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The Onion Explains Twitter Hack Humor site offers serious advice for avoiding attacks

The Onion—a publication that doesn't even offer real news—seems like an odd target for the Syrian Electronic Army, but the satirical news site claimed its Twitter account fell victim to…

May 9, 2013, 11:52 AM EDT

Associated Press Updates Social Media Guidelines News organization publishes best practices for reporting on sensitive stories

The Associated Press announced an update to its social media guidelines, with a focus in part on potentially dangerous or sensitive stories, like the recent terrorist attack in Boston. "When there’s…

May 7, 2013, 5:53 PM EDT

Twitter Exec to Get White House Nod as Privacy Officer Nicole Wong will serve as senior advisor to chief technology officer

President Obama is set to name Nicole Wong, Twitter's legal director, the White House's first Internet privacy officer. In the new position, Wong will serve as a senior advisor to chief…

May 7, 2013, 5:23 PM EDT

DoubleTree's New YouTube Channel Is Super Social Initiative will be supported by an elaborate contest and paid digital ads

DoubleTree today is announcing an unusually interactive YouTube channel called DTour, which encourages online and mobile viewers to share videos, Instagram photos, Facebook posts, tweets and general tips from their…

May 6, 2013, 12:01 AM EDT

Twitter Opens Ad Demand Floodgates With Self-Serve Expansion No change in frequency of ads served, says exec

Twitter extended its self-serve platform to all U.S. users today, opening up the demand floodgates even more than when it rolled out an ad API earlier this year. Conceivably accommodating…

April 30, 2013, 4:17 PM EDT

Nielsen Launches Product to Measure Online Audiences NBC, Fox, ABC, AOL, CBS, Univision, Discovery, A+E all part of pilot program

Nielsen will now measure online TV audiences with its new product, Digital Program Ratings, The Wall Street Journal reported. Broadcast and cable networks such as NBC, Fox, ABC, AOL, CBS,…

April 30, 2013, 3:01 PM EDT

Weather Pushes Data Targeting, Multiscreen Series Execs introduce several reality/adventure shows for TV/Web/Mobile

Beer is key to understanding what exactly The Weather Company is up to with its much hyped data/ad tech division, WeatherFX. To date, if you’ve had trouble getting a read about what’s…

April 29, 2013, 3:15 PM EDT

Man Happily Eats Insects for Snapple Video Series 'Caterpillars taste like corn chips'

Andrew Zimmern, star of Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods America, devoured a plate of insects for a Snapple multimedia series that debuts May 1. “I’m a bigger fan of crickets than caterpillars,”…

April 28, 2013, 11:47 PM EDT

21st Century Laugh Track: ABC News Unveils Social TV App Viewers will share instant reactions to programming on Facebook

ABC News announced a new app called Social Soundtracker that will allow users to tap emoticons to instantly convey their feelings about a television program—clap, boo, laugh, gasp and aww—with a…

April 26, 2013, 12:00 PM EDT

Twitter Launching 2-Step Verification in Response to AP Hack High-profile hijackings prompt stepped-up security

Twitter is developing a two-step verification process to make it more difficult for hackers to access users' accounts, Wired reported. The new system is undergoing internal testing and may soon…

April 25, 2013, 9:29 AM EDT

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