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This Week in Research: Flu-Tracking on Twitter and Saying “God”
Darker red indicates higher reports of flu cases culled from Twitter data. Clearly, 2013 (lower map) is having a more intense flu season that 2012 (upper map). I’m lucky enough to be flu-free as I...
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Is Modern Life Killing Courtship?
Our dating expert Sara Lynn Michener shows us the up side of dating in the Digital Age. It’s not what form of media you use, it’s how you use it. I’m really profoundly tired of all the trend pieces...
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Social Media Wins at Baltimore Train Derailment & Explosion Coverage
By now, you’ve presumably heard — yesterday afternoon, a garbage truck collided with a cargo train near White Marsh yesterday afternoon, causing a dramatic derailment, sending a giant plume of smoke...
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“Bizarro SRB” Is the Mayor We Wish We Had
I’m so glad that we cancelled the Grand Prix. What a terrible idea that was! #LearnFromOnesMistakes — Mayor Rawlings-Blake (@BizarroSRB) August 2, 2013 Have you checked out Bizarro SRB on Twitter?...
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Baltimore Police Can’t Decide If Twitter Is a Good Idea or Not
Yesterday, the Baltimore Police Department announced a new policy: it would dial down its use of social media, no longer using Twitter to inform the public of “criminal-on-criminal” violence. Which,...
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What Is It Like to Be Black at Johns Hopkins?
Photo by Will Kirk, homewoodphoto.jhu.edu Baltimore is a majority-black city, but African-Americans are a minority on the campus of the city’s dominant educational institution, making up a mere 5.45...
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Baltimore’s Police Commissioner Hasn’t Watched The Wire
Baltimore’s police commissioner, Anthony Batts, took to Twitter yesterday afternoon to do a virtual meet-and-greet with his constituents. A number of interesting things happened, including one that...
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Baltimore Police Dept. Tweets Gun Grab
A rifle seized by the Baltimore Police Dept. in July (via BPD Twitter account). Like many Marylanders, the Baltimore Police Department made sure they found some time to show off their guns this summer....
View ArticleRavens Player Gets So Good at Twitter That He Quits It
If you want to know what’s going with me follow @SteveSmithFDN and check out what we are doing. it’s been real! Deuces done with tweeter! — Steve Smith Sr (@89SteveSmith) October 6, 2014 As any...
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Interactive Map Sizes Up Ravens Nation
A new map from Twitter’s data crunchers shows the size of Ravens Nation. That’s right Baltimore. On Sundays, the Aleutian Islands are with you. A map that appeared earlier this fall charted NFL fandom...
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Baltimore Astronaut Comes Back to Earth, Tweets Re-Entry
Reid Wiseman is all smiles on solid ground (via NASA) Reid Wiseman’s Twitter account continues to transport us, but the man himself is back on solid ground after completing his mission at the...
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What Twitter Can Tell Us About Mental Illness
Public health experts have turned to social media to get a sense of how the flu is spreading. But what can Twitter tell us about mental illnesses like PTSD, depression, and bipolar? Some Johns Hopkins...
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Maryland Students Use Twitter to Cheat on State Tests
As long as teachers have been giving tests, students have been cheating. And as technology evolves, so do the cheaters’ methods.The Baltimore Sun reports that two Maryland 10th graders cheated by...
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Pop Culture Tweets About Baltimore Were Good, Bad, and Ugly
Thank god for Twitter. In times of trouble, we can now have access to the fleeting thoughts of famous actors, sports stars, reality TV divas, and other assorted celebrities. How else would we be able...
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It Looks Like David Simon Came Around and Joined Twitter
David Simon’s position on Twitter has apparently evolved. The Wire creator and former Baltimore reporter once wrote that it was a medium where one can “simplify anything to the point of stupidity.”...
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Wait, Nevermind, Baltimore Is Actually Plenty Sexist (and Racist)
Yesterday, we reported on a ranking that listed Maryland as the state with the highest level of workplace gender equality. But just as we were starting to feel proud of ourselves, another ranking...
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SRB Named Mayoral Master of Twitter
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, video still via nextcity.org Stephanie Rawlings-Blake tops the rest of the big city leaders in the country in 140 characters. To evaluate mayors’ use of social media,...
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The Baltimore Police Union Probably Regrets Those Really Stupid Tweets
Twitter is a great place to say stupid things. After Baltimore Police Officer Caesar Goodson was acquitted for his role in Freddie Gray’s death, many city residents expressed dismay and...
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Police Arrested Freddie Gray Protesters Last Year by Surveilling Social Media
Veggies/CC By SA 3.0 Officers were able to single out and arrest protesters with outstanding warrants during the Freddie Gray riots with help from a social media monitoring tool, the ACLU has found....
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Why the Queen Could Still Back the Ravens on Sunday, Despite Their Creepy Tweet
A screenshot of the infamous tweet, via @Ravens/Twitter In the lead-up to the Ravens’ Sunday morning matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars in London, the franchise stumbled hilariously online,...
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