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Senator Wendy Davis Versus Texas Republicans; Internet Versus 24-Hour News Networks

Justin Davis — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 08:03:47 +0000

Moments ago, a riot and a revolution almost happened in Texas over women’s reproduction rights. According to TV news, there was nothing worth reporting. Thousands of people viewing the live feed of the proceedings, the people reporting on social media like Twitter and Facebook, and throngs of people numbering in the high hundreds to lower […]

#Hashtags Come To Facebook

Justin Davis — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:35:13 +0000

Facebook has introduced the use of hashtags to its search feature for people to more easily track topics such as who said that funny thing about Game of Thrones, who’s currently bored at their jobs, who’s angry about politics today, and who’s promoting a show they have this weekend. Users can now click on the […]

#MockingAsSocialCommentary

Justin Davis — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:53:23 +0000

Thanks to hair-brained Twitter schemes by those who thankfully don’t know any better than to offend, an angry feminist can also be a funny feminist when making pointed social commentary. Back in February, those who lead the MRA (men’s rights activists) movement created the hashtag #Ineedmasculism as a way to show solidarity in the idea […]

Facebook to Incorporate #Hashtags, End Times To Follow

Mordechai Osdoby — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:13:19 +0000

Almost everyone has gotten used to seeing that little hashtag (#) in posts. Used on Twitter to denote a topic, the hashtag manages to show up elsewhere too. Maybe your friends cross post or maybe they’ve simply gotten used to using it. Facebook is betting on the latter. The Wall Street Journal alleges that the […]

Hashtag, Meet Facepalm

Mordechai Osdoby — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:39:06 +0000

There’s a story spreading on Facebook and other social media about a mother who tweeted: Hashtag Jameson was born at 10oclock last night. She weys* 8pounds and I luv her so much!!!! No, I am not including a direct link or screenshot, as I do not think we should be hunting down and mocking this […]