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Military bloggers are doing just fine

donal brown March 1, 2012

After a brief downturn, military bloggers are finding myriads of outlets and are flourishing as never before, even with the blessing of the Defense Department. After complaints in 2006, the Bush administration began to encourage milblogging partially as a way to present positive news of military activities. -db From a commentary for The New York Times, February 28, 2012, by Crispin J. Burke. Full story

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A&A: Suspended from job for posting negative comment on personal, private Facebook page

FAC February 16, 2012

Q: I am currently suspended from work for posting a thought on facebook regarding my company. I worked for the company for over 2 years, but a recent commission-structure change has made my living difficult (60% less than what it used to be). I then received a company internal email regarding the company’s huge growth in earnings since the change! In response, I simply posted on my private Facebook that I am extremely unhappy with

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Comments using pseudonyms of higher quality

donal brown January 12, 2012

Disqus which provides commenting services for news websites and blogs says that those using pseudonyms are the most likely to post quality comments that elicit positive feedback (likes) and replies. Sixty-one percent use pseudonyms, 35 percent are anonymous and 4 percent use their real identity. -db From the Poynter Institute, January 11, 2012, by Jeff Sonderman. Full story

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Free speech: School district struggle to regulate student-teacher contact on social media

donal brown December 19, 2011

As the social media becomes a useful tool for teachers to contact students about work or to help reluctant or shy students, abuses have surfaced with teachers making inappropriate contact leading in some cases to sexual abuse. Citing free speech issues, a Missouri judge recently threw out a new law banning contact on the social media between teachers and students, but the need for boundaries remains as school districts struggle to balance free speech and

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