Shoppers have new options -- notably, IKEA, hhgregg and Crate & Barrel -- this Black Friday. ...more

November 25, 2009

City government has entered the online world of social networking. In an effort to modernize their communication with the public, Tampa officials have joined Twitter, a Web-based messaging service accessible on a wide variety of devices. It allows the city to send out brief, real-time messages - or "tweets" - of interest to the public. ...more

June 11, 2009

Oprah Winfrey sent her first "tweet" during a taping of her television talk show. ...more

April 17, 2009

like run your Facebook page or track Jack Bauer on a map during episodes of "24"? Maybe find every Bucs video on YouTube? ...more

March 13, 2009

Ever wish your cable TV box could do more fun things – like run your Facebook page or track Jack Bauer on a map during episodes of "24"? Maybe find every Bucs video on YouTube. Verizon Communications Inc. is taking a big step in that direction in hopes of further merging TV to the Web. ...more

March 11, 2009

In a victory for news technology in federal courts, a judge is allowing a reporter to use the microblogging service Twitter to provide constant updates from a racketeering gang trial this week. ...more

March 7, 2009

Hillsborough County is jumping on the Twitter trend, sending out county news via the social media service under the name @HCNews. So far, there's a small following -- 25 people -- but more could be flowing soon, given tweets from the county such as this one: ...more

February 25, 2009

As I got ready for an overseas trip this month, I did the things diplomats normally do: I made last-minute calls, prepared notes from meetings, packed briefing materials and travel documents. Then I did something that reflects how the world of public diplomacy is changing to adapt to the digital age: I sent a tweet. ...more

December 27, 2008

Yesterday, we sent out a request for how people tuned into election news – on TV, online, through social media sites, text messages, etc. ...more

November 5, 2008

Along the Hillsborough River recently, the mood was fowl. A small downy woodpecker expertly chipped away at cypress bark, and a pine warbler flitted among pine tree branches. Below, a tiny blue-grey gnat catcher hovered near a cluster of palmettos, and an anhinga sat near the river shoreline. ...more

November 21, 2007