Tag Archives: hashtags

Is Search Dead?

A long, long time ago, a brand new concept known as the ‘World Wide Web’ was emerging into the public eye. The idea of an interconnected network of information was novel, and the possibilities limitless, but the web lacked the organization necessary to make it really work. “Surfing” the web was all that could be [...]

Ahhhh……Freak out!

Social media is all the rage these days.  And these days, rage might be an understatement. Last week, Twitter experienced the longest service disruption since its hour long outage in October 2011, causing an internet freak-out.  Known for its history of similar outages, it didn’t take long for the user base to divert attention to [...]

A Dangerous #Occupation

Social media platforms have been flooded with tweets, status updates, images, and videos tagged or associated with the #Occupy movement.  A majority of the content is harmless, but in recent days attention is being drawn to seriously provocative or incriminating content against one or both sides. Protesters and authorities operate aware that their actions are [...]