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Should the sociopath CEO be Tweeting?
New York Times media reporter David Carr has a brilliant piece this morning about Rupert Murdoch, the embattled media baron, political kingmaker, and grumpy Twitter newby. In this age of super-controlled messaging and non-newsy corporate announcements, Murdoch’s emergence on Twitter gives us a rare glimpse into the mind of the man in charge. Is this a trailblazing moment in corporate comms or... [Read more]
Engine Advocacy Turns Tech Nerds Into Political Experts
How do you turn technology nerds into political experts? That’s the question being asked by Engine Advocacy, a group dedicated to getting “tech startups, entrepreneurs and technologists” involved in shaping public policy. The goal of Engine Advocacy is “to give entrepreneurial people and businesses a voice in the Washington policy arena that they haven’t before,” according... [Read more]
Top 10 Tech This Week [PICS]
1. Northrop X-47B Stealth Drone This stealthy X-47B unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is the size of a fighter jet, and will be taking off and landing from the deck of an aircraft carrier. This is an unusual overhead view of the scary looking plane, which was mistaken for a UFO last month. When will it be ready for battle? Unknown. It’s a concept plane so far, but as you can see, it’s in the... [Read more]
Breaking Down Apple’s Billions [INFOGRAPHIC]
It’s no secret Apple , one of the most valuable public companies in the world, is making major cash off today’s tech gadgets — but how much? This week, the company reported a record net profit of more than $13.6 billion for its quarterly report lasting 14 weeks and ending Dec. 31, 2011. A rumored summer release of the iPhone 5 will help keep the money flowing in this year for the more... [Read more]
7 Big Privacy Concerns for New Facebook and the Open Graph
It’s not always clear how Facebook apps interact with the data you share on the social network. Are they allowed to broadcast it? Sell it? Compile it in a way that you never intended? “When you turn all Platform applications off, your User ID is no longer given to applications, even when your friends use those applications,” says a portion of Facebook’s privacy policy . “But you will... [Read more]
Social commerce spotlight: Could our brand loyalty drive up the cost of shopping online?
Shops both on and offline have a lot of information on us, no-one would argue with that. Loyalty cards store our shopping preferences, and virtual shopping baskets and wishlists are digital records of our past and potential future purchases. They know how much we’re prepared to spend on certain items, our preferred brands, our favoured method of payment, and when we’re most likely to splash the... [Read more]
World of Warcraft Servers Up for Charity Auction [VIDEO]
If you’re a World of Warcraft fan who wants to buy a piece of the game’s history and doesn’t mind helping a hospital in the process, you’re in luck. Blizzard is selling some 2,000 retired HP p-Class server blades, each one with a transparent case, etched with the WoW logo and marked with the name of the realm it used to host. The World of Warcraft game world is divided into... [Read more]
15 Funny Facebook Timeline Cover Photos
1. Daniel Christian Ground Control to Major Daniel — this Timeline cover is out of this world. Click here to view this gallery. Now that Facebook Timeline has rolled out, many of you have become more familiar with its most prominent feature, resulting in a plethora of creative and noteworthy profiles. Now, we’ve scoured the social network and asked our readers for some of the funniest... [Read more]
Take a Look Inside a Fukushima Nuclear Reactor [VIDEO]
What’s it look like inside of a nuclear reactor? A recently released video from the Fukushima Daichi nuclear power plant in Japan can now show us. Employees at Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) sent a tiny camera inside the reactor to evaluate damage from the tsunami and earthquake that hit the region in March of last year. The video shows what appears to be rain inside the structure —... [Read more]
How social media reshapes sustainability communications
Yesterday we launched the 2012 SMI-Wizness Social Media Sustainability Index. Here is the presentation deck that we shared with attendees of the launch. It’s a snapshot of the main Index that can be downloaded at: http://socialmediainfluence.com/SMI-report/ . Read More →
