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... means that Instagram has grown by roughly 100 percent in the past year. That two hundred million number also means that Instagram has now passed Twitter in U.S. mobile use. Forbes reports that, according to eMarketer, approximately 30.8 million Americans used Twitter on their smartphones in 2013. That ...
... open declaration of war” against Turkey. The reports about YouTube prompted a fresh round of comments on Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeynep/statuses/449203658790817793 https://twitter.com/iyad_elbaghdadi/statuses/449195087193313280 https://twitter.com/KarlreMarks/statuses/449201934952857600 Thursday’s action involving YouTube followed the government’s criticized ban on Twitter ...
A Turkish court ordered the government to end its six day ban on Twitter Wednesday by issuing a temporary injunction against the policy. According to AFP, the government has acknowledged the ruling and local media report that access to Twitter for the populace is expected to be restored late Wednesday ...
A woman protests a country-wide ban on Twitter in the country of Turkey by writing a “physical tweet” in the city of Ankara. Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan banned access to the social media site on Thursday in the midst of a corruption scandal involving himself and his ...
How are people coping with their Twitter being turned off in Turkey? We spoke with a 16 year old in Istanbul who admits it has become more difficult but he has found a way around it, as have many of his peers. #twitterisblockedinturkey has been "trending" depending on who you ...
... Breaking the ban this morning, Turkey’s president Abdullah Gul criticized the order saying, “The wholesale shuttering of social media platforms cannot be approved.” https://twitter.com/cbabdullahgul/status/446940887462199296 And the hashtag “#twitterisblockedinturkey” has started trending globally. Turkey is one of the 10 biggest users of Twitter in the ...
... California resident who's experiencing the effects of the drought. Or maybe water plays a large role in your work. Join PBS NewsHour for a Twitter chat at 1 p.m. EDT Thursday about water and its impact on your world. Eric Schwaab, Chief Conservation Officer at the National Aquarium ...
... impacted social and political issues globally? In what ways have gender roles evolved over time and how do they impact our daily lives? What has contributed to women’s advancement? What has hindered it? Join the discussion March 13 on Twitter during #NewsHourChats from 1 to 2 p.m. EDT.
... to offer today’s workers? What are the arguments against unions? What rights and/or work benefits can be attributed to union actions? Why are unions declining? Join PBS NewsHour on Twitter, March 6 from 1 to 2 p.m. EST for #NewsHourChats and let us know what you think.
... need to know about the real risk of getting cancer? Join PBS NewsHour, the Mayo Clinic and the American Association of Cancer Research for a Twitter chat on Feb. 27, from 1 to 2 p.m. EST. Doctors Axel Grothey, Paul Limburg, Sandhya Pruthi and Stephanie Hines, along with psychologist ...
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