Eliot Higgins, the investigative blogger also known as Brown Moses, has launched a new project that uses crowdsourced data to track Ukrainian and Russian troop and vehicle movements in real time…
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Spotify reportedly scraps Russian launch plans
The music streamer Spotify was all set to plow into the Russian market, having poached a former Google exec, Alexander Kubaneishvili, to…
Read MoreGerman government website attack may be Ukraine-related
Two German government websites were knocked offline by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack around 10am local time on Wednesday. Chancellor…
Read MoreCrowd-powered journalism becomes crucial when traditional media is unwilling or unable
A protest in Ferguson, Missouri that escalated into a violent siege by anti-riot troops was another illustration of how valuable a citizen-powered form of media using Twitter and other social platforms can be, especially as a check on administrative power…
Read MoreRussian prime minister’s Twitter account hacked — no, he’s not quit to become a photographer
Dmitry Medvedev's Twitter account was taken over by an anti-Kremlin wag on Thursday morning, but it appears to be back in the hands of his team.…
Read MoreUkrainian law would allow authorities to block websites, along with other media
The draft law was waved through its first reading in the Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday, raising fears of censorship without safeguards.…
Read MoreTwitter struggles to remain the free-speech wing of the free-speech party as it suspends terrorist accounts
Twitter has long maintained that it is the "free-speech wing of the free-speech party," but its commitment to that principle has come under fire as it bans accounts setup by militant groups and blocks tweets in certain countries…
Read MoreIT spending growth seen slowing due to troubles in Ukraine, China
IDC says macroeconomic issues including continued unrest in Ukraine and China's sluggish economy are taking their toll on IT sales growth.…
Read MoreVICE, Mashable, Digg and others form a collective for breaking news about Ukraine, may expand into other areas
A group of six digital-media outlets, including VICE News and Mashable, have formed a loose collective aimed at collaborating on breaking news about Ukraine, an effort that started with a shared Twitter account and hashtag but could go further in the future…
Read MoreOnline attacks hit Russian state and media in wake of independent media crackdown
A local Anonymous branch is DDoSing Russian media outlets, while a similar attack also took out the websites of the Kremlin and the Russian Central Bank. This follows the state blockading of several Putin-unfriendly outlets.…
Read MoreFor those inside and outside of Ukraine and Venezuela, social media is the only media that matters
The value of social-media networks such as Twitter and Facebook becomes even more obvious during crises like the uprisings and anti-government demonstrations in Ukraine and Venezuela, where both have become a lifeline of real-time information for residents and expatriates alike…
Read MoreUstream launches nonprofit program to support citizen journalism in Ukraine and beyond
Anti-government protests took a deadly turn in Ukraine's capital Kiev Tuesday, and live streamers were on scene as the situation went out of control.…
Read MoreYandex becomes Safari search option in Russia, Ukraine and Turkey
Developers playing with the previews of Safari for iOS 7 and OS X Mavericks have discovered the inclusion of Russia's leading search engine as an option in some countries for the first time.…
Read MoreGrowing pains in the solar PV industry
In late 2007, Evergreen Solar hit an all-time high with a $9.8 billion market cap. Less than four years later, it has…
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