The Elusive Power of Tweets
Study shows mixed answers to the question of whether Tweets drive ratings--revealing limits to what we know about social media's real-world effects
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I’m MIT Technology Review's chief correspondent, keeping an eye most often on the world of information and communication technologies—and asking my kids when I don’t understand what’s going on. Recent projects have taken me to Kenya to write about mobile-phone-based health initiatives, and Germany to explore how they’ll ramp up renewable power while closing down nuclear plants. My 2008 feature on the Obama campaign’s social-networking operation was selected for The Best Technology Writing 2009.
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Viral Phone Game Helps Illiterate Pakistanis Find Job Listings
A viral phone game in Pakistan trains people to use their keypad—and gives them the skills they need to hunt for a job.
Does Apple Maps Deserve Another Chance?
Test in California shows edge over Google Maps and Waze
Crime Software: Still Awaiting a Verdict
Scientific data not yet in on how much crime-reduction software predicts, and how much it motivates.
Graphene Antennas Would Enable Terabit Wireless Downloads
Researchers calculate the potential of using graphene for ultrafast wireless communications.
Sergey's Android-gynous Moment
Google cofounder calls smartphones "emasculating" while wearing goofy Google Glass.
The "World's Young and Hungry": Where Real Mobile Innovation Will Come From
Companies are scrambling to develop products and operating systems for the developing world, but any old phone will do.
Obama Announces Plan to Shore Up U.S. Cyber Defenses
President uses State of the Union address to launch effort to protect infrastructure against a "growing threat."
Thank God for Facebook: When Platforms Proselytize
Facebook's organ donor and voting-drive efforts raise the question -- where do you stop?
Buying Bluefin Will Give Twitter a Piece of TV’s $72 Billion Ad Market
The analytics startup will help Twitter understand how its users react to particular shows and advertisements.
