Newswhip, a site that tracks what news stories the world is talking about, has published a new infographic showing which are the most viral news sources on Twitter and Facebook. The BBC is tops on Twitter and The Huffington Post on Facebook.



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Mobile commerce is growing rapidly and now more than a third of mobile product owners are using their devices for mobile commerce, according to a new study from the Consumer Electronics Association. That means, on average, each consumer plans to spend $575 on mobile purchases in the next 12...



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The Guardian has created a clever new ad campaign, which features a 21st-century twist on the tale of the three little pigs. The dramatic ad follows a developing story of three little pigs being arrested in a police raid, highlighting the Guardian’s coverage and interaction with readers and...



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If sharing something “feels” wrong, it probably is, says Timothy C. Bradley, an attorney with Coats & Bennett, PLLC in Cary, N.C. who specializes in intellectual property matters. From ReadWriteWeb: “If you know something is illicit, such as a link to an illegal download of an...



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Pope Benedict XVI will soon be opening his own Twitter account, a Vatican official announced, saying that tweets were in some ways similar to “the gospel.” “The tweet can be reformulated, redistributed, relaunched and disseminated,” said Father Claudio Maria Celli, the head...



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The next Knight News Challenge competition, an international competition for grant dollars from the Knight Foundation, is now taking submissions for its next challenge, which is centered on networks. The Networks challenge round seeks projects that use the best of existing software and platforms –...



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In the few months since Jim Romenesko left Poynter to launch his own site, he has quickly built up an audience of more than 300,000 uniques a month. Clearly he had a lot of loyal users. But he’s also been quick to break news as well. I’m having a great time on my own, trying [...]



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