Oct 28 Watch 6:10 Will Yahoo, Twitter find success in rebooting business? By PBS News Hour Yahoo is working on streamlining its strategy, while over at Twitter there's a new permanent CEO. What’s making these tech giants adjust how they do business? Hari Sreenivasan talks with Jon Kelly of Vanity Fair. Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch 3:31 Despite friction with tech groups, Senate cybersecurity bill poised to pass By PBS News Hour The U.S. Senate has scheduled final votes next week to pass a bill that would permit companies to share information about hacking attacks with each other and the government without fear of lawsuits. But several big tech companies, such as… Continue watching
Oct 13 While the Democrats debated, the Republicans offered their own responses on Twitter By Jasmine Wright While the Democratic presidential candidates were busy debating, the GOP presidential hopefuls were busy tweeting their reactions and not so subtle disses. Continue reading
Oct 13 Is #NoBraDay actually raising breast cancer awareness? By Colleen Shalby Of the more than 150,000 tweets mentioning #NoBraDay that have surfaced over the past day, roughly 10 percent make any mention of “breast cancer,” the reason for the hashtag altogether. Continue reading
Oct 08 Twitter chat: Addressing the mental health stigma By Jaclyn Diaz, Margaret Sessa-Hawkins For people living with a mental illness, factors such as isolation, stigma, delayed care and inadequate community support can be barriers to living well. Join @NewsHour for a Twitter chat to discuss these issues at 1 p.m. EDT Friday. Continue reading
Sep 21 Donald Trump held a live Twitter chat. What could possibly go wrong? By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump decided to do a live Twitter chat from the outlet’s New York City office to reach voters through social media. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch 5:30 Muslim teen builds a clock, gets arrested, receives invitation to the White House By PBS News Hour The arrest of Texas teenager Ahmed Mohamed, a student who brought a homemade clock to school, has stirred a global social media frenzy. Hari Sreenivasan speaks to Nihad Awad of the Council on American-Islamic Relations about spreading Mohamed’s story and… Continue watching
Sep 16 14-year-old arrested after homemade clock is mistaken for bomb, prompts #IStandWithAhmed on Twitter By Colleen Shalby Fourteen-year-old Ahmed Mohamed was arrested Monday after a teacher mistook a clock he made for a hoax bomb. Outraged Twitter users have responded to his arrest and suspension with #IStandWithAhmed. Continue reading
Sep 15 Twitter dives into campaign fundraising By Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press The social media service Twitter on Tuesday introduced a feature that enables political candidates and advocacy groups to raise money directly via its mobile application, making it quicker and easier to harvest small donations from followers. Continue reading
Sep 09 Why Salman Rushdie is probably quitting Twitter By Frank Carlson, Corinne Segal Salman Rushdie will be the first to tell you that free expression is imperative to society. But there's one way the award-winning author does not always enjoy speaking out: on Twitter. Continue reading