Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:30:01 +0100 (Reuters) - An Interior Ministry member stands guard during a rally titled as "For civil action, for civil activity" in central Moscow January 28, 2012. Participants, mostly members of internet communities, gathered to encourage people to join the upcoming "For Fair Elections" protest rally on February 4 and to increase their civil activity by uniting not only on the political but also on the social basis, according to organizers. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
When Twitter bites back: Hashtag hijacking trending among disgruntled tweeters
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:10:09 +0100 Twitter is well-known for its role in granting a voice to all, from the disenfranchised to the lunch tweeter. But what happens when the Twitter hive doesn’t like what’s being said? Well, they change the subject. Recently, hoards of tweeters have hijacked some hashtag campaigns out of disgust; co-opting and rebranding the hashtag to create a new discussion.The #McFail (Source: Digital Trends)
Protesters display placards demanding the impeachment of embattled ...
Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:10:02 +0100 (AP) - Protesters display placards demanding the impeachment of embattled Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona during a rally Tuesday Dec. 13, 2011 outside the court in Manila, Philippines. The Philippine House of Representatives transmitted Tuesday to the Senate documents impeaching Corona over alleged corruption and favoritism toward the country's former president, who is now under hospital arrest for alleged election fraud. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
Review: Madonna's "W.E." could be retitled "Whiny Wallace"
Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:10:11 +0100 LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - No matter her audacity, the Material Girl is only as good as her material, and Madonna has only half a movie here. "W.E." is the second film that the singer (and sometime actress) has directed. It's a definite leap forward from 2008's "Filth and Wisdom," her mangy maiden directorial effort, but suffers from a faulty structural conceit that undercuts and fatally weakens the movie. ("W.E." opens tomorrow, December 9, in Los Angeles for a one week, Oscar-qualifying run. ... (Source: Reuters)
An artwork by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, titled "The Dog ...
Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:00:02 +0100 (Reuters) - An artwork by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, titled "The Dog Mobile: A car for Francis Bacon by Ai Weiwei", with images of a dog painted on a Mercedes Benz G-class, is displayed at an exhibition hall in Hong Kong November 29, 2011. The artwork is expected to fetch between 200,000 and 300,000 dollars in an auction in Hong Kong on Tuesday. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY)
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