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.
Twitter
How about a Rupert tweet on Sir Rod’s surprise gong?
The fact that Rupert Murdoch has board approval to tweet away is surprising, if only because it is amazing that he still holds a leadership position at News Corp.
Video of the Day: Want to work at Twitter?
Twitter is hiring. And to encourage Silicon Valley types to work at the 140-character loving company, the employees made a ’80s-style corporate video just to show how cool it is.
The tweets must flow, except when they risk revenue
Twitter’s announcement that it will censor tweets on a country-by-country basis has triggered an immediate global outrage about free speech.
Media briefs: Oz Day protests, rejected Bloomberg Romney cover, FBI & social media
In today’s Media Briefs: Bloomberg’s amazing — and rejected — Romney cover … FBI wants to monitor social media … Front Page of the Day and more ..
The Boston fishing party and Australians’ rights online
A Melbourne activist is caught up in a remarkable social media fishing expedition by the state of Massachusetts.
Come in Spinner: Protests and social media — old wine in new bottles?
With the first anniversary of the Egyptian revolution approaching, it is interesting to look back, in the context of some new research, on the widespread belief that social media was a decisive factor in the uprising.
Media briefs: Media briefs: top Twitter brands … SMH’s bad day … Ten dumps news …
The top 15 brands on Twitter … A bad morning for the SMH online … Front Page of the Day … The Department of Corrections … Ten dumps 90-minute news …
The most popular brands on Twitter
Which brands are most commonly discussed on Twitter? Technology Spectator reveal the top 15, including Twitter, Google, Facebook, Apple and McDonalds.
Twitter stays mum on how it was punk’d
For a brief window of time Twitter was punk’d by a user pertaining to be Wendi Deng Murdoch. The account was verified, but why? Twitter won’t say, writes Dan Lyons.
A lesson from Murdoch to CEOs: time to get on Twitter
Rupert Murdoch’s Twitter debut at first felt very “so what?” But as James Thomson explains, surprisingly few CEOs take advantage of the social platform’s power.
How Twitter has changed indie filmmaking
Drawing a correlation between Twitter and the revolution of indie cinema may seem like a long bow, but low budget filmmaker Edward Burns is convinced that social media has led to a revitalised film movement, writes Christina Warren.
How Twitter took off
A couple of years ago most people had never heard of a website called Twitter. How did it become so popular so quickly? Mashable has some answers.
The perils of caging Twitter in governments
In a classic case of confusing the medium with the message, the Victorian Parliament last week launched an inquiry into the use of social media within the gallery, writes Charis Palmer of Technology Spectator.
New Kid on the Block: The Wall … or the walled wide web
One Australian new media start-up is using sophisticated software to trawl tweets, and from that constructs a media outlet more or less automatically, featuring the things we are all talking about. Meet The Wall.
Twitter unveils new design
Rarely do the gurus at Twitter alter the platform’s simple, clean-cut design. But this week they lifted the curtain on a rejigged Twitter website set to launch in coming weeks, reports Doug Aamoth.
Media briefs: ABC News changes … tweeting at court … Russian media attacked …
The ABC is losing Lateline host Ali Moore, who hosted her final program on Friday night. She’s off to Singapore with her family. Plus other ABC news changes and media news from around the globe.
Media briefs: The Oz kills time … Twitter as a source … new Murdoch vote …
Killing time at The Oz …The scourge of Twitter as a source … Front Page of the Day … The Department of Corrections … Charlotte Church claims Murdoch offered ‘good press’ to sing at wedding and more …
Why I stopped working at Twitter
Working at Twitter, says one ex-employee, was an amazing, exciting and stimulating experience. Until the kool-aid turned sour…
Qantas social media #fail
When the Qantas marketing team asked Twitter users to describe their “dream luxury inflight experience” they probably didn’t envision the flood of sarcastic and bitter responses that followed, reports Daniel Miller.
Big Copyright’s war on filesharing set to inflict wider damage
US Congress, at the behest of the copyright industry, is set to impose the most draconian anti-filesharing régime yet.
AP staff tweet and scoop the wire
The rules at Associated Press state that staff can’t break news via social media that isn’t yet on the wire. Which is why staff aren’t getting rapped over the knuckles for tweeting that an AP journo and photographer were arrested in the Occupy Wall St raid.
If tweets can get you sacked, what about retweets?
It is well known — especially within the media industry — that tweets can cost employees their jobs. What about retweets? Or even ‘neutral tweets’? asks Mona Zhang.
How ’bout shutting down Twitter during civil unrest? Brits say: do it
According to a new survey conducted by a British security firm around 70% of Brits agree — with slight reservations — that shutting down Twitter during times of civil unrest is a good idea, reports Lauren Dugan.
Simons: to tweet or not to tweet from court…
During the course of yesterday I became aware that The Australian’s Melbourne bureau chief, Chip Le Grand, was applying to the court for an audio recording of the first day’s hearing.
