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Louise Mensch Launches Rival To Twitter. Calls It Menshn.

Mark J Daniels | Posted 20.08.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Micro Blogging, Politics, Social Media, Twitter, Louise Mensch, Facebook, Menshn, UK Politics News
Mark J Daniels

And if I'd read about this on April 1st, I'd have thought the whole thing was a giant April Fool's prank. But, apparently, Louise Mensch, MP, is venturing in to the world of social media by launching a rival service to Twitter.

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The Jekyll and Hyde That is Social Media

Scott Hill | Posted 19.03.2012 | UK
Read More: Social Media, Youtube, Twitter, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Facebook, Middle East, Micro Blogging, Arab Spring, Online Media, Blogging, Online Culture, UK News
Scott Hill

Britain's children have lost the fine art of socialising. A whole generation has been brought up with their heads in laptops, furiously typing away, oblivious to the world around them. If you - like me - have not already surrendered to the beast, you are considered an alien.

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The two Types of Twitter

Leo Johnson | Posted 10.09.2011 | UK
Read More: Social Media, Micro Blogging, Arab Spring, Twitter, Online Media, Egypt, UK News
Leo Johnson

So is that it? Is it the return of the end of history? Has the Arab Spring proved that new social media will blow the lid on closed political systems? Are Twitter and Facebook, as Hilary Clinton's advisor has labelled them, "The Che Guevara of the 21st Century", only with bigger IPOs?

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