Feb 09 Watch 2:30 Here’s what’s on the minds of New Hampshire voters By PBS News Hour How does New Hampshire, home to the nation's first primary vote, compare to the rest of the country? Hari Sreenivasan and the NewsHour data team take a look at the Granite State by the numbers, and what voters there are… Continue watching
Feb 05 Twitter suspends 125,000 accounts for promoting terrorist acts By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press Twitter says it's now using spam-fighting technology to seek out and automatically flag accounts that might be promoting terrorist activity. Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch 2:23 How good is Iowa at picking White House winners? By PBS News Hour How well do the Iowa caucuses predict success for a presidential candidate? Hari Sreenivasan and the NewsHour data team take a look at that state’s track record, what Iowans are posting on social media and how well these voters match… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch A look at social media reaction to the 2016 State of the Union By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch Shields and Brooks on social responses to State of the Union By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 07 Monitoring how teens behave online is new normal for parents By Laura Santhanam Just as moms and dads tell their children how to behave in real life, parents today also keep tabs on how their kids conduct themselves online. Continue reading
Jan 05 Twitter considers 10,000-character limit By Joshua Barajas A new Twitter feature could let users exceed its current 140-character limit. Continue reading
Nov 24 Watch 8:54 Why 20,000 Israelis are suing Facebook over Palestinian attacks By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 23 Belgians on lockdown tweet kitten photos: see our 9 picks of the litter By Larisa Epatko When authorities asked the residents not to tweet details about the #BrusselsLockdown in case it would tip off the enemy, people began tweeting cat photos instead. Continue reading
Nov 13 Parisians use #PorteOuverte to offer each other shelter after attacks By Corinne Segal After a series in attacks in Paris left more than 100 people dead Friday, residents rallied around the hashtag #PorteOuverte on Twitter to offer people safe places to stay. Continue reading