Dec 30 #RealLiveTransAdult emerges on Twitter following transgender teen's death By Colleen Shalby Earlier today, Twitter user Red Durkin started the hashtag #RealLiveTransAdult -- a conversation that encouraged transgender men and women to share their stories with transgender teenagers. Durkin started the hashtag in response to the suicide note left by transgender 17-year-old… Continue reading
Dec 04 After the Eric Garner decision, what the Twitter conversation says about race and culture By Colleen Shalby Following the grand jury's decision not to indict a police officer in the chokehold death of Eric Garner, people took to Twitter, where the conversation of race and culture in America took center stage, echoing the actions of protesters across… Continue reading
Nov 24 LIVE: News from Ferguson via Twitter By Nora Daly Keep up with the latest developments in Ferguson by following these journalists, local officials and individuals on the ground. Continue reading
Nov 24 Demonstrations nationwide planned following grand jury announcement By Laura Santhanam From Boston to Portland, Oregon, social media users in more than 120 cities across the United States and in Canada took to Twitter and Tumblr with details on marches and prayer vigils following the Ferguson grand jury announcement. Continue reading
Oct 02 Jihadists swap gun photos for cuddly kittens on Twitter By Larisa Epatko Twitter suspended the accounts of hundreds more pro-Islamic State group users this week. And some users have put up a defense -- in the form of a kitten. Continue reading
Oct 01 Think tenure protects you? With wealthy donors and less public funding, think again By Denise Cummins Tenure isn't all it's cracked up to be, argues Denise Cummins. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where Cummins used to teach as an adjunct, recently rescinded a job offer made to professor Steven Salaita -- even though he had… Continue reading
Sep 13 After 13 years, woman finds owner of wedding photo buried at WTC site By Rialda Zukic The owner of a wedding photo lost during the Sept. 11 attacks was identified thanks to a Boston woman who has been posting the image online for years. Continue reading
Aug 26 When it comes to Facebook, we all just want to be popular, study finds By Ruth Tam If you think your Facebook NewsFeed or Twitter timeline is becoming an echo chamber of the same material, you’re right. According to a new Pew Research Center report on the role of social media in civil discourse, Facebook might not… Continue reading
Aug 21 Twitter Chat: Can hashtag activism have real impact? By Nora Daly Hashtag activism is a term coined to describe the use of viral hashtags on social media to raise awareness and foster discussion about specific issues and causes, but can it affect real change?… Continue reading
Aug 12 Twitter reports 23 million users are actually 'bots' By Charles Pulliam-Moore Twitter has disclosed the number of its users that are actually human as opposed to account-holding, automated programs in its most recent quarterly filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission. According to the report, about 23 million -- or 8.5%… Continue reading