The ongoing battle between Facebook and Twitter over which platform is the Top Social Media Superpower has reached a new plateau: playing copy cat. Facebook announced last week that users can now create hashtags to track various conversation topics. Twitter, of course, has been using hashtags since Day 1. Since purchasing Instagram for $1 billion […]
Too close for Comfort as the Boston Bombings Come Home to Russians
Initially a distant story of bombs and American blood, the Boston Marathon bombings came home to Russians recently. The RuNet had been following the investigation into the attacks with great interest, even before the news that the two suspects turned out to be ethnic Chechens. Now that Russia is directly involved, passions run hot. Editor’s Note: […]
Sarai Sierra: Manhunt Continues But Questions Still Abound
The case of Sarai Sierra, the New Yorker killed in Turkey while traveling there on what the media has termed as a "photo- taking vacation," continues to be shrouded in mystery although an elusive suspect, a transient paper collector, known only Ziya T. is now the subject of a manhunt along the Syrian border. According […]