March 22, 2012
National Study Ranks City Governments’ Use of Social MediaMore than six times as many big city governments reached citizens via Facebook in 2011 compared to 2009, while use of YouTube and Twitter grew fourfold and threefold respectively, a new study indicates.
March 19, 2012
Study Analyzes Twitter as News Source During Arab SpringA new University of Illinois at Chicago study explores the uses of Twitter as a news reporting mechanism during last year’s Mideast uprisings known as Arab Spring.