Hate Goes Viral on Social Network Sites

Militants and hate groups increasingly use social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace and YouTube as propaganda tools to recruit new members, according to a report by the Simon Wiesenthal Center.The report released on Wednesday noted a 25 percent rise in the past year...

Facebook’s Ingrates

Facebook’s voting ends on the question of the way it handles user data and a new approach to the governance of social networks takes hold.  Consumers are taking an active roll in demanding how their data is used and are excising their power in forcing social networking...

Looking For A Job? Watch what you say online

Yes, If Your Looking For a Job? You just may need to watch what you say on-line  Could your future boss be perusing your profile? Twenty-two percent of hiring managers said they use social networking sites to research job candidates, up...

No Twitter Makes Congressman Bitter-- Alleges Democrats Repress the Internet

UPDATE: The blogosphere--but not yet MSM--is just beginning to wake up to this story. The Sunlight Foundation has posted a Twitter-based revolution called "Let Our Congress Tweet."By invoking Jeffersonian...

Press watchdog tackles media use of social networking sites

The newspaper watchdog in the UK, the Press Complaints Commission, is stepping into the debate over the use of material from social networking sites. The head of the body, Tim Toulmin, told the BBC that the...

Dogster.com and other sites of passion

Here you go all you blogsters! You cravers of all things web social! Online dating sites seem almost passe now… with social networks for dogs, bikes, and sneakers taking off. Common passion web sites are...

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