Could Twitter stop the next terrorist attack?
Social media giants including Twitter, Yahoo, Facebook and Google are pushing back against Senate legislation that would require them to alert federal authorities of any terrorist activity, according to industry and government officials.
Social media post leads to Starkville arrests
A video of a fight posted on social media led to the arrests of four adults, Starkville Police Department announced Monday.
Our View: The more we (don’t) know …
If you have ever attended a workshop or seminar that focuses on communication, you are familiar with this exercise:
The trainer whispers a bit of information — usually a sentence, maybe two — into the ear of the first person, who turns and relays that information to the next person.
Survey: Harassment a common part of online life
A new study confirms what many Internet users know all too well: Harassment is a common part of online life.
Internet changes landscape of Golden Triangle gridiron teams
High school football players have long been kings of American adolescents.
Athleticism, uniforms and championships have always been able to catapult kids battling acne and chasing crushes into the spotlight.
Get paid for posts? Social networking’s new twist
Facebook and most other social networks are built on the premise that just about everything should be shared — except the money those posts produce.
ABA: Lawyers can scour jurors’ social media
Lawyers have been given the green light to scan the social media sites of jurors.
The American Bar Association says it’s ethical for lawyers to scour online for publicly available musings of citizens called for jury service — and even jurors in deliberations.
Social media, criminal case debate rages
The Mississippi Supreme Court could have added its voice to the national legal debate over law enforcement’s use of emails, cellphones, Facebook and other electronic communications in criminal investigations and prosecutions.
It didn’t.
Our View: When the new media is more than ‘social’
Anyone old enough to have an AARP card remembers when major storms were accompanied by a painfully slow dissemination of news. When the old telephone, radio and TV transmission lines were interrupted, storm survivors and their family and friends far away waited anxiously for news.
New Hope teacher sent home after taking breathalyzer
A New Hope High School teacher was sent home Wednesday after a student allegedly found alcohol in the teacher’s bag.
Security firms watch social media for feisty fans
As Minnesota Vikings fans were getting ready for the final game at the Metrodome last December, officials at Whelan Security noticed social media chatter suggesting some of the faithful might rush the field and try to steal a piece of history.
‘Which (blank) are you?’ Online quizzes go viral
For a compulsive online quiz-taker like Chrissy Noh, the temptation was too great to resist: “Which sandwich are you?”
Social media drives reception food trends
Websites and social media are providing couples with creative ideas for reception foods and themes reflecting their personalities and love for friends and family.
Selling social media clicks becomes big biz
Celebrities, businesses and even the U.S. State Department have bought bogus Facebook likes, Twitter followers or YouTube viewers from offshore “click farms,” where workers tap, tap, tap the thumbs up button, view videos or retweet comments to inflate social media numbers.
Council OKs amended social media policy, firearms ordinance
Columbus councilmen have approved a social media policy for city employees, as well as an ordinance banning firearms on city property.
Council to mull firearms ban, social media policy
The Columbus city council will discuss and have the option to approve a firearms ordinance, as well as a social media policy, during its meeting this afternoon at the municipal complex.
City council members: Social media policy needed
A year after two Columbus firefighters and a police officer were suspended for “liking” a Facebook post, the city does not have a social media policy in place.
Social media fueling dangerous weight-loss goal
BALLWIN, Mo. — Experts in eating disorders are concerned about an Internet-fueled trend in which teenage girls and young women pursue an elusive and possibly
Our view: Parent-child communication key to keeping children safe
Monday, a Caledonia man was arrested and charged for trying to solicit sex from a 13-year-old girl he met online, authorities say.
Sadly, these incidents happen frequently enough that while we are sickened by them, we are hardly shocked.
Social media infiltrates Zimmerman trial
Trayvon Martin’s fatal shooting garnered worldwide attention when the man who fatally shot him wasn’t arrested for weeks — a backlash fueled largely by social media. Now, social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook have permeated George Zimmerman’s trial both inside and outside the courtroom.