It's Now What You Know That Matters - Not Who You Know
Forbes Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:36 PM PDT
Guest post written by Auren Hoffman Auren Hoffman is founder and CEO of Rapleaf and venture partner at Founders Fund. You can follow him on his blog, Summation, and on Twitter. Auren Hoffman The old adage that “it’s not what you know but who you know†is so entrenched that we don’t question the premise. Undoubtedly, who you [...] |
Don’t Neglect the Twitter Effect on Debates
The Rothenberg Political Report Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:33 PM PDT
Amid all the pregame coverage of the first presidential debate, don’t neglect the Twitter effect. The winner and loser could be decided and the post-game narrative and media coverage could be set before the candidates even leave the stage. Of course, Twitter launched before the 2008 campaign, but certainly wasn’t as widely used or relied upon compared to today, particularly when it comes to the ... |
Hospital To Perform First Live-Tweeted/Instagrammed Hearing Restoration Surgery
Forbes Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:30 PM PDT
Starting tomorrow morning at 7 a.m. Pacific Time, Dr. Douglas Backous will be performing a cochlear implant surgery at the Swedish Medical Center in Seattle. As the surgery is being performed, it will be narrated on Twitter and photos of the surgery will be updated on Instagram. Dr. Backous is the Medical Director of the Center for Hearing and Skull Base Surgery at Swedish. |
Hearing underway for Cadiz water project
San Bernardino Sun Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:29 PM PDT
San Bernardino County officials are conducting a public hearing this morning to review environmental and groundwater management plans for a controversial pipeline project that would siphon roughly 2.5 million acre-feet of groundwater from High Desert aquifers over 50 years. On Twitter: Reporter Joe Nelson is tweeting live @SBCountyNow Related story: Supervisors to consider plans for ... |
Northwestern's Kain Colter named co-offensive Big 10 Player of the Week
SB Nation Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:25 PM PDT
The Big Ten named Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter one of the co-offensive Players of the Week on Monday, according to Ralph D. Russo on Twitter . Colter threw just three passes on Saturday against Indiana, but he carried the ball 14 times for 161 yards and hauled in nine receptions for 131 yards en route to a 44-29 victory. He scored a total of four touchdowns on the day, all of them of the ... |
Missing girl spawns social media flurry
Local 6 Orlando Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:17 PM PDT
Police say they are searching for 16-year-old Kara Alongi, a missing New Jersey girl who generated big buzz on social media with a post about a possible intruder. "There is somone in my hour ecall 911," she posted on Twitter at 6:20 p.m. Sunday before she went missing. It is believed she meant "someone in my house, call 911." The comment spawned a flurry of activity on the social networking site ... |
Krys Barch ramblings and ownership fires
The Hockey News Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:16 PM PDT
Ken Campbell shares his take on the Twitter messages from the Devils enforcer and the latest on the Devils and Coyotes ownership situations. |
Chicago Bulls and Tom Thibodeau Agree to 4-Year Contract Extension
Bleacher Report Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:16 PM PDT
The Chicago Bulls have ensured that head coach Tom Thibodeau will remain on the sidelines for several more seasons. The team reported via its Twitter  that Thibodeau’s contract has been extended by four years. Gar Forman announces four-year contract extension for Tom Thibodeau at #Bulls media day â€" Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) October 1, 2012 K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune reported the ... |
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