by Sydney Smith on Oct 18, 2011
Social Media Best Practices
The Poynter Institute's Jeff Sonderman advised about how to manage social media accounts. One of his seven suggestions called for...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 29, 2011
5 NFL Saints Athletes Paid to Tweet about Times-Picayune Website
New Orleans Times-Picayune owner Advance Publications, Inc.'s Advance Digital paid athletes an undisclosed amount to "promote" and tweet about the...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 05, 2011
New AP Social Media Guidelines Warn about Re-tweets
The Associated Press has updated its social media guidelines to include guidance on re-tweeting (when a Twitter user essentially forwards...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 31, 2011
Times of South Africa Tweets Fake News, Deletes Tweet, Apologizes
South African newspaper The Times apologized for "tweeting an inaccurate report that former President Nelson Mandela had been hospitalised," the...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 04, 2012
Wendi Deng Twitter account Fake, Associated Press Corrects, Guardian Unpublishes
Over the weekend, two high-profile Twitter accounts garnered a good bit of attention -- @RupertMurdoch and @Wendi_Deng. However, only one...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 17, 2012
Huffington Post’s Twitter Hacked
Huffington Post's Twitter account (@HuffingtonPost) was hacked Jan. 15, according to Mediaite. Tweets posted by the hackers were later deleted...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 22, 2012
AP Updates Social Media Guidelines Again
The Associated Press announced Jan. 17 that it has published an "update of the social media guidelines that were last...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 09, 2012
CNN Suspends Roland Martin for Controversial Tweets during Super Bowl
Anchor Roland Martin was suspended from CNN over his "homophobic tweets during the Super Bowl," the New York Daily News...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 13, 2012
New Social Media Guidelines at Sky News Ban RTs of Others’ Work
Sky News issued restrictive new social media guidelines Feb. 7, the Guardian reported. According to the Guardian's report, under the...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 14, 2012
Oprah Winfrey Apologizes, Deletes Tweet Asking for Viewers
Oprah issued an apology Feb. 13 after tweeting during the Feb. 12 Grammys “Every 1 who can please turn to...