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MAY 20, 2009
Twittering not: MEPs fail to embrace Internet craze
EurActiv
While congressmen on Capitol Hill are already tweeting with Americans across the United States, MEPs are still making scant use of the Internet and fail to fully grasp the potential of digital politics to engage with voters, found a survey published by public affairs consultancy Fleishman-Hillard.
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New Technology
Eurasia
MAY 19, 2009
The Brave New World of Slacktivism
Foreign Policy Blogs
"Slacktivism" is the ideal type of activism for a lazy generation: why bother with sit-ins and the risk of arrest, police brutality, or torture if one can be as loud campaigning in the virtual space? Given the media's fixation on all things digital -- from blogging to social networking to Twitter -- every click of your mouse is almost guaranteed to receive immediate media attention, as long as it's geared towards the noble causes. That media attention doesn't always translate into campaign effectiveness is only of secondary importance.
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New Technology
MAY 19, 2009
Israel says spies being recruited over Facebook
The Star
Israel's internal intelligence service urged the public Monday to exercise caution when using Facebook, saying Arabs are trying to recruit spies on the popular social networking site.
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New Technology
Middle East
MAY 18, 2009
Social Networking and National Security: How to Harness Web 2.0 to Protect the Country
The Heritage Foundation
Computers have changed how Americans do almost everything. Soon they may alter national security. There is much more on the information superhighway these days than information.
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New Technology
Americas
MAY 15, 2009
Guatemala police arrest Twitter user for ‘inciting financial panic’
The Guardian
Police in Guatemala have arrested a Twitter user and confiscated his computer for "inciting financial panic" after he urged people to remove funds from a state-owned bank. Jean Anleu Fernandez, was handcuffed, fingerprinted and jailed for posting the 96-character message on the micro-blogging site.
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New Technology
Americas
MAY 14, 2009
African Elections Project Launched in Malawi
VOA
The African Elections Project will work in Malawi to train senior editors, journalists and reporters and develop and distribute an election guide for the media. It will also provide election coverage using SMS (Short Message Service) text messaging and an Online Portal.
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New Technology
Africa
MAY 13, 2009
The international relations of Facebook
Foreign Policy
Earlier this week Facebook VP of Global Communications, Marketing, and Public Policy Elliott Schrage gave an interview to cfr.org that's worth reading. As you would expect, Schrage was pretty upbeat about the use of social networking technologies as a means for political action.
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New Technology
MAY 13, 2009
The International Relations of Facebook
Foreign Policy Blogs
Earlier this week Facebook VP of Global Communications, Marketing, and Public Policy Elliott Schrage gave an interview to cfr.org that's worth reading. As you would expect, Schrage was pretty upbeat about the use of social networking technologies as a means for political action...There's an obvious PR element to Schrage's spiel, but then again, let's wander over to the Financial Times' Najmeh Bozorgmehr on how Facebook is being used in Iran's presidential elections...
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New Technology
MAY 13, 2009
Facebook Sets Tone in Iran’s Electoral Contest
Financial Times
As they struggle to compete against an Iranian president who enjoys the support of a powerful state apparatus, leading candidates in June’s election are resorting to Facebook to spread their messages.
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New Technology
Middle East
MAY 11, 2009
New Media Tools and Public Diplomacy
Council on Foreign Relations
Elliott Schrage, Facebook's vice president of global communications, discusses in this interview how governments should think about new media. Schrage places an emphasis on authenticity, saying the medium provides a unique platform for users to reject what they deem to be spin.
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Government PD
New Technology
Americas
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