Social media taking credit for events’ soaring TV ratings - LJWORLD
New York — During January’s Grammy telecast, hip-hop drummer Questlove tweeted that “watching twitter tweets are better than watching the actual event.” As someone who has won a Grammy with the Roots, attended the ceremony and performed on

U.S. military OKs use of online social media - CNN
Washington (CNN) -- U.S. military personnel are officially allowed to tweet. That's the upshot of the Pentagon's long-awaited policy on rank and file personnel using online social media, unveiled Friday. The new rules authorize access to Facebook

You're Using Social Media. But Just Who Is Overseeing It All? - Advertising Age
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Social media is undoubtedly shaking up the digital landscape, but it looks to be shaking up the corporate suite as well. As brands try to foster loyalty with Facebook pages, show innovation on blogs and address customer

California CIO Issues Use Policy for Facebook, YouTube, Other Social - Government Technology
California doesn't want to force its agencies into using social media to better communicate and interact with the public -- it wants to encourage them. And that it's doing with the adoption of a social media policy that outlines the do's and don'ts

Aussies love social media - Straits Times
SYDNEY - FROM the moment she wakes in inner-west Sydney, Danielle Warby is online. She checks Facebook, she reads Twitter. She blogs and Tweets during the day, in spare moments between her marketing job at Sydney University. Later, she'll submit real-time restaurant reviews as she eats her dinner