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When Propaganda Meets Social Media
Using social media to spread information and give up to the minute news has become a popular method for activists to get their stories out.
Instead of Twitter-Hashtag US Should Try Ping-Pong Diplomacy
The virtual world of geopolitics was recently electrified when Jen Psaki, President Barack Obama's State Department spokeswoman, confronted Russia and President Vladimir Putin by tweeting a warning.
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Navigating Syria: The Impossible, Indispensable Mission
Syria has instigated many social media breakups with people whom, until then, were regarded with a degree of respect and admiration.
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Lab Rats
How “intelligent” lifeforms interact with smart phones.
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Five Ways American Policies Make Us Lonely, Anxious, and Antisocial
With mountains of knowledge, why aren't we better at setting up our society in a way that helps us to prosper? Unfortunately, ours is increasingly designed by politicians indebted …
Obama Made Me Lose My Facebook Friends
What's a 6-year continuation of war in the Graveyard of Empires sans Ahmad Shah Massoud, when Leave it to Beaver looking dresses are flying off the shelves and J. …
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Facebook and the Future of Global Governance
Although Facebook is a for-profit organization, its users could transform it into a form of participatory democratic global governance.
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Euro Maidan 2014: The Ruptured Rebellion of Incoherent Revolution
Arriving in the capital city of Ukraine, Kiev in the midst of the 10th week of protesters' revolt against Yanukovich government was a very surreal experience.
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WhatsApp? Readers and Writers in a Post-Truth World
High-speed internet response, millions of Google responses to our searches, a growing number of colorful Apps on our phones and an amazing computer memory capacity may support buying and …
Unintended – and Anti-Social – Consequences of Social Media Use
Social-media profits contribute to anti-social behavior, including tax avoidance, gentrification and big bucks to anti-democratic causes.