Some Links Relating To London Rioting and Social Media

Rioters’ use of social media throws telecoms firms into spotlight

BBC News – English riots: Social media were ‘force for good’

Tory MP Louise Mensch backs social network blackouts during civil unrest

London riots: police could get powers over social media

Twitter blocking: the technical and legal issues

If we’re turning off social media, I want news channels turned off too

Six social media ‘celebrities’ emerge from the riots

The Truth About MPs on Twitter

MPs fail to get onboard with social media

Former British Telecom CTO: U.K. Plans to Control Social Media ‘All Bluff’

Today’s emergency riots debate in the House of Commons told us one thing: MPs don’t understand social media

Has Facebook Gone Rogue?

It seems that we’re reaching a tipping point regarding the positive and negative views of Facebook and this Wired article is very interesting alongside the various campaigns that are starting to emerge regarding quitting it – time to choose a side…..

Wisdom of Patients: Healthcare Meets Online Social Media

Social media on the Internet is empowering, engaging, and educating health care consumers and providers, according to a new report, The Wisdom of Patients: Health Care Meets Online Social Media, published by the California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF)……

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Source : www.asahp.org