“The way people get the news, participate in political discourse and communicate with elected officials is evolving through the use of social media,” the document continued. And at the end, where the official list of the measure’s council sponsors …Find out more from USA TODAY

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Listening To Social Media Cues Doesn’t Mean Ceding Control

These social media adages are scary enough to give any CMO the chills. The lifeblood of online marketing before the Age of the Consumer has centered around control – of brand, user experience, messaging, conversations. Marketers have been told …Find out more from Forbes

Facebook, MySpace social media musings used in court cases

“It is happening more often, and I think the police and prosecutors would be stupid not to look at social media for investigative purposes,” said local lawyer Nicole Black, a national expert on the intersection of social media and the courts. Also in …Find out more from Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Illinois Bans Facebook, Social Network Password Requests by Employers

1, makes it illegal for an employer to request social network account information in order to gain access to their profile. It also prevents employers from screening potential job candidates or reprimanding current employees based on information from …Find out more from eWeek

Social media: In defence of Senator Mark

It was as if Senator Mark saw tomorrow or had a premonition of how his innocuous remark on the social media would be misinterpreted and misrepresented by mischief makers who have been lurking around to attack him. In his address, the Mark had …Find out more from Nigerian Tribune

How Social Media Startup Wildfire Was Bought By Google for $250 Million

The market for social media marketing is heating up, and among the first big winners are two entrepreneurs whose four-year old software company, Wildfire, was just bought by Google for a reported $250 million. Instead of placing ads triggered by …Find out more from Terra.com

Alexandria Moulding Announces Social Media Launch

ALEXANDRIA, ON, Aug. 3, 2012 — /CNW/ – Alexandria Moulding, a leading manufacturer and distributor of mouldings and related millwork products, today announced they have launched a social media program to provide a deeper level of information and …Find out more from Sacramento Bee

Cruz gets an ‘A’ for social media strategy

4 (UPI) — Some political experts are calling Ted Cruz’s win in the Texas Senate runoff more of a victory for social media than the Tea Party. Pundits initially called Cruz’s July 31 win over David Dewherst a statement by the conservative anti …Find out more from UPI.com

Social Media Still Buzzing About Gabby Douglas

Criticism of her hair was trending Thursday and Friday in social media. However, her many fans were eager to defend. “Do we stop our girls from doing things because we’re concerned about, is their hair going to look African American,” questioned Cheryl …Find out more from NBC Southern California

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5 Low-Cost Social Media Marketing Strategies for Authors

Authors can tap social media in creative ways to promote their books and book tours.More By Leyl Master Black

Refugee from Facebook questions the social media life | Peace …

The move carried extra import because Losse had been the social network’s 51st employee and rose to become founder Mark Zuckerberg’s personal ghostwriter. But Losse gradually soured on the revolution in human relations she witnessed …More By P.Au.L

How to Protest and Communicate Change with Social Media | Social …

The Occupy movement might have left Zucotti park, but they never stopped using social media to get their message across the entire world. Soon after the 99% made headlines social media lit up and people heard the call to rally change in …More By socialmarvels

Follow Me On Other Social Media | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the …

Follow Me On Other Social Media. August 4, 2012 by Larry Ferlazzo | 0 comments. If you’re interested in learning about even more resources I find, you might want to “follow” me on other social media: Twitter · Facebook · Google+ · LinkedIn …More By Larry Ferlazzo

SoLoMo Show Ep 30: Twitter Olympics … – Social Media Explorer

We discuss how much social data is created every minute, the Twitter privacy and Olympics backlash and Facebook’s dropping customer satisfaction.More By Adam Helweh