Injured bird worth the Twitter

Compassion for other creatures can be both ordinary and profound.

From Fukushima to Charlie Sheen -- the Twitter hashtags that dominated 2011

Twitter has revealed its top hashtags of 2011, showing what the world's tweeters had on their mind.

Government 2.0

Some politicians have taken to using social media as a tool to measure social unrest, while others are using it to engage citizens and cut costs.

Conservatively cool on Twitter

The chief executive of one of South Africa's major banks explains why he loves using social media.

A Twit by any other name

If you share a name with someone on Twitter, you had better hope that someone is a paragon of virtue, or you may find yourself fending off abuse.

Google+ and the privacy question

I've been using Google+ for a few days now and, despite being a "limited field test", it has a brilliant approach to privacy, writes Paul Jacobson.

Obama makes history in 140 characters

Barack Obama replied to a barrage of questions about the economy from Twitter users in the social media-savvy president's first "Twitter Town Hall".

No tweets please, we're trying to win a World Cup

Social media enthusiasts in the All Blacks World Cup squad will be banned from updating their Twitter and Facebook pages during the tournament.

Teachers embrace technology

Educators take to Twitter to meet the needs of their learners.

Whew! The pongy poll is over

We're breathing a sigh of relief that those pesky elections are over.

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