210 posts and columns on government

Twitter, Google Get More Transparent With Information Requests

in Social on January 28 at 10:13 am PT

An updated set of sites to celebrate Data Privacy Day. Huzzah!
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Toward a More Visual Language: How Social Networks Skirt Censorship in China

in Social on January 22 at 3:45 am PT

There are ways around the hard-and-fast rules of the state. Listen up, Facebook.
China Youthology COO Kevin Lee in conversation at DLD, Munich.

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Dataminr Raises $13 Million in Series B Round

in Social on September 24, 2012 at 9:00 am PT

Social analytics firm Dataminr announced on Monday that it closed a series B round of venture funding, adding $13 million in capital on top of the $3.5 million raised previously. The company uses its access to Twitter’s full Firehose of continuously flowing data to isolate and predict events and trends, with a particular emphasis on the financial and governmental sectors. Dataminr will use the capital injection on technology and client acquisition.

Nextdoor, the Private Social Network, Hooks Up With the City of San Jose

in Social on August 7, 2012 at 7:00 am PT

As the major California city adopts a start-up social network’s communication-system tools, NextdDoor’s path to expansion widens.
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