Students' attitudes to academic use of social media - EarthSky (blog)

Students' attitudes to academic use of social media EarthSky (blog) Some students happily use social networking to share information about their course with their peers, in a similar way to how they might talk to friends on Facebook. Others are much more targeted in their use of online tools – and will only log on to ... and more »

Alibaba pushes into social networking with Weibo investment - 路透社

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Alibaba pushes into social networking with Weibo investment 路透社 (Reuters) - Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group acquired an 18 percent stake in web portal Sina Corp's microblogging service Weibo in its first big move into selling advertising on China's highly competitive social networks. Sina's U.S.-listed shares ... SINA Forms Strategic Alliance With Alibaba To Enable Social CommerceDaily Markets (press release) Alibaba Buys 18% Stake In Sina's Weibo; Forms Strategic Alliance - RTTNewsRTT News Sina sells Weibo stake to Alibaba for $586mFinancial Times New York Times (blog) all 55 news articles »

What's new in video social networking sites - PRWeek

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What's new in video social networking sites PRWeek A new social networking site that is completely video based. Videos can be filmed on your iPhone or Android. Here, you have 36 seconds to film your message and then share it on Keek, Twitter, Facebook, or Tumblr. The best part is that you can tag your ...

Social media pioneer bullish on Edmonton's tech sector - Edmonton Journal - Edmonton Journal

Edmonton Journal

Social media pioneer bullish on Edmonton's tech sector - Edmonton Journal Edmonton Journal Six months later, a double whammy hit the tech sector — stocks crashed and the giant competitor Facebook got better and began to gobble up the social networking market. As a teen, Ewalds swore he'd never go into business after watching his parents ... and more »

Texas State grad publishes social media research - San Marcos Mercury

Texas State grad publishes social media research San Marcos Mercury A former Texas State graduate student recently published in an academic journal about the role of social media in the lives of college students with high levels of anxiety and loneliness. Russell Clayton's article in Journal of Computers in Human ...