Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has dominated news and social media since the plane disappeared on March 8. Though the search for the missing plane is ongoing, today Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Rajak gave a press conference stating that the flight “ended” in the Indian Ocean, asserting that there are no survivors. While most of the… Continue reading People Are Outraged at Malaysia Airlines for Texting Families of Flight 370 Passengers
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Flipboard Acquires Content Discovery Tool Zite
Social reader app Flipboard announced that it’s acquired content discovery tool and reader Zite from CNN. While Zite traded hands for a reported $60 million, it also appears that CNN has jumped on the Flipboard bandwagon and will be sharing its news and feature stories in its new Flipboard magazines: CNN and CNN International. While… Continue reading Flipboard Acquires Content Discovery Tool Zite
Dataminr Hacks Twitter to Find Breaking News and Help Journalists Verify Information
Breaking news often pops up on Twitter but, given that over 500 million tweets sent every day, it can take some time to find the most important and newsworthy. To help journalists find important news stories as they happen, Twitter is partnering with real-time information discovery company Dataminr to develop a breaking news alert system… Continue reading Dataminr Hacks Twitter to Find Breaking News and Help Journalists Verify Information
