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Citizen Journalism: Who is a Journalist Today?

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And we certainly saw that as the Arab Spring of 2011 was tweeted and streamed live online, even as the authorities tried to clamp down on the media. Citizen journalism doesn’t only apply to major political events or disasters. Citizen journalism is one of the hottest buzzwords in the news business right now.

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Traffic Rises 350% Year-Over-Year For Social Publisher BuzzFeed

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Calling itself “the social news and entertainment company,” BuzzFeed demonstrated last month that whatever the publisher’s formula may be, it’s working. Social Media Statistics BuzzFeed BuzzFeed Video journalism social media social media statistics viral media viral news Youtube'

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10 Social Media Tools To Help With Your Crowdsourcing Efforts

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Here are ten social media tools that can aid you with crowdsourcing: Twitter It is already being used for many crowdsourcing efforts. 12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch! Tamar is also the author of The New Community Rules (July 2009).

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Why Reddit Continues to be Relevant

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Way back in August 2010, the social news website Digg.com updated to version 4 – more or less sealing its doom. This switch to corporate interests isn’t anything new for social media sites; Twitter, Facebook, and others have made changes over the years that do more to make money than they do to satisfy the user.

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Super list of 50 social media links - Koka Sexton dot Com

Koka Sexton

Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS Super list of 50 social media links Have you ever wanted to know more about how to make a huge impact in social networking? The “Middleman” of Social Media is Your Friend The Next Evolution of Social Media… You can’t handle the truth!

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The New Media Relations

Proactive Report

It’s official – journalists rely on social media sources to find stories. Traditional media may not be dead, but the best way to connect with them is online. 65% to social media sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn. 65% to social media sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn. 61% use Wikipedia.

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The New Media Relations

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It’s official – journalists rely on social media sources to find stories. Traditional media may not be dead, but the best way to connect with them is online. 65% to social media sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn. 65% to social media sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn. 61% use Wikipedia.