Lessons from the latest map of the Australian Twittersphere: #auspol is driven by hardline conservatives, evangelical Christians don’t talk to outsiders, and the South Australian tourism, food and wine fraternity have formed their own little enclave on Planet Adelaide.
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Australia’s most successful paper lashes its critics
Critics of The Australian fail to understand how successfully it has become one with its readership. For the worse.
Media briefs: Simons v The Oz … Press Council backs Latham … new Ten late news …
Over the past week Margaret Simons has been subjected to a sustained attack on her reputation in the pages of The Australian. It’s a non story, says Simons.
Tweeps free to tweet again in Pakistan
In an effort to control communication shared by six million Pakistani Twitter users, the Pakistan government decided on a simple solution — to block it — before reneging eight hours later, reports David Murphy.
Crikey Says: Obama’s win/win
“And in today’s effort to energise a disillusioned base, Barack Obama will be opening a Pinterest account,” tweeted our reliably cynical Bernard Keane.
Devamation: George Pell pursues legal action over a Deveny tweet
Cardinal George Pell’s lawyers pursued legal action against Twitter after comedian Catherine Deveny tweeted a photo which Pell’s lawyers say “conveys … seriously defamatory imputations”.
Tagged: the most ‘engaging’ US social media network
According to prominent metrics company comScore, it isn’t Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest that engages users the most. It is a San Francisco based social network called Tagged, writes Sam Laird.
Marketing on social media: where the value lies
What are the pros and cons of the most popular social networks and which offer the best solutions for marketers? This nifty infographic explains all.
Using social media to augment teaching resources in healthcare
Sydney’s University of Notre Dame Australia School of Medicine has began to dip its feet in social media, testing Twitter for new ways it can enhance teaching resources, writes Associate Professor Mavis Duncanson and Dr Zelda Doyle.
Romney’s new foreign policy spokesman deletes 800 tweets
Serial troller and prolific online rabble rouser Richard Grenell loved to cause a scene on Twitter, but not anymore. Appointed Mitt Romney’s new foreign policy spokesman, he’s slashed more than 800 of his old tweets, reports David Weigel.
Guy Rundle: Latest on the hacking scandal by guest correspondent Rupert
This just in, Rupert Murdoch’s twitter stream, as transcribed by Guy Rundle.
‘Just another crazy’: Rupert Murdoch’s week of horrors
News Corp suffered three hefty hammer blows in the space of as many days, writes David Salter, veteran journalist and former Media Watch executive producer.
Political snippets: Raising an eyebrow — and a glass — to ANZAC Day celebrations
So the Australian Defence Force is concerned about “the increasingly excessive use of alcohol during Anzac Day commemorations nowadays”.
Media briefs: Kyle’s damage … News hacked rival … Twitter stumped …
In today’s Media Briefs: Murdoch firm used hacker site to target pay-TV rival … Leveson inquiry: Met police may have to log all press meetings … Former cricketer awarded £90k damages in Twitter libel case and more …
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Every 60 seconds in social media
Every minute two million YouTube videos are watched, 700,000 Facebook messages are sent and 175,000 tweets are distributed, according to this infographic from social jumpstart.
Schembri now punks your employer if you tweet criticism
Age film critic Jim Schembri has repeatedly contacted the employers of his Twitter critics — in some cases issuing them with veiled legal threats — in an apparent attempt to shut down dissent on the social networking site.
PNG’s new media underground
The cards seem firmly stacked against optimism on the streets of Papua New Guinea at the moment. It’s a bad sign in an election year, with little confidence evident, writes freelance journalist Andrew Pascoe.
Twitter’s new revenue stream: your old tweets
Your old tweets are a rich new revenue stream for Twitter, which is now selling them in huge quantities to social media intelligence companies, reports Rob Waugh.
To tweet or not to tweet … Vic parliament trades blows over Twitter
Albert Park MP Martin Foley has made a forceful intervention in the Victorian Parliament’s debate over Twitter use in the chamber, calling on MPs to take “the high road of creative engagement and prevent low road of grubby censorship”.
Did Sarkozy put an end to satirical Twitter accounts?
The morning after French President Nicolas Sarkozy declared that he will run for a second term, three parody Sarkozy Twitter accounts disappeared. Is this a coincidence? asks Fabrice Epelboin.
Who’s sued Twitter? The list so far
News that Melbourne defamation lawyer Stuart Gibson is suing Twitter on behalf of Joshua Meggitt for a Marieke Hardy tweet is only the most recent of efforts by the legal industry around the world to take on the social media giant.
OurSay: how India’s technology is cutting into corruption
In the world’s largest democracy, corruption has long been part of the system of governance, writes Gautam Raju, co-founder and creative director, OurSay Australia.
Media briefs: Media briefs: Oz journo’s Egypt arrest … Houston hysteria … UK Sun arrests …
Australian newspapers mourn Whitney’s death … Front Page of the Day … The Department of Corrections … Rupert Murdoch faces fresh crisis as key Sun staff arrested … Malaysia deports Saudi journalist accused of insulting prophet on Twitter …
Media briefs: Mills at Leveson … Textor’s tawdry tweet …
In a surprise, the Ten Network announced this morning that Lachlan Murdoch has been elected chairman. Plus other media news of the day from around the globe.
Tweet for your supper: the new wave of cash-for-comment
Crikey / Crikey Intern / Tuesday, 24 April 2012
Celebrity tweeting is fast becoming one of the most valuable commodities on the internet, writes Dylan Barber. After Charlie Sheen and Kim Kardashians made it big, now Australian celebrities are cashing in.