Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:50:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Demonstrators take part in a protest demanding the army to hand power to civilians, at Tahrir square in Cairo January 27, 2012. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
When Twitter bites back: Hashtag hijacking trending among disgruntled tweeters
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:10:09 +0100 Twitter is well-known for its role in granting a voice to all, from the disenfranchised to the lunch tweeter. But what happens when the Twitter hive doesn’t like what’s being said? Well, they change the subject. Recently, hoards of tweeters have hijacked some hashtag campaigns out of disgust; co-opting and rebranding the hashtag to create a new discussion.The #McFail (Source: Digital Trends)
Twenty8Twelve 're-branding' after Miller sisters departure
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:20:12 +0100 British fashion label Twenty8Twelve will be known as "Twenty8Twelve London," rather than "Twenty8Twelve by s. miller" as of this fall, following news that sibling duo Sienna and Savannah Miller are leaving the company. (Source: AFP Relax News)
An African refugee woman living in Yemen carries her child standing ...
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:20:02 +0100 (Reuters) - An African refugee woman living in Yemen carries her child standing next to her tent in front of the UN building in Sanaa January 21, 2012. Dozens of African refugees living in Yemenended their sit-in protest at what they say is a deterioration of their situation since the beginning of the political crisis in Yemen. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi (YEMEN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY IMMIGRATION)
A blackout landing page is displayed on a laptop computer screen ...
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:30:04 +0100 (AP) - A blackout landing page is displayed on a laptop computer screen inside the 'Anti-Sopa War Room' at the offices of the Wikipedia Foundation in San Francisco, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. January 18 is a date that will live in ignorance, as Wikipedia started a 24-hour blackout of its English-language articles, joining other sites in a protest of pending U.S. legislation aimed at shutting down sites that share pirated movies and other content. The Internet companies are concerned that the Stop Online Piracy Act in the House and the Protect Intellectual Property Act under consideration in the Senate, if passed, could be used to target legitimate sites where users share content. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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