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Zimmerman Legal Team Launches Social Media Campaign

in Social on May 1 at 10:39 am PT

The defense team representing George Zimmerman — the Florida-based Neighborhood Watch leader charged in the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin — has launched a full-on social media campaign in support of their client, complete with Twitter account and Facebook page. Zimmerman’s lawyers contend that their intent is not to influence the ongoing case, but rather to manage the constant flow of emails and phone calls related to their client. “Social media is the obvious answer,” the defense team wrote on its site.

California Not So Golden for Silicon Valley Techie GOP Candidates Whitman and Fiorina

in News on November 1, 2010 at 10:00 am PT

After all Meg Whitman’s money and all those demon sheep thrown by Carly Fiorina, polls right now are showing that it is unlikely that either of them is going to emerge victorious in tomorrow’s elections in California. And while both candidates drastically oversold their business credentials as just the thing the troubled state needs, it seems the magic of tech in California does not necessarily transfer to voter enthusiasm quite so neatly.

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Facebook Touts Diversity of Its Members

in News on December 18, 2009 at 9:58 am PT

While Facebook is under fire for disclosing more data about its users to the public, Facebook is also touting that data about its users shows that they are increasingly diverse, with a racial and ethnic breakdown that nearly mirrors the overall diversity of the U.S. population, according to a blog entry posted on the social networking site on Wednesday.

Is Everyone Using Twitter Yet? Nope.

in Media on October 22, 2009 at 6:52 am PT

It’s easy to get the impression that everyone uses Twitter. And many people do! But new statistics indicate that four of five Web users are still Twitter-free. Worth keeping in mind as Google and Microsoft start plugging tweets into search results.
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Winklevoss-tastic!

in News on August 14, 2008 at 12:30 am PT

BoomTown simply cannot resist the irresistible urge to compare the gripping quest for gold by Olympic rowers Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss with their more lackluster effort to grab a piece of Facebook via a lawsuit. In an unlikely upset in the semifinal of the men’s pairs, the hunky brothers placed second and will go on to the finals on Saturday. Apparently, the Winklevosses actually have some magical come-from-behind in them.