Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:30:01 +0100 (Reuters) - An Interior Ministry member stands guard during a rally titled as "For civil action, for civil activity" in central Moscow January 28, 2012. Participants, mostly members of internet communities, gathered to encourage people to join the upcoming "For Fair Elections" protest rally on February 4 and to increase their civil activity by uniting not only on the political but also on the social basis, according to organizers. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
When Twitter bites back: Hashtag hijacking trending among disgruntled tweeters
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:10:09 +0100 Twitter is well-known for its role in granting a voice to all, from the disenfranchised to the lunch tweeter. But what happens when the Twitter hive doesn’t like what’s being said? Well, they change the subject. Recently, hoards of tweeters have hijacked some hashtag campaigns out of disgust; co-opting and rebranding the hashtag to create a new discussion.The #McFail (Source: Digital Trends)
British band Little Mix, winners of the X Factor. arrive for ...
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:40:12 +0100 (AP) - British band Little Mix, winners of the X Factor. arrive for the National Television Awards at the 02 Arena in east London, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
Prem Watsa brings hope to RIM's restless shareholders
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:00:16 +0100 TORONTO (Reuters) - The arrival of the man known as "the Warren Buffett of North" on Research In Motion's board this week offers a ray of hope to the BlackBerry maker's impatient shareholders after their disappointment that an insider was named new chief executive. That's not to say the reclusive Watsa - who heads Fairfax Financial, now RIM's fourth-largest shareholder - has a reputation as a turnaround artist who will agitate for radical change at the struggling company. But his 2. ... (Source: Reuters)
Soldiers and trimesmen gather at the historic Radda castle in ...
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:30:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Soldiers and trimesmen gather at the historic Radda castle in Radda town, about 170 km (105 miles) southeast of the Yemeni capital Sanaa January 25, 2012. Militants are leaving Radda, which they seized last week, in exchange for the formation of a council to govern it and the release of several jailed comrades, a tribesman involved in the negotiations said. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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