Posts Tagged ‘blogs’
Freedom or repression: Twitter goes both ways
PENN STATE (US) — Twitter, Facebook, and text messaging were used both as tools for freedom and as weapons of repression in recent civil strife in Egypt and Kenya. Continue…
Thursday, September 29, 2011 14:58 - 0 Comments
Society & Culture - Oct 25, 2010 12:34 - 0 Comments
Viral videos traced back to 2 blogs
U. WASHINGTON-SEATTLE (US) — Common wisdom might suggest a posse of political blogs triggers a video’s potential to get viewed by millions, but new research shows just two elite blogs influence a video’s virality. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 3, 2010 8:40 - 2 Comments
Chinese bloggers no threat to regime
U. BUFFALO (US)—A new study confirms what was made evident by the very public Google-Chinese government dispute over Internet censorship: China’s cyberculture may be growing rapidly but that growth is not a harbinger of new political freedom. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 8, 2010 11:17 - 12 Comments
Second opinion: Health blogs viewed skeptically
PENN STATE (US)—Health information written by a doctor is rated as more credible when it appears on a Web site rather than in a blog or an individual’s homepage, according to a study of college students. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jul 15, 2009 12:07 - 1 Comment
Blogs follow mainstream media’s lead
Cornell researchers say their work suggests an answer to a longstanding question: Is the “news cycle” just a way to describe our perception of what’s going on in the media, or is it a real phenomenon that can be measured? They opt for the latter, and offer a mathematical explanation of how it works.
Society & Culture - May 28, 2009 21:03 - 1 Comment
Tweeting your way through a crisis
TEXAS-AUSTIN (US)—Organizations involved in a crisis must get information out quickly, clearly, and directly to the public as well as to the media, otherwise audiences will seek information elsewhere, according to a study by a University of Texas at Austin researcher. (more…)
