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Social media amplify American response to Haiti’s tragedy

Worldfocus — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:18:10 +0000

In the immediate aftermath of the Haitian earthquake, Twitter and other social media sites provided some of the first information about the situation on the ground.

Professor Sree Sreenivasan (@sreenet) of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and contributing editor at dnainfo.com discusses the impact of new media with Daljit Dhaliwal.

He explains that new media proved vital in two major areas in the aftermath of the earthquake: information-gathering and coordinating an international response.

People locating friends and relatives in Haiti have used citizen journalism sites such as CNN’s iReport, as well as Twitter and Facebook. And fundraising via text messages and social media has earned millions.

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For more Worldfocus coverage of Haiti, visit our extended coverage page: Haiti’s Poor.

In the immediate aftermath of the Haitian earthquake, Twitter and other social media sites provided the means for some of the first information about the situation on the ground. Professor Sree Sreenivasan of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and contributing editor at dnainfo.com discusses the impact of new media with Daljit Dhaliwal. http://worldfocus.org/files/2010/01/th_sree_ivw.jpg http://worldfocus.org/files/2010/01/th_sree_ivw.jpg

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British intelligence recruits spies on Facebook

Worldfocus — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:58:45 +0000

The MI6 building in London.

The unofficial MI6 group on Facebook.

British secret intelligence agency MI6 is now using the social networking site Facebook to recruit potential spies. The unofficial MI6 group on Facebook has over 2,000 members and is part of an ongoing attempt to expand its forces.

Chris Matyszczyk of the blog “Technically Incorrect” writes that using Facebook undermines the supposed covertness of the agency — a concern that might be warranted given that the MI6 recently sold a camera full of top-secret photos on Ebay by accident.

The “Blorge” blog writes that James Bond would turn in his grave because of the perceived low standards for applicants.

MI6’s Facebook group lists pages of comments and reactions from interested applicants, like Ryan Osborne, who said, “yea 4real, id love 2 b part of an undercover network.”

Earlier this month, 16 U.S. intelligence agencies urged analysts to use a closed social networking site to share information about al-Qaeda and other issues.

Social networking sites such as Facebook are increasingly used for job searching around the world, The Economist recently reported.

Photos courtesy of Flickr users stevecadman and AJC1 under a Creative Commons license.

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