Tiger trades press conference for Facebook

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. –  The only questions Tiger Woods is fielding before his next tournament are from his fans.

Instead of a news conference before this week’s Wells Fargo Championship, Woods answered 19 questions that were submitted through Facebook and Twitter. Among the questions: Does he think he has a good chance to win? How does he decide between putting a 5-wood or a 2-iron in the bag? And what was his favorite memory of The Players Championship?

Fans were told he would answer questions about his next two events: Wells Fargo and The Players Championship. The only question regarding the Masters, where he tied for 40th and was criticized for kicking a 9-iron in disgust, was the difference between his game in winning at Bay Hill and the Masters.

Article source: http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2012/04/30/tiger-trades-press-conference-for-facebook/

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  Twitter: From Infancy To Political Powerhouse

  April 30, 2012 by admin  
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  Five years ago, Twitter was hardly a blip on the political radar. Now, it’s a social media giant. President Obama recently urged college student to take to Twitter and pressure their representatives on student loan interest rates. Host Michel Martin discusses the role of Twitter in politics with NPR’s Don Gonyea and SocialFlow’s Frank Speiser.

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  Twitter Without the Twitter Feed

  April 30, 2012 by admin  
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  There’s a lot of fun in the hullabaloo of Twitter, but if you just want to find interesting stuff, a new site called Prismatic will spare you the work of sifting through hundreds of tweets.

  

  Like many people, I get a good proportion of the news I read every day from people I know online, primarily in the form of links I find on Twitter, and also from Facebook to some (lesser, for me) extent. On Twitter I read hundreds of tweets and mark a few as favorites, articles that I will pull up and read in full once I’m in the office. I find great stuff, but it’s not particularly efficient. Even though I’m following a carefully tailored list of very interesting people and publications, I still only mark a few stories out of the hundreds I glance over.

  As with all search activities, the hope is to somehow increase the signal-to-noise ratio. That is why I have been enjoying Prismatic, a site that pulls together content that’s interesting to me from all over the Internet. Right now, it’s pointing to a good mix of fun and serious stories from The Atlantic, Gizmodo, The New Yorker, The Awl, and many other great publishers. For each story, there’s a quick summary, a picture, and the tweets of a few people who have linked to it. Within Prismatic I can retweet or favorite the stories (this functionality was added just last week). For example, here’s what one story from the New York Times‘s Opinionator blog looks like in my feed right now:

  

  Prismatic finds content for you by looking at what you have shared on Twitter, the publishers you link to, and who your friends are (it will eventually account for Facebook as well). But the content doesn’t only come from your Twitter feed — it comes from anywhere on the Internet, using clues in your feed to find things that will interest you. “Your social accounts are seeds, not the source,” co-founder Bradford Cross explained to me over email. Once you’ve started using it, you can refine your feed by adding new “interests” such as “cloning” or “Apple.” Over time, Prismatic will learn more about you, based on what stories you click through on the site. Additionally, I can look at specific publications on Prismatic to see which stories from them are hot in my Twitter orbit.

  Prismatic is the work of five people with backgrounds in Artificial Intelligence, design, and data based in San Francisco. The early team started building the product in late 2010, and the version of Prismatic that’s in use came together in late 2011. Right now, anyone with a Twitter account can sign up for an invite, which Cross says will arrive quickly. Soon they hope to support signing up with a Facebook account. How they’ll work with people who want to sign up with just an email address they aren’t sure, but they hope to do so eventually.

  I still like the hullabaloo of my Twitter feed, but for some concentrated, high-quality reading, Prismatic is a reliable source.

  Article source: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/04/twitter-without-the-twitter-feed/256473/

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  Lindelof talks Twitter, ‘Prometheus’

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  “Ultimately, it’s probably a waste of time, but it’s critical to my brand,” said ‘Lost’ co-creator Damon Lindelof of his Twitter presence.

  Article source: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118053295

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  Facebook App by FreeCast.com Fuels Cord Cutting Growth

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  ORLANDO, Fla., April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –
  Whether you’re aware of it or not, the world of entertainment is changing forever as two Internet revolutions continue to gain momentum. The first, and more developed of the two, is a social revolution, in which all aspects of everyday life are becoming deeply intertwined with online social media networks like Facebook and Twitter. The second, which is still building up steam, is the ‘cord-cutting’ revolution, in which Internet users all around the country are saying ‘no’ to ever-increasing cable and satellite bills and instead turning to online content providers to meet their entertainment needs.

  At the nexus of these two revolutions is a game-changing Facebook app developed by FreeCast.com, which combines the interconnectedness of social media with the convenience of cord-cutting, creating an all-in-one solution for those who not only want to watch their favorite shows and movies for free, but want to do so while connecting with their friends and other Facebook users.

  “A growing number of Internet users are seeking a way to ditch their monthly cable bills, but with so much online content to sort through, it can be overwhelming trying to find the shows they’re looking for,” says FreeCast CEO William Mobley. “This is where we come in. Our multi-channel app acts as the ultimate online TV guide, cutting through the clutter and bringing our users exactly the content they’re looking for, whether it be shows, movies, sports, music, or even live events.”

  To add even more, the app integrates seamlessly with its users’ Facebook accounts, allowing them to chat and interact with their Facebook friends and other users while watching their favorite shows, resulting in an unrivaled ‘Social TV’ experience.

  As the cord-cutting trend progresses, FreeCast is set to be the go-to app for those seeking a cable-free lifestyle, offering a simple, free alternative to expensive cable and satellite subscriptions.

  To find out more or to go to the free FreeCast.com app now, visit:

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  Article source: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/facebook-app-by-freecastcom-fuels-cord-cutting-growth-2012-04-30

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  Constant Contact and Facebook Small Business Experts Present Free Webinar on …

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  WALTHAM, Mass., Apr 30, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) –
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  Facebook Likes Could Get You Fired, and Legal Options are a Challenge

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  PC World - Facebook “likes” can possibly get you fired, and if you take your employer to court over the punishment you may have an uphill legal battle.

  That’s what several plaintiffs found when they took the matter to the U.S. District Court for Eastern Virginia.

  In the case Bland v. Roberts, the plaintiffs, who had worked in the Hampton, Va., Sheriff’s Office under B.J. Roberts, who was running for re-election against Jim Adams, asserted doing things to support their boss’ opponent eventually got them fired once Roberts had secured his seat. Such activities included placing a pro-Adams bumper sticker on one of their cars, attending an Adams-sponsored cookout, and “liking” Adams’ Facebook page.

  The court said Roberts was not aware of these activities, except for the Facebook endorsements. Even so, his knowledge of the “likes” was inconsequential, said the court.

  “[Roberts'] knowledge of the posts only becomes relevant if the court finds the activity of liking a Facebook page to be constitutionally protected. It is the court’s conclusion that merely “liking” a Facebook page is insufficient speech to merit constitutional protection,” the court said.

  Lawyer Venkat Balasubramani and associate law professor Eric Goldman disagree, and said as much in an Ars Technica story about the case.

  Balasubramani said the “court veered off course in concluding that a Facebook like is not speech.”

  “Maybe the court slept through Arab Spring and the many other instances of online activism in the past five years,” Balasubramani added. “Maybe the court is unaware of the robust body of First Amendment precedent which says that protection for expression is not limited to just actual words.”

  Legal considerations aside, you have to admit the plantiffs’ actions were less than brilliant — careerwise anyway. Imagine if your boss was in jeopardy of losing his job and you publicly aligned yourself with his opponent. If the coup d’A(c)tat fails, you’re doomed — period.

  Even so, what happens within the judicial system is all about precedent, so the implications of this case certainly will have broader implications beyond this case.

  What’s your view? Who’s the idiot here — the judge, the plaintiffs or the defendant?

  Follow Christina on Twitter and Google+ for even more tech news and commentary and follow Today@PCWorld on Twitter, too.

  

  Article source: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9226703/Facebook_Likes_Could_Get_You_Fired_and_Legal_Options_are_a_Challenge

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  Player ‘racially abused’ on Twitter

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  (UKPA)
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  2 hours ago 
  

  Rangers Football Club has complained to police over claims that defender Kyle Bartley was racially abused on a social networking site.

  The Glasgow side said on its official Twitter account: “The club has tonight been made aware of racial abuse directed at one of our players. We have reported this matter to the police.”

  It is understood the abuse was directed at Bartley, 20, over Twitter.

  A Strathclyde Police spokeswoman said: “We can confirm we have received a complaint and inquiries are ongoing.”

  The alleged incident came hours after Rangers were defeated 3-0 by rivals Celtic in the last Old Firm game of the season.

  Police said 17 people were arrested on Sunday in and around Parkhead stadium, for offences such as breach of the peace and drunk and disorderly behaviour.

  In January, a 41-year-old man was arrested for allegedly posting racist tweets to Bartley, who is on loan from Arsenal, and his Rangers team-mate midfielder Maurice Edu.

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