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Social Search in Action: Google’s Reaction to Some Unexpected NYC Fireworks

I was brushing my teeth the other night before bed and all of a sudden I heard loud unexpected explosions from the Westside Highway near Hell’s Kitchen; some sort of attack raced through my mind.

Reassuring myself that was unlikely, I brushed away, but the explosions kept coming, and coming, and coming.

Not native to these shores, my imagination got the better of me so I dropped my toothbrush and ran through to my living room (which is also my kitchen, hall and dining room, etc. – its NYC!) and looked out the windows – nothing.

With no identification of the source, I took to search to find answers.

The Role of Social Media in Social Change

On January 28th we posted our POV on the social media blackout in Egypt. Social media played a remarkable role in the ability for revolutionaries to communicate and mobilize, and this is not the first instance where social enabled incredible change for a country and its people.

With knowledge of the political and cultural power of their sites the executives of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google, and others have unique approaches to their resulting responsibility and democratic role.

When the Early Bird Gets the Stale Worm

In our recent tech history, there have been countless examples of emergent technologies being introduced to the marketplace before their time with a resounding flop, only to be resurrected a few short years later. A few worth mentioning: