate communications Nick Shapeless said the company sees Twitter as a viable sales platform as well as a tool to amplify PR activity.
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Social networking is often seen as frivolous, but Jonathan Akwue told the Like Minds conference in Exeter of how it has actually saved lives
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Australian web-users are at the forefront of the social networking craze, posting, poking and Twittering nearly seven hours a month – more than the United States, Britain or Japan.
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A police force has been criticised for spending too much time on Twitter while on the beat.
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An invitation to find out about better sex is spreading virally around Twitter – but only leads to identity theft and malware
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Twenty high school students have been suspended for bullying a staff member on Facebook, a day after a student from another school was suspended for creating a Facebook page prank about a missing boy.
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there are lots of social issues that we face these days due to hardships and disease..’,
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