Social Media
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When Metro glitches get crowd-sourced, Twitterized, vilified
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This morning's Red Line problem immediately got sucked into the back-and-forth confusion of social media — and promptly distorted.
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How Foursquare users see Washington D.C.'s Metro stations
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A ranking of the 40 most popular Metro stations based on the check-in numbers from the location-based service.
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Social Media Day 2011 is today
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Tonight, those insufferable people who worship at the altar of social media will gather to celebrate themselves. And they will do so by standing around, staring at their phones.
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How social media have changed the DCOE for the better
CommentThe DCOE is reaching out to the public through facebook and twitter.
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#MetroFail: Commuter angst finds a home on Twitter
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A social media hashtag captures a city's worth of frustration over Metro delays and busted escalators
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DC's Metro system might pay you $100,000 to tweet
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How much is social media worth to WMATA? You might be surprised.
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Should you be able to 'friend' your doctor on facebook?
CommentShould you be able to 'friend' your doctor on facebook?
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Howard, Georgetown among the top social media colleges
Howard University and Georgetown University are ranked 32 and 58 respectively among the top 100 social media colleges in the nation, according to StudentAdvisor.com.
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D.C. named top 'Twitter town'
CommentMen's Health magazine has named D.C. its top United States city for social media. As you can imagine, TBD is not surprised.
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Ron Young introduces bill that would protect employee Facebook accounts
CommentMaryland Senator Ron Young recently introduced a bill that would prevent employers from requesting job seekers' or employees' social media account user names and passwords such as Facebook, Frederick News Post reports.
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Md. bill would protect employee social media accounts
CommentCurrently, employers across the state can demand the account names and passwords of Facebook, Twitter, and other social media accounts as a required part of continued employment. State Senator Ron Young is trying to change all of that.
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Md. gay rights supporters do not 'like' Sam Arora on Facebook
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Sam Arora has a very popular Facebook page.
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Cloud computing challenges and tricky trivia
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Exclusive: The Red Cross’ rogue tweeter talks to We Love DC
As a social media professional, I fully understand the risks of my job. It is a job that doesn’t end after 5 PM or when you walk out of the office. We remain connected at all times through Blackberry devices or iPhones. Yesterday morning my alarm went off and I rolled over to my bed stand for my iPod Touch. Like most mornings I check Twitter as my body slowly awakens. As I checked my timeline I noticed an odd tweet from my friend Gloria. Read it after the jump.
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DSC looks to social media for outreach
The student-run Dining Services Commission is jump-starting its use of social media to solicit student input, after a semester of little outreach.
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Food tweet of the week: Chef Geoff Tracy takes on Dan Snyder
New (and even old-time) Tweeters can learn a thing or two from Chef Geoff Tracy. With @chegeoffs, Tracy might not hold the record for the most tweets per day, but all the messages he sends out are either informative (specials of the day), enticing (pictures from the kitchen), or funny (as you will see after the jump).
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The Hill life: the social network
In Washington, D.C., relationships are everything. I depend on the people that I’ve met throughout the years to get things done. And on occasion, I need to ask a “friend” for a favor to help move things along. Of course, this only works if the person in question is actually my friend and not someone who I collected a card from at a fundraiser three years ago. In a heavily striated world, where personal relationships are the currency of the realm, titles matter. So lumping everyone into the “friend” category is not good for you or the people around you.
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Restaurants love to cook, serve & tweet!
“These days at a restaurant you have plates, tables, food and Twitter.” -Barcode owner Antonis Karagounis “People regularly ask for restaurant suggestions from other Tweeps on Twitter. When we are able to find those requests and immediately welcome them to our restaurant, they are floored by the quick response and personalized welcome.
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