Here’s an excerpt from my latest CNET Asia blog post.
All I can say is: what took you so long, Twitter?
In news that’s sure to be welcomed by celebrities who’ve discovered to their chagrin that someone else is already using their name on Twitter–for instance, the real Lea Salonga is @bigsis222, not the one using the Lea Salonga account–Twitter has said it will introduce a verification system.
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Here’s an excerpt from my latest CNET Asia blog post.
As Filipinos saw last night, the true test of digital tools is when they are used by citizens to defend democracy and keep information flowing.
Mainstream media was virtually prevented–or perhaps in some cases, unwilling–from doing a live coverage of the House of Representatives plenary debate on amending the Philippine Constitution that lasted deep into the stormy night. New Media, however, kept Filipino Netizens informed (search for #conass on Twitter and Plurk) as the pro-administration majority used their numbers to railroad the approval of House Resolution No. 1109, which would allow Congress to convene into a constitutional assembly (ConAss) and amend the Philippine Constitution.
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Check out my latest CNET Asia blog post.
Here’s an excerpt:
NASA astronaut Mike Massimino has made history as the first person to tweet from space while in orbit on board the space shuttle Atlantis for the STS-125 mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.
Massimino, who opened a Twitter account on April 4 to start tweeting updates on the preparations for the launch, has 234,075 followers as of this writing.
Congratulations Mike and all the best to you and your crew!
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