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Chart of the Day: Government Gaining Headway In Social Media Use

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Last week’s 5.8 magnitude earthquake along the east coast and the subsequent battering by Hurricane Irene unleashed not only a heavy dose of nature’s fury, but also a torrent of social media messaging.

And perhaps more than ever before, the federal government played a prominent role in the dialogue. While figures for this past week’s activity are still being gathered, a snapshot of social media use by federal agencies in mid-August, assembled by Breaking Gov, shows its no longer just the White House that is gaining a growing social media following. Keep reading →

 /  Published August 30, 2011 at 1:00 PM

FBI Releases Mobile App To Help Find Missing Children

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A new free mobile app from the FBI allows parents to instantly share crucial information with authorities if a child goes missing.

Child ID app-the first mobile application created by the FBI-provides a convenient place to electronically store photos and vital information about your children, such as height and weight, that can be show to security or police officers on the spot. It also allows users to quickly and easily e-mail the information to authorities. The FBI and iTunes will not collect or store any photos or information that you enter in the app. All data resides solely on the user’s mobile device unless it’s sent to authorities. Keep reading →

 /  Published August 9, 2011 at 1:00 PM

Cyber Intelligence: Well Beyond News of the World

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COMMENTARY:
The phone hacking scandal in Britain has captured the attention of millions around the world and continues to expand rapidly, with implications now for Scotland Yard and no apparent end in sight.

One knowledgeable source we know said “The ripples that are just now hitting the shores in the U.S. are likely to turn into a tsunami.” Keep reading →

 /  Published July 18, 2011 at 12:00 PM
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