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SOCIAL MEDIA TOP STORIES Facebook's New Scheduling Feature: 5 Design Missteps 8% of Online Adults Use Twitter Every Day [STUDY] FTC: We've Protected the Privacy of a Billion People ALL STORIES SOCIAL MEDIA Network of Homeless Newspapers Tries QR-Code Digital Edition 7:03:02 AM Joann Pan Since 1994, the International Network of Street Papers (INSP) has worked with the homeless to sell locally produced newspapers or magazines as a way for them to earn a decent living. The Glasgow, Scotland-based non-profit helps journalists set up... Top Swimmer to Quit Twitter During Olympics, Blames Trolls Thursday, May 31, 2012 10:29 PM Sam Laird Two-time gold medalist swimmer Rebecca Adlington will take a Twitter timeout during this summer's Olympics in London. Why? Because of trolls who send vile comments about her looks, she says. Adlington has about 50,000 followers, and looks like a... FTC: We've Protected the Privacy of a Billion People Thursday, May 31, 2012 7:58 PM Lance Ulanoff In an era where partisan bickering in Washington has created dysfunctional and ineffective gridlock, the Federal Trade Commission may be an island of bi-partisan accomplishment. At least, that's how FTC Chair Jon Leibowitz sees it. In a... Facebook's New Scheduling Feature: 5 Design Missteps Thursday, May 31, 2012 5:09 PM Matt Petronzio A recent Facebook update lets page administrators schedule posts in advance, similar to the scheduling functions of HootSuite and other third-party apps. However, users quickly noticed flaws in the user interface -- that is, if they could even... Billionaire Tycoon One-Ups Rapper Drake's Money Tweet Thursday, May 31, 2012 2:20 PM Brian Anthony Hernandez An amusing Twitter exchange between rap star Drake and T. Boone Pickens, the billionaire chairman of BP Capital, has been catching significant attention Thursday -- to the tune of more than 24,000 retweets as of 12:15 p.m. ET. The 25-year-old... 8% of Online Adults Use Twitter Every Day [STUDY] Thursday, May 31, 2012 1:48 PM Sarah Kessler Most Americans don't use Twitter. But about half who do use it every day. Of 2,253 U.S. online adults surveyed in a recent Pew study, 15% said they use Twitter. Among the same population, 8% said they use the service on a typical day day. Growth... Best-Selling Book Turns Into Mobile Game for Women in Developing Countries Thursday, May 31, 2012 1:20 PM Zoe Fox Half The Sky, the best-selling book written by Pulitzer Prize winning couple Nick Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, is turning into a revolutionary gaming concept, targeting women in the developing world. Three mobile games, to be released in June for... 20 Reasons to Switch to Google+ [INFOGRAPHIC] Thursday, May 31, 2012 11:04 AM Samantha Murphy Thinking of truly embracing Google+ as your go-to social network of choice? The folks at Infographic Labs have put together a compelling infographic as to why the Google service is worth your time. From seamless integration with Google services... 'Crowdspeaking' Platform Thunderclap Pushes Your Tweets to the Masses Thursday, May 31, 2012 10:40 AM Kate Freeman A new site called Thunderclap, which went live in beta Thursday, can do for your messages on Twitter what Kickstarter does for burgeoning ideas. Get enough people to support your message through the Thunderclap website and they'll all tweet it... Facebook Finally Lets Page Admins Schedule Posts, Have Different Roles Thursday, May 31, 2012 10:14 AM Emily Banks Third-party apps like HootSuite just got a little less relevant with an update from Facebook that lets Page admins schedule posts. A new help center page from Facebook also outlines how brand pages can now dole out specific duties to multiple...		TOP STORIES TODAY Network of Homeless Newspapers Tries QR-Code Digital Edition Top Swimmer to Quit Twitter During Olympics, Blames Trolls Billionaire Tycoon One-Ups Rapper Drake's Money Tweet Facebook Finally Lets Page Admins Schedule Posts, Have Different Roles 20 Reasons to Switch to Google+ [INFOGRAPHIC] TOP TOPICS Trending 6,418 followers Social Media 70,575 followers Entertainment 3,424 followers Apps And Software 1,008 followers Gadgets 7,939 followers Business 36,318 followers Mobile 4,856 followers YouTube 13,873 followers Marketing 9,243 followers Twitter 56,357 followers
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