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Topic: social media

May 6, 2013
12:32 pm

When sleazy almost met lazy

Why did an Instagram photo suddenly get some love from a popular rock band? Digging to find out, then digging a bit deeper.

By Laura Ben-David

April 24, 2013
1:19 am

Vuboo in action (Photo credit: Courtesy)

Being at the game, anytime and anywhere

Israeli-developed app Vubooo lets fans experience the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat – virtually

By David Shamah

April 11, 2013
12:27 am

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Grindr backs gay pair’s surrogacy bid

All-male social network supports Israeli couple’s final attempt to have a child

By Renee Ghert-Zand

April 1, 2013
7:49 pm

A Jewish education expert lamented the lack of coordination among Jewish organizations that work with teens. (Courtesy of BBYO via JTA)

New study offers tips on engaging Jewish teens

Research suggests social media, stronger staffing and added flexibility are effective for cultivating hard-to-reach group

By Gil Shefler

March 17, 2013
2:14 am

Udi Shani speaks at the Herzliya Conference Monday (Photo credit: Courtesy Herzliya Conference)

‘Facebook, Twitter are the true leaders of the Arab Spring’

Due to social media, Syria, Egypt and Lebanon are no longer countries in the conventional sense, says top defense official

By David Shamah

March 10, 2013
7:46 pm

Mama, where does God live?

The answer to this eternal question lies in crowdsourcing

By Sarah Tuttle-Singer

February 26, 2013
7:38 pm

Noa Tishby on the set of 'Your Show' (Photo credit: Courtesy)

Noa Tishby turns your Facebook friends into TV stars

An Israeli start-up’s app, together with a big-name television star, provides a new, glitzy way to check out your Facebook feed

By David Shamah

February 17, 2013
11:27 pm

Sacha Dratwa, IDF director of new media (photo credit: Yoni Malka)

IDF claims victory in Pillar of Defense social-media war

Social-media experts say official Israel effectively conveyed its narrative to unprecedented numbers

By David Shamah

January 30, 2013
11:43 pm

Members of the Union of French Jewish Students demonstrate in Paris with a sign that reads, "Jews murdered, republic endangered." (Courtesy of UEJF via JTA)

Ruling on anti-Jewish tweets emboldens activists

Successful French lawsuit over hate speech on Twitter sparks debate about how to combat online hate

By Cnaan Liphshiz

January 16, 2013
10:28 am

The 'virtual forest' (photo credit: Courtesy)

When planting a virtual tree, say a real prayer

A tree planted online ‘counts’ as much as one planted in the ground, says Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi Yona Metzger

By David Shamah

January 8, 2013
8:26 pm

In advance of a January court hearing in the case, a hashtag translating to #IfIWereANazi was briefly one of the top five trending topics on French Twitter. (Screenshot)

Twitter heads to Paris court after flood of ‘Nazi’ posts

Major tolerance groups join Jewish student organization in claiming social media giant is violating French laws banning hate speech

By Rebecca Benhamou

January 8, 2013
2:08 pm

The Ayalon River flows alongside the flooded Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, Jan. 8 (photo credit: Flash90)

Traffic app glitch sends drivers to flooded highway

30-minute commute turns into three-hour nightmare as Waze ignores road closure

By David Shamah

December 21, 2012
9:31 am

‘Social TV’ platform Stevie inks $1.5 million in new funding

From the web TechCrunch: A recent graduate of Microsoft’s recent first-ever Azure accelerator class is the first grad to make it big

December 11, 2012
4:39 pm

A Chinese boy eats noodles in Beijing (Photo credit: Serge Attal/FLASH90)

Israel’s China challenge

The world’s second-largest economic power knows very little about Israel, although those who wish us ill have been telling it plenty. We should and can change that, and the sooner the better

By David Horovitz

November 21, 2012
6:08 pm

Diaspora kids reach out to Israeli students under fire

A school twinning program sponsored by the Jewish Agency lets schoolchildren from abroad express solidarity with their counterparts in Israel

By David Shamah

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