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New interactive discussion to follow State of the Union address
By Casey Christ and Lauren Crawford on February 12th, 2013 | Last updated: February 15, 2013 at 10:23 pm
The speech will not only be broadcast on TV, but also on the White House website, Facebook, YouTube, Google+, Hulu and Ustream.
Monopoly fans vote new cat token in, iron out
By Rachel Crosby on February 6th, 2013 | Last updated: February 6, 2013 at 3:47 pm
Through Hasbro’s online “Save Your Token” campaign, voters elected to replace Monopoly’s traditional iron game piece with a cat.
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Social media’s impact on the 2012 election, and on a local Florida race
By Lisa Hope and Junior Skepke on November 5th, 2012 | Last updated: December 20, 2012 at 3:53 pm
This election season, social media exploded on the political scene and changed how candidates campaign and communicate with voters. Chuck Chestnut and Dean Cheshire, two Alachua County Commission candidates, have benefited from using Facebook in their campaigns.
In the News: Facebook glitch, Govs. panel, Horner resigns, Election rules, Greer trial
By Emily Miller on September 24th, 2012 | Last updated: September 25, 2012 at 11:51 am
Trial of Jim Greer pushed back to February 2013 – Tampa Bay Times – A judge postponed the trial of Jim Greer, a former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, to Feb. 11, 2013. Greer, whose trial was previously [...]
News of FLOTUS visit spread long before initial release
By Sara Drumm on September 13th, 2012 | Last updated: September 19, 2012 at 3:05 pm
More than 18 hours before the Obama campaign confirmed first lady Michelle Obama would visit the University of Florida, the news seeped out on Twitter and Facebook.
Organ donation status can be posted on Facebook
By Front Page Edition on May 1st, 2012 | Last updated: September 27, 2012 at 2:47 pm
By Liz Green – WUFT-FM Today Facebook added the newest option to update on your timeline, the co-founder Mark Zukerberg added an organ donor option to include on your timeline sharing your story about when, where, and why you decided [...]
Legal questions raised over new practice by employers seeking Facebook access of applicants
By Front Page Edition on March 23rd, 2012 | Last updated: October 15, 2012 at 11:23 am
By Chris Peralta – WUFT-FM Job applicants typically are asked to hand over resumes, cover letters, and contact information by prospective employers, but increasingly, they are also being asked to hand over the login credentials to their Facebook accounts. Florida’s 89.1, [...]
Sanford shooter not connected with police crime watch program
By Front Page Edition on March 22nd, 2012 | Last updated: October 15, 2012 at 11:30 am
By Sanika Dange & Jonee Lewis – WUFT-FM As petitions for George Zimmerman’s arrest continue to spring up on social media websites such as Facebook, so is the growing interest in what his motivation for shooting 17-year-old Trayvon could have been. Zimmerman [...]
