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The FBI has asked contractors to create an application that would let the agency scrape social media websites for information about potential domestic and international threats. The program would only collect information users make publicly available on sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. The information will be analyzed to predict the actions of suspect groups. Continue Reading →

The growth of people using the web in China continues to grow rapidly and has quickly exceeded 500 million users. The number of people online grew 12% year-over-year for a total of over 513 million people. Micro-blog services similar to Twitter are enormously popular, with about 250 million people using those services. Read the full Continue Reading →

A government document reveals that the United States Department of Homeland Security monitors the content of sites like Facebook and Twitter, as well as prominent websites like DrudgeReport.com. The government said it doesn’t keep data for longer than 5 years and uses the information to keep aware of major, developing events. Read the full article Continue Reading →

"You don't know what you don't know," is one of my favorite phrases. It's an admonition I take seriously. No matter how hard you study, no matter how much knowledge you acquire, no matter how much wisdom you possess – there is always more to learn. Continue Reading →

I had to take a one-day trip to Boca Raton, FL this week to attend a family event. During my trip, I met several people (of a certain age) who feigned interest in my profession. I was drawn into conversation after conversation where I had to defend the existential necessity of digital literacy. Would it Continue Reading →

If you believe what people say on Twitter is any indication of what the world thinks, than we may have entered a emotional depression. According to a study of 4.6 billion messages over 33 months, global happiness appears to be on a downward slope for over a year. While the test isn’t exactly scientific, it’s Continue Reading →

A federal judge dismissed a harassment case that could have set a precedent for freedom of speech online. The defendant was accused of posting thousands of messages on Twitter, threatening a Buddhist religious leader. The judge argued that the constitution protects public speech online. Read the full article at NYTimes.com Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111219_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] A federal judge dismissed a harassment case that could have set a precedent for freedom of speech online. The defendant was accused of posting thousands of messages on Twitter, threatening a Buddhist religious leader. The judge argued that the constitution protects public speech online. In other news, Continue Reading →

Lately there have been a lot of articles pointing to growing brand interest in social media measurement. Like all marketing activity, social is now being more thoroughly scrutinized to determine if it is making a significant business impact. What is perhaps getting short shrift in that coverage is the massive shift taking place in HOW Continue Reading →

A few thousand people spend their early December in part inside the Grand Hyatt hotel, watching UBS’ annual global media conference. They’ve been doing it for 39 years, catching presidents, chief executive or financial officers from major media ventures discourse over accomplishments in one year and projections for the next. Few of those few thousand Continue Reading →