Media as Both Weapon and Defense in the Mexican Drug War
The impact of social media and the press on the drug war, and vice versa.
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Do ‘Save Darfur’ Facebook Members Really Care About Darfur?
A new analysis proves armchair activism is alive and well.
Social Networking: Letters and Other Responses to Our January/February 2014 Issue
Join the conversation.
What Are You Worth as a Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, or Instagram User?
With the rise of the invisible economy, the value of social media companies is judged less on their products than on their ability to attract users like you.
3 Conferences Happening in January and February That Are Worth Attending
From Managing Popular Culture? to Social Media in the Pharmaceutical Industry, academic gatherings you should be aware of.
The End of Suburban Retail: Will the Decline of Malls Mean More Abandoned Buildings?
Big-box stores continue to lose their grip.
The Lonely Crowd of Social Media
What can a more-than-60-year-old book tell us about Twitter and Facebook?
Dictators’ Kids Boasting on Facebook Is Now a Thing
What is the family of a Caribbean president hoping to accomplish by making public their violent lives?
‘The Internet Made Me Do It’: Stop Blaming Social Media for Our Behavioral Problems
At the most fundamental level, all the Internet really does is make it possible for people to share information and ideas faster and more efficiently than earlier modes of communication.