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Report: More Americans Using Social Media For Political Involvement

According to researchers at the Pew Internet & American Life Project, social media has come to play an increasingly important role in the civic involvement of Americans.

2013/05/02

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GOP Leaders Criticized For Social Media Exchange

Two Bernalillo County GOP leaders are under fire for making sexist comments on social media.

2013/04/24

Best Actress nominee Quvenzhane Wallis on the red carpet at last night's Academy Awards. (credit: FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)

Onion Criticized For Joke About Quvenzhane Wallis

A tweet from The Onion about the 9-year-old star of “Beasts of the Southern Wild” is drawing criticism for being tasteless, even amid the constant social media satire of the Oscars.

2013/02/25

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On Social Media, Jay-Z’s Jab Trumps Katy Perry’s Cleavage

On music’s biggest night, social media networks exploded with commentary, making the 55th GRAMMY Awards this year’s second-most popular event with close to 15.5 million interactions as reported by Trendrr, a social TV analytics provider […]

2013/02/11

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Opinion: My2K

Obama is hoping to promote the discussion of the Bush tax cut extensions by getting people hooked on the topic and by getting them to use the #My2K hashtag on Twitter.

2012/11/29

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Opinion: Media Covers Up Violence Of Flash Mobs

Flash mobs were once innocent social experiments, but now are all too often racial attacks. Unfortunately, the media continues to paint a rosy picture and fails to report the violence and crime they cause.

2012/08/02

Police Use Social Media To Solve Crimes

Las Vegas area police are using online tools to help solve crimes.

2012/07/10

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Opinion: “Digital Politics” Is Here Without The Candidates

With all the communicative access to current local, national, and global information, expecting the masses to settle for media headlines and sound bites is insulting to today’s technologically-aware audience.

2012/07/05

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Live Updates: The 54th GRAMMYs

Check out our live video and Twitter updates from the red carpet. Keep up with all the Grammy award winners, red carpet stunners and celebrity gossip in real-time.

2012/02/10

Social Media Collides With Traditional Tailgating

Much has been made in the last decade of how this generation lacks the focus and work ethic of generations past. And, to that end, studies have been done to offer some tangible proof as […]

2011/11/18

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