Proposed rule changes will reportedly land on the FAA’s doorstep this week.
Politics
South By Southwest: When Politicians Tweet — TIME to Present Conversation with @CoryBooker
SXSW: There’s never been a politician quite like Cory Booker — at least in terms of a social media persona.
Twitter Political Index Measures Sentiment About Obama and Romney
Happiness and rage: Twitter has both.
After trying to figure out which tweets are positive and which are negative, such “sentiment data” is being used to reflect the public’s general mood about certain topics. If you’re mad or …
Hey, Politicians: This Is How You Get the Gamer Vote
My interest in politics can best be compared to my feelings toward cat ownership: It’s an important institution for cat lovers but I add no value to it by haphazardly talking about how great (or not great) cats are, offering …
Why Technology and Innovation Are Critical to America’s Future
Ben Bajarin is the director of consumer technology analysis and research at Creative Strategies Inc., a technology industry analysis and market intelligence firm in Silicon Valley.
Facebook to Broadcast Users’ Political Opinions in Times Square
Facebook users’ opinions about the 2012 elections may soon go from private to very, very public thanks to a new app that will showcase their views on a giant billboard in Times Square.
The app, called 2012 Matters: What …
How to Survive Wednesday’s Wikipedia Blackout
Wikipedia will go offline on Wednesday in opposition to the Stop Online Piracy Act, a bill that would allow the U.S. government to cut off funding sources to foreign websites accused of piracy by rights holders.
Wikipedia’s …
U.S. State Department to Take Press Briefing Questions via Twitter
Consider it a particularly unexpected collision of democracy and technology in action: Starting this week, the official spokesperson of the U.S. Department of State will answer questions from Twitter users as part of press …
Sorry, Folks: Game Publishers Didn’t ‘Drop’ SOPA Support
The tides aren’t turning against the Stop Online Piracy Act in the games industry, despite media reports claiming otherwise.
Last week, some tech and gaming publications reported that Sony, Nintendo and Electronic Arts had …
Apparently, Congress Needs Two iPad Apps to Help It Get Things Done
For everyone who feels as if there are times when Congress doesn’t seem to collectively know how to do their jobs, take some comfort in the fact that this week saw the announcement of not one, but two iPad apps created …