72% of Adults Are Local News Enthusiasts [STUDY]

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SOCIAL MEDIA TOP STORIES Pinterest Contest Addresses Dangers of Driving in Heels [VIDEO] Newark Mayor Cory Booker Saves Woman From Burning Building, Twitter Reacts Should Twitter Verify the Accounts of Fictional Characters? ALL STORIES SOCIAL MEDIA 72% of Adults Are Local News Enthusiasts [STUDY] 12:39:42 AM Joann Pan Social media connectivity and the digitization of news have not squashed American fervor for local news, a Pew study says. Nearly three quarters of adults are consistently plugged into local news -- so much so that 32% of survey participants say... 'Who Needs Feminism?' New Tumblr Promotes Gender Equality Friday, April 13, 2012 8:15 PM Matt Petronzio Move over, Feminist Ryan Gosling -- there's a new Tumblr battling sexism. On Wednesday, 16 undergraduate students at Duke University launched Who Needs Feminism?, a campaign that encourages feminist and gender egalitarian discussion over social... Pinterest Users: What's the World's Most Beautiful Country? [INFOGRAPHIC] Friday, April 13, 2012 7:14 PM Zoe Fox The world has fallen in love with Pinterest, the social network with beautiful images at its core. Now Pinterest users get to decide where they most love in the world. A crowdsourced project created by travel site First Choice -- living in an... Should Twitter Verify the Accounts of Fictional Characters? Friday, April 13, 2012 6:17 PM Geekosystem Twitter's account verification is one of the most useful tools in the land of social networking. Considering the 140-character social network's best feature is allowing celebrities to reach out to us normals, it's pretty important that we know... Pinterest Contest Addresses Dangers of Driving in Heels [VIDEO] Friday, April 13, 2012 2:10 PM Joann Pan Confused -- a U.K. insurance comparison website -- has started a Pinterest campaign to steer people away from driving in platforms and pumps. The Pinterest contest calls for users to submit the craziest shoes they have ever worn while operating a... Newark Mayor Cory Booker Saves Woman From Burning Building, Twitter Reacts Friday, April 13, 2012 11:08 AM Joann Pan Newark Mayor Cory Booker returned to his Upper Clinton Hill home Thursday night to see his neighbor's house engulfed in flames. Booker ran into the burning building, saving a woman from her home. Booker took to Twitter to thank well-wishers early... 3 Tips for Effective Social Media Contests Friday, April 13, 2012 10:24 AM Curt Finch Justin Palmer of Palmer Web Marketing has run dozens of social media contests for his clients, and gaining "likes" and "followers" is something he does with relative ease. So, for any company that wants to run a social media contest to gain new... Facebook Now Syncs Timeline and Email Addresses Friday, April 13, 2012 10:12 AM Todd Wasserman Facebook has introduced a new initiative that automatically syncs your Timeline address and your Facebook email address. The program, which will be rolling out over the next few weeks, means that if your Timeline address is...		TOP STORIES TODAY 72% of Adults Are Local News Enthusiasts [STUDY] Pinterest Users: What's the World's Most Beautiful Country? [INFOGRAPHIC] 'Who Needs Feminism?' New Tumblr Promotes Gender Equality 3 Tips for Effective Social Media Contests Facebook Now Syncs Timeline and Email Addresses TOP TOPICS Trending 5,538 followers Social Media 66,690 followers Facebook 80,299 followers Business 34,048 followers Apps And Software 857 followers Mobile 4,615 followers Entertainment 3,146 followers World 584 followers Instagram 778 followers US 784 followers
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