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

Along the Hillsborough River last weekend, the mood was fowl. A small downy woodpecker expertly chipped away at some cypress bark while a pine warbler flew back and forth 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 17, 2007