Blog Entries for October 18, 2012

By Kelsey Kistle, Posted in Twitter

Twitter has done something for the first time: blocked an account acting on a policy known as "country-withheld content". This security feature was put into effect in January 2012 and never used until now. In Berlin, a German neo-Nazi group joined the Twitter bandwagon, creating their own Twitter account. The group then started tweeting about government suppression and the influences of financial institutions like Goldman Sachs. The country-withheld content was meant to balance freedom of expression thro... read more.

• October 18, 2012
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By Jason Tezgerevski, Posted in In the News

If you are a regular user of social media, chances are that you have more than likely seen a number of statuses, tweets, questions, and polls regarding the upcoming 2012 Presidential Election. Can the influence of social media affect an individual’s final vote? Market research firm, Lab42 surveyed 500 U.S. social media users. In the survey, respondents were asked who they planned to vote for, and also who they will be voting against. What I found interesting about the survey was that it also measure... read more.

• October 18, 2012
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