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Tag: Boston marathon

In Boston bombing lock-down, the best and worst of social media emerges

on April 20, 2013

If your town is inundated with paramilitary forces and you’re told to stay put because a madman’s on the loose, Twitter is suddenly your connection to the world beyond.

Podcast: More media, more problems and more music on Twitter

on April 19, 2013

This week’s news wrap up examines new media both in the immediate wake of the Boston attack as well as it’s slow evolution as an industry.

What should Twitter do when people exploit an emergency?

on April 16, 2013

News of the Boston bombings spread instantly on Twitter — and do too did scammers and opportunists. Should the company do more to stop these people?

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