It all started on social media: bin Laden announced dead
It was meant to be a silent victory in the War on Terror. A carefully
Year: 2011
It all started on social media: #bristol’s #stokescroft riots
2011 was unquestionably the year of protests. From the Arab Spring to the infamous rioters
It all started on social media: #UKUncut
March 2011 was the month that UK Uncut hit the headlines. Born out of the
It all started on social media: the domino effect
February 2011 was the month of the domino effect. Following on from the popular uprisings
“A mass of voices from the community”
Antonia Kanczula Using social media as a tool for empowerment, People’s Voice Media have helped
It all started on social media: the Egyptian revolution
This festive season, the Interhaktives at City University have decided to follow the trend set
Finding interior terms or “sub-trends” on Twitter
After a discussion with some of the other interhacktives, two things became readily apparent: Being
The news via smartphone and tablets…
Neha-Tamara Patel The revolution of the tablet computer is making the media industry, especially newspapers,
How we forgot what social media is all about
We follow, we friend, we linkin, we have buzzed and we have myspaced. We keep
Quirky social media story of the week: #3
Antonia Kanczula Proving that modern communication tools can be used to reinterpret the past, an
Ultra-personalisation: the future of online media?
When looking at recent changes to the Facebook and Google News interfaces, a common factor
Assam-ilating lessons from the Tea Party
Tea Party Pledge BlueRobot April 15, 2010 5:33:23 AM EDT I have something of a
Shut down social media during future riots? Not the best idea.
In story on the Guardian website today, 70% of people (in a survey of 973 adults)
Quirky social media story of the week: #2
Antonia Kanczula Yet again, it’s been a busy week for quirky tales – from using
The New York Times: embracing the digital age
Neha-Tamara Patel Two days ago, the chairman of the New York Times, Arthur Sulzberger, gave
Breaking news on twitter
Rebecca Ratcliffe Following on from Abby’s post discussing reasons to get active on twitter, here’s
Three Reasons to get on Twitter
Abby Young-Powell Kate Day, The Telegraph’s Social Media and Engagement Editor, gives three good reasons
Interhactives Principles
Abby Young-Powell ACCOUNTABILITY – We will correct mistakes and amend them transparently. We will verify
Getting past the paywall: Companies House
Rebecca Ratcliffe At this week’s Hacks/Hackers meet up Heather Brooke discussed the Companies House website’s