August 9, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck

The phenomenon that is Twitter has confounded many scientists and the marketers that depend on them to figure out what makes a messaging system powerful. Now it seems some HP researchers have solved the mystery.
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Tags: HP, influencers, power, study, tweets, Twitter
July 27, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
If there’s one group of people who know how to make a mint off of public relations, it’s the British Royal Family. So the fact that this group of ribbon cutting and plaque unveiling experts has set up a Flickr account should be a message to any organization that sells itself: Grab control of your online visual images.
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Tags: British monarch, Flickr, iTunes, podcasts, Prince William, social networking, Twitter, YouTube
April 14, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Twitter fans will soon get their first dose of ad-added Tweets as the popular social networking site begins its foray into making money off advertising — finally.
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Tags: ads, Promoted Tweets, Twitter
March 23, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Want another reason to be careful about what you post on Facebook? It could come back to haunt you in court — and that’s sure to cost you money.
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Tags: American Associal of Matrimonial Lawyers, e-discovery, Facebook, My Space, social networking, Twitter
March 17, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
The rewards of social networking are both social and, increasingly, financial. That’s driving folks to update their status in some bizarre places, a new study’s found.
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Tags: Facebook, Retrevo, socal networking, study, Twitter
March 1, 2010 by Sam Narisi
March 1, 2010 by Sam Narisi
British Twitter users have been witness to an attack on the site that counts some high profile folks as its victims.
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Tags: phishing attack, Twitter
February 9, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
A few weeks back, I suggested to a colleague that Twitter wasn’t the Internet phenomenon many folks think it is. Why? Because my kids could care less about it.
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Tags: Pew Research Center, study, teenagers, Twitter, use
December 29, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Forget that pesky “innocent until proven guilty” principle of American justice. A Texas district attorney has decided that alleged drunk drivers deserve to have their identities broadcast upon arrest — before a conviction.
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Tags: Brett Ligon, district attorney, drunk driving, Montgomery County, Texas, Twitter
December 7, 2009 by Sam Narisi
We’ve all heard stories about employees’ Twitter gaffes. Now even members of Canadian Parliament can’t resist saying really stupid things online.
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Tags: Canada, Twitter