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A Social Media Slice of Life

There is so much going on in the social media universe that it is pretty much impossible for anyone to keep up with all of it. But sometimes you can get an overall picture of what’s going on -- or at least, a random sample hinting at the sheer variety of the space -- through the simple mechanism of a Google News search. Today yielded up an especially entertaining (and sometimes bizarre) slice of social media life, so I thought I would just share some headlines. Enjoy!

 

Sweet tweets: social media pave way for Twinkies’ return (story)

Woman in rape hoax banned from social media (story)

Social media to help farmers deal with climate change (story)

Neo-Nazis using social media to attract young people (story)

A social network for scientists (story)

Social networking increases burglary risk (story)

Social media “don’ts” all divorcees should heed (story)

How Should Chefs Use Social Media? (story)

Baby social media pages: brazen or brilliant? (story)

Police using social media to prevent crimes (story)

Police using social media to solve crimes (story)

Twitter for disaster responders (story)

30% surge in social media activity during Ramadan, says report (story)

Should You Social Media Fast During Ramadan? (story)

Ramadan social media surge a “golden opportunity” for business (story)

Hispanics Are Still at the Forefront of Social Media Adoption (story)

Popular Egyptian boy becomes favorite for presidency on social media (story)

Monitoring Social Media Could Help Suicidal Veterans (story)

Could social networking prevent teenage suicide? (story)

New Social Media Site Aims to Save Lives of People with Allergies (story)

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