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dove posts daily questions for people to answer via twitter -- screen will project people's responses. dove brand ambassadors will give out gifts relating to the question. for v-day, they will ask a diff question and give out white  tulips

look for Google's response

http://www.pcworld.in/news/20-percent-android-apps-might-have-privacy-issues This mentions Google's response to report.

People use social networks to get help right after calling 911!! 5% said they'd post a request for help directly on a response agency's Facebook page; 28% would send a direct Twitter message to responders. A full 70% said emergency responders should monitor social media sites, and half said emergency responders are probably already doing so. One-fifth said they post eyewitness accounts during emergencies.

They're fighting charges that they are responsible for a spill in Ecuador.

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The piece is actually a giant chalkboard, where pedestrians passing by can finish the sentence "before I die I want to..."  The project has become such a hit in the community (and now worldwide), that she's received funding, and plans on a book documenting all of the responses

The National Movement for America's Children published an online video soliciting ideas for a clear, measurable approach to child development. This is being followed by a massive effort to aggregate and synthesize the responses into a cohesive national strategy for our children. This listening and dialogue will occur on the pledge site, on social media channels such as Twitter and Facebook, and in live town hall events throughout the country. The effort culminates Nov. 6 when we'll hold a rally to roll out this crowdsourced in Washington, D.C

Web apps developed in response to Apple subscription changes.

For 12 hours straight, 140 KLM employees hung out in an airport hanger responding to customers' tweets by standing in formations with letter signs to form their tweet responses. Um yeah, that's hard to describe. Just watch this awesome video.

Whitelabel social tv app developer, Loyalize. They're responsible for the Motorola Social TV app.

Fascinating, it appears to me that many people prefer banners to sponsored content as they've learned to completely ignore them (i.e. your more likely to be struck by lightening than intentionally click on a banner) whereas they can be tricked into reading sponsored content that most see as junk that is completely manipulated by the advertiser. One note is that this was a small survey of about 500 people. I would love to see a study with 50,000 responses.

the feature adds fresh responses for those moments when the Like button would be inadequate or insensitive -- you can be "sad" for someone's loss, or give a "wow" when there's something shocking.

"Facebook has been showing a survey to users within the social network. Users can take this survey if they want to - it's entirely voluntary. They'll answer questions about whether they're experiencing symptoms associated with COVID-19, such as cough or fever.  That data then gets sent to the research team at Carnegie Mellon (not Facebook), which uses it to create population models of people experiencing symptoms. The idea is that symptoms are the "precursor" to hospital visits, so an uptick in symptoms in a particular area could help officials decide where to send health resources. "The survey responses combined with other data such"