social media

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong launched his new Facebook page on Friday, getting over 11,000 likes in five hours. His new Twitter account, launched almost at the same time, drew over 3,000 followers.

SAS and United Nations Global Pulse have learned that social media chatter and conversation sentiment could warn of pending unemployment increases and inform policymakers of the likely effects.

While academicians explore the pedagogical uses of social media, educational institutions are finding creative ways to put social media to use outside the classroom.

With the increasing adoption of social media, and pervasive mobile and broadband access by constituents, government agencies cannot afford to ignore the social media channels.

Governments across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) are adopting a more progressive approach to building their online social media presence, according to the latest observations from IDC.

Kaspersky Lab has put together a list of holiday threats found on social media networks.

Disruptive technologies like cloud computing, mobility and social media will drive IT services adoption in Hong Kong in 2012, according to research firm Gartner.

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton favors a balanced approach to government's use of new modes of communication, but stressed the importance standards that would provide balance between allowing free expression and respect for fundamental rights.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government has opened an official account on the business social networking site Linkedin to serve as a marketing tool targeting global investors.

At the rate new technologies are being developed, how do public and private enterprises ever catch up? Singapore-based NCS says it can speed up the process of innovation by turning technologies into enterprise-ready platforms.