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Brain drain? German scientists in the U.S.
The German government and several scientific foundations are attempting to reverse the so called “brain drain” and convince German scientists in the U.S. to come back home. I was recently interviewed by Stefan Koch, Washington correspondent of Madsack Media Group, … Continue reading
Posted in Government, International, Research, Social Media, Teaching
Tagged Brain drain, Funding, Germany, Global, Government, Social Media, Twitter, Universities, VCU
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Legal battle to protect the Facebook “Like”
An appeals court in Richmond is considering whether a Facebook “Like” is protected speech under the U.S. Constitution. A district court had ruled earlier this year that the “Like” is not protected. A sheriff’s officer had “liked” the Facebook page … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Law, Politics, Social Media
Tagged Appeal, Case, Court, Election, Facebook, Government, Legal, Like, Social Media
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VCU Social Media Institute to design nonprofit campaigns
The VCU Social Media Institute will shortly begin its third year. College students from Iraq and Virginia Commonwealth University will work in project teams for four weeks to design and implement social media campaigns for 10 nonprofit organizations in the … Continue reading
Posted in Government, International, Social Media, Teaching
Tagged Baghdad, Campaigns, CBS 6, FHI 360, Global, Government, Institute, Iraq, IYLEP, Non-profit, Social Media, Strategy, Students, Technology, Twitter, VCU
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Is a Facebook “like” protected speech?
A ruling by a U.S. District Judge in Virginia brings expressions on social networks to the forefront of the legal debate. The court ruling determined that a Facebook “like” cannot be considered protected speech. The case was about workers in … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Law, Politics, Social Media
Tagged Associated Press, Court, Facebook, Free Speech, Government, Law, Legal, Like, New York Times, Protected Speech, Ruling, Sheriff, Social Media, Virginia
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Twitter and Facebook as legal defense strategy
The legal defense team of George Zimmerman, who faces a second-degree murder charge in the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida, has started a social media campaign as part of its defense strategy. Attorney Mark O’Mara started using Twitter, Facebook … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Law, Public Relations, Social Media
Tagged Audience, Campaigns, Debate, Defense, Facebook, George Zimmerman, Legal, Social Media, Strategy, Tayvon Martin, Twitter
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How much should governments regulate the Internet?
The question of how much influence governments should have over Internet regulation is as old as the medium itself. In Singapore, the Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts has asked the Internet community to create a code of conduct … Continue reading
Posted in Government, International, Law, Politics, Social Media
Tagged Asia One, Audience, bullying, Code of Conduct, Cyper bullying, Democracy, Global, Government, Internet, Online Behavior, PIPA, Regulation, Singapore, Social Media, SOPA, The New Paper
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Social media supervision on the job
A state government department in Maryland has asked job applicants for their Facebook usernames and passwords. While questions about marital status and family background are generally off limits during job interviews, this trend raises many privacy concerns. At the same … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Government, Law, Social Media
Tagged ABC, AEJMC, Applicant, Business, corporations, Facebook, Government, Job, Privacy, Social Media, TV, WRIC-TV8
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Online protests for freedom of speech on the Internet
The proposed SOPA and PIPA legislation has not only triggered protests by new media companies, but it has also led to a widespread social media campaign that is likely to stall the bills in both houses of the U.S. Congress. … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Government, International, Law, Politics, Social Media
Tagged Audience, Business, Congress, corporations, Democracy, Egypt, Facebook, Global, Google, Government, PIPA, Piracy, Protest, Social Media, SOPA, Strategy, Technology, Twitter, Wikipedia, WRIR
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The battle between Hollywood and Silicon Valley
The legislative efforts in the U.S. Congress to fight online piracy abroad have caused unprecedented protests by new media companies and organizations this week. The one-day shutdown of Wikipedia and highly publicized protest of Google, Facebook, Twitter and other websites … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Government, International, Law, Politics, Social Media
Tagged Audience, Business, CBS 6, Congress, corporations, Democracy, Facebook, Global, Google, Government, Hollywood, Newscorp, PIPA, Protest, Silicon Valley, Social Media, SOPA, Technology, Time Warner, Twitter, Wikipedia
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Tweets on C-SPAN
Traditional news media are increasingly using social media in their news reporting. Our recent study on newspaper reporting patterns has stressed this trend. But C-SPAN has now incorporated congressional Twitter feeds into its programming. During breaks between political debates, the … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Journalism, Politics, Social Media
Tagged Audience, C-SPAN, Democracy, Government, Newspaper, Poynter, Social Media, Sources, TV, Twitter
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