‘Geography of Hate’ Maps out Racism on Twitter
by Jorge Rivas on May 16 2013, 4:00PM
A group of researchers have created a “Geography of Hate” map revealing racist and homophobic tweet concentrations across the U.S.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
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It’s Bigger Than Adria Richards
by Jamilah King on March 27 2013, 8:25AM
A primer for how you can prepare yourself for racist and sexist Internet attacks—mind, body and soul.
Topics: Adria Richards, Gender & Sexuality, Media
Labor Attorneys Say Adria Richards’ Firing Will Be Hard to Defend
by Jorge Rivas on March 25 2013, 2:22PM
Adria Richards, the developer evangelist who was fired after tweeting an image of two men she heard making sexist jokes, may have a strong case if she decides to take her former employer to court.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, /NOW Blog
Obama Twitter Account Re-Tweets Picture Of John Lennon’s Blood-Stained Glasses
by Jorge Rivas on March 22 2013, 11:31AM
The tweet included a note that read “Over 1,057,000 people have been killed by guns in the USA since John Lennon was shot and killed on 8 Dec 1980.”
Mad About Black History Month? Take Some #WhiteHistoryClasses
by Channing Kennedy on February 21 2013, 1:59PM
Humorist Brokey McPoverty gets the internet laughing at the champions of systemic racism.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
Pew Study Finds Blacks and Latinos Love Instagram and Twitter
by Jorge Rivas on February 15 2013, 1:44PM
26% of black Internet users surveyed use Twitter, compared to 14% of white users.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
For Her Birthday, Michelle Obama Got a New Twitter Account (And New Bangs)
by Jorge Rivas on January 17 2013, 4:41PM
The First Lady turns 49 today.
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Map Shows You Where Those Racists Tweeting After Obama Election Live
by Jorge Rivas on November 9 2012, 1:54PM
These findings support the idea that there are some fairly strong clustering of hate tweets centered in southeastern U.S.
Newsweek Muslim Rage Cover Inspires Parodies
by Jorge Rivas on September 17 2012, 4:19PM
Humor—the smart way to handle blatant ignorance.
Topics: Global Affairs, /NOW Blog
‘OSU Haters’ Tumblr Puts Ohio State’s Racist Tweets on Blast
by Jorge Rivas on August 31 2012, 12:08PM
The three-month old Tumblr takes hateful and/or racially insensitive tweets posted by Ohio State students and lays them out for the world to see.
Topics: /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth
ICE Director John Morton Gets Very Own Satirical Twitter Account
by Jorge Rivas on May 3 2012, 3:28PM
Immigration reform activist launches a fake Twitter account for Director of ICE John Morton.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog
20 Years Later: Live-Tweeting the L.A. Riots as They Happened
by Jorge Rivas on April 25 2012, 1:35PM
Tweets from @RealTimeLARiots correspond to date and time from 1992.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
Trayvon Martin’s Mom Gets Close to 70k Twitter Followers in Just 2-Weeks
by Jorge Rivas on April 2 2012, 11:32AM
Call it a sign of the times but Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon Martin’s mother, has joined Twitter to call attention to her fight to get justice for her son.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog, Trayvon Martin
Blacks and Latinos Still Adopting Smartphones Faster Than Everyone Else
by Jorge Rivas on March 2 2012, 11:10AM
Smartphone users now outnumber users of more basic mobile phones within the national adult population, according to a Pew Internet & American Life Project.
Everyone Stopped Tweeting During Jennifer Hudson’s Whitney Houston Tribute
by Jorge Rivas on February 16 2012, 4:59PM
At the height of the live Grammys broadcast there were 10,901 tweets per second… except during Jennifer Hudson’s performance.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
Chris Brown Fans Tweet ‘He Can Beat Me’ During Grammys
by Jorge Rivas on February 13 2012, 11:28AM
Chris Brown fans say they want to get beat by him on Twitter and show the sad reality of the cycle of violence.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
Margaret Cho: You Criticize a Woman’s Body, You Murder Us All Inside
by Jorge Rivas on January 13 2012, 12:36PM
On Wednesday, Korean-American comedian Margaret Cho went to her blog to explain why she “blew a fucking gasket” on Twitter.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
@MexicanMitt 200 Tweets Away From Out-Tweeting the Real Mitt Romney
by Jorge Rivas on January 12 2012, 6:24PM
“@MexicanMitt” Twitter account mocks Romney’s courtship of Latino voters.
Topics: Arts & Culture, GOP Primary, /NOW Blog
What Colorist Tweet Memes Miss: It’s #TeamStructuralRacism
by Akiba Solomon on July 7 2011, 9:28AM
Tweet memes like #TeamLightSkin are the latest example of our insistence that skin-tone obsession is just personal preference. It’s not. Research shows just how much it shapes our lives.
Topics: Akiba Solomon, Gender & Sexuality, Technology
Blacks, Latinos Use Twitter Two Times More Than Whites
by Jorge Rivas on December 10 2010, 2:38PM
Despite a digital divide, blacks and Latinos are more than twice as likely to use Twitter than whites.
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