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Why public spaces matter in the Twitter revolution, and how they are under threat

For anyone who now questions the uses of Twitter or Facebook, or dismisses them as trivial and unimportant, point them to the Arab Spring. Point them to Tripoli and Tunis, to the fall of Mubarak and the loosening of Assad’s i...

by Gareth Lewis

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The Developing Crime Network of Social Media

Social media and the internet is undoubtedly a huge part of everyday life in the 21st century. Anyone who shuts themselves away from these incredible technologies of the modern world are already experiencing the drawbacks and d...

by Priyanka Mogul

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People In Hong Kong Have A Legitimate Reason To Freak Out When Facebook Is Down

Facebook went down for a half an hour worldwide on June 19. Not a big deal, right? Wrong, at least in Hong Kong. The incident hit a nerve in the city, where some pro-democratic reform websites have recently suffered massive DDo...

by Global Voices

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Google’s Loon Project vs Facebook’s Connectivity Lab: The Broadband Arms Race Heats Up

For the two-thirds of the world that cannot access the Internet, the broadband connectivity arms race between Facebook and Google is providing hope that soon they too may soon be surfing the web. Various reasons prevent people ...

by Brandon Engel

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From Ha’penny to Hashtag: How the Internet and social media can make the UK elections less about donations

2010’s election was known as the “internet election”, with more use of online polling and digital campaigns than ever before. However I think it’s safe to say that internet usage, particularly social media, has become e...

by Katie O'Reilly-Boyles

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Why public spaces matter in the Twitter revolution, and how they are under threat

The Developing Crime Network of Social Media

People In Hong Kong Have A Legitimate Reason To Freak Out When Facebook Is Down

Google’s Loon Project vs Facebook’s Connectivity Lab: The Broadband Arms Race Heats Up

From Ha’penny to Hashtag: How the Internet and social media can make the UK elections less about donations

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