Knicks guard has taken over social media.

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Jeremy Lin: Twitter Star

Advertisers placed many Super Bowl spots on YouTube or social media well ahead of the game, hoping to start a conversation and generate follow-up interest.

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Advertising: Some Super Bowl Ads Being Seen Long Before the Game – Advertising

President Obama has pledged not to rest until everyone looking for a job finds one. On Monday, he upped the ante on that promise, volunteering to help a woman find work for her unemployed husband. Obama was answering questions from so-called ordinary Americans during an online chat that was broadcast on the Google+ Hangout social media site and YouTube when a woman named Jennifer Weddel, of Texas, told him that her husband, an engineer, had been unable to find a position in his chosen field for three years. Read full article > >

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One of the things that surprised and heartened me when I came to The Post 10 months ago was the tremendous amount of innovation going on. Hardly a week goes by without the Web site or newspaper launching some feature, or a venture to attract more revenue, or a blog, or a social media innovation. Just since I have been here, The Post has redesigned its Web site; installed a new content management system; pioneered the Facebook social reader, which tracks and announces what your Facebook friends are reading; added a team of policy bloggers to Ezra Klein’s Wonkblog; revised its comment system for readers; added a ton more news videos online; started The Root DC, a site aimed at African American readers; and probably about 10 other things I can’t remember. Read full article > >

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BEIJING — With its secretive dynastic dictators and its nuclear-armed military, North Korea produces its fair share of intrigue even without the help of Chinese social media. But in recent days, netizens in China added their own plot twist, posting rumors about a military coup that upended young leader Kim Jong Eun . Read full article > >

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When Texas Gov. Rick Perry declared his candidacy for the Republican nomination Aug. 13, the same day as the Ames Straw Poll, those watching social streams could have rightfully assumed he had won the Iowa contest. Twitter exploded with Perry mentions, even though he didn’t participate in the straw poll, while the winner, Rep. Michele Bachmann (Minn.), drew far less attention. Social media was the writing on the wall. Perry would soon trend up in polls, surpassing Bachmann and the rest of the field. Twitter was the early — scratch that — Twitter was the real-time warning system. Read full article > >

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@MentionMachine tracks the presidential candidates: Who’s up, who’s down on Twitter?

The e-mails, which reached home-delivery subscribers and others, set off a flurry of confused reactions on Twitter.

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Media Decoder Blog: The Times E-Mails Millions by Mistake to Say Subscriptions Were Canceled

The Saudi Prince Walid bin Talal and his investment company, Kingdom Holding, said Monday they had bought a “strategic stake” in the social media site Twitter for $300 million.

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Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal and his Kingdom Holding Co announce a $300m investment in social media site Twitter.

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While the Shabab militants are waging a traditional guerrilla war in Somalia, they are also using social media in a propaganda war with Kenya.

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Somalia’s Rebels Embrace Twitter as a Weapon

Ashley Bouder, the principal dancer with the New York City Ballet, spends her Sundays unwinding: walking her dogs, napping, enjoying leisurely meals and catching up on social media.

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UNITED NATIONS — Human rights went viral in 2011 as people around the world used social media such as Twitter to protest against dictatorships, the U.N. human rights chief said Friday. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said in a message on the eve of Human Rights Day that power shifted in the Arab world this year as ordinary men, women and even children used Facebook and other social media platforms to stand up to long-ruling dictators. Read full article > >

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The social media site Klout has caused a stir with its culling of information about individuals, including children, from publicly available sources online.

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Klout Automatically Created Profiles, Including Minors

In a strong affront to the Chinese government’s attempt to censor artists and internet users, fans of the artist Ai Weiwei have raised more than $830,000 in three days through social media to help the artist fight a $2.4 million tax bill from the state. Weiwei, who was imprisoned for 81 days this spring without any charges filed against him, has been a target of the Chinese government for his politically outspoken art. On Nov. 1, Weiwei announced that the government had presented him with a bill for $2.4 million in back taxes , and gave him 10 days to pay. Read full article > >

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Ai Weiwei fans raise funds to pay his massive tax bill

If your friend who’s running the Marine Corps Marathon posts to Facebook in the middle of the race, don’t be that impressed. Sure, running 26.2 miles is hard, but it’s not tough for participants to multitask when they’ve signed up for the free social media messaging service debuting at Sunday’s event. Read full article > >

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The Misfits: Marine Corps Marathon using social media to help track runners