What’s Inside February 2012:
New websites on 2012 elections New articles on media trends New UK Government reports. New reports on social media
NEW WEBSITES ePractice.eu http://www.epractice.eu/en/about A portal created by the European Commission which aims to offer in a single point news, case studies, leaflets and advice for the professional community of eGovernment, inclusion and eHealth practitioners. It is therefore very good for keeping up to date with the latest egovernment news and projects in Europe. Set up rss feeds for news about specific nations.
was involved in events. It also has a useful blog discussing the potential uses of SMS by radio stations to interact with listeners in developing nations.
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UNESCO’s inaugural World Radio Day was held on 13th February . http://www.worldradioday.org/ Find general statements and news on the website. It sought to raise awareness about the power of radio as a tool for education, culture and development. Frontline SMS radio http://radio.frontlinesms.com/
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The tone of life on social networking sites http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/ Socialnetworkingclimate/Summary offindings.aspx Latest report by the Pew Internet and American Life project. are people kind to each other on Facebook?
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Why Is Facebook So Successful? Psychophysiological Measures Describe a Core Flow State While Using Facebook free access to these article http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/1 0.1089/cyber.2010.0377 Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking Academic article which seeks to measure the physiology of enjoyment felt by facebook and other social network users
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GOVERNMENT REPORTS.
House of Lords Communication Committee report into investigative journalism http://www.parliament.uk/business/com mittees/committees-a-z/lordsselect/communicationscommittee/news/a-secure-future-forinvestigative-journalism---lords-report/ .
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latest Nielsen CrossPlatform Report. http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/o nline_mobile/reporthowamericans arespendingtheirmediatimeand money/ Amount of time and money spent by Americans using different media. All the articles listed in this newsletter are free but did you know you can also search for articles using the library’s subscription databases. This month
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