Tag: SOCIAL MEDIA

The New York City Ballet is looking to tighten its control over its employees' use of social media, following an embarrassing incident on Twitter. After his boss was arrested for drinking and driving, corps de ballet member Devin Alberda posted a tweet about drinking on the subway, followed by another disparaging tweet about another dancer. The organization, like many others, is now negotiating a ...

The already Twitter-savvy U.S. State Department is now tweeting in Arabic. A few days ago, the Department launched a new feed, @USAbilAraby, devoted exclusively to Arabic-speaking audiences. The account describes itself as the "US Department of State Arabic Media Hub," and, as of this morning, has already accumulated over 500 followers. According to the Washington Post, the State Department ...

By distilling Fashion Week into its purest form -- the photo -- Tumblr succeeds in creating a starkly meaningful landscape in which one can really enjoy the aesthetics of the week. No retweets, no "@"s, just streams and streams of images. As a service, Tumblr is embracing its role as the world's best inspiration board, a repository for the bloggers and reporters who capture the lovely digital ...

A lot of people go to Facebook to harvest fake crops on fictitious farms. If you're interested in real farming, however, you're probably better off heading to Twitter, where both farmers and Wall Streeters alike are exchanging valuable, first-hand information about farming conditions across the globe. As Forbes reports, some farmers originally began using the social network as a way to advance ...

He may be older than dust, but, make no mistake about it, John McCain is a certified "Twitter Genius." According to a recent study (PDF) conducted by researchers from George Washington University and New York University, the 73-year-old Arizona Senator ranks at the very top of the U.S. Senate's "Twitter Geniuses." The academics came to their conclusion after calculating every Senator's "Digital ...

If you're social networking-savvy and looking for a summer road trip, Pennsylvania could be the place for you. We know the Keystone State might not sound like the most appealing vacation destination, but, according to Ad Week, the Pennsylvania Tourism Board has partnered with Foursquare to give summer travelers extra incentive to visit restaurants, stores and historical sites across the state. ...

A study recently conducted at the University of Maryland asked 200 students to give up social media -- we're talking Facebook, Twitter, e-mail, instant messages, text messages and so on -- for one entire day and to blog about the experience (ironic, we know). That doesn't sound like too much to ask, but judging by the results, reports the Huffington Post, the experiment was akin to solitary ...

Take it from us: surviving in the blog-o-sphere ain't easy. With the seemingly infinite number of online magazines and voices screaming for attention, it truly is a blog-eat-blog world. And now it looks like the streets are getting even rougher and tougher, thanks to a new fat cat on the blogging block: God Almighty. In a message previewing the theme of this May's "World Communications Day," ...

Martha Stewart has gone from queen of domesticity to white collar criminal to tech junkie, all in pretty quick succession. For a woman who spent the better part of her career amassing power and wealth through glorified arts and crafts tutorials, it's been quite a transformation, indeed. But she's still got some lessons to learn. An upcoming episode of Martha's television show, which will air ...

The Southeastern Conference (S.E.C.), one of the most powerful organizations in college athletics, had to rethink its Big Brother-esque social media policy due to an outcry from fans and media alike. Although done so begrudgingly, it's significant that a conference rooted in decades-old traditions is willing to accept change. According to al.com, the S.E.C. reversed a policy Wednesday that ...

Twitter is creating a whole new crop of sports journalists. They're on the field and the sideline, in the locker room and team meetings. They don't need a firsthand account, because this type of reporter is actually wearing the uniform. Needless to say, coaches and team executives aren't too pleased with the trend. While the NFL doesn't presently have a policy on the use of social media sites, ...