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Parentview
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/10/24/parentview/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 24, 2011 Parentview http://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/ A new citizen focused initiative launched by the UK Ofsted body which is giving parents the right to comment on their child’s school.
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Google Transparency Report
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/11/04/google-transparency-report/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 4, 2011 http://www.google.com/transparencyreport/governmentrequests/ The official Google website which provides 6-monthly reports on requests from governments to remove content.
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18 days in Egypt
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/05/04/18-days-in-egypt/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 4, 2012 http://beta.18daysinegypt.
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Hate Crime USA
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/05/25/hate-crime-usa/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 25, 2012 http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.
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American presidency and social media
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/11/16/american-presidency-and-social-media/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 16, 2012 http://techpresident.com/news/23104/help-digital-infrastructure-obama-wins-re-election TechPresident has a good review of the role of social media in the election.
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Internet Verification Handbook
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/02/07/internet-verification-handbook/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 7, 2014 Internet Verification Handbook How do you know if something published on the Internet is true? This free handbook has been published for journalists in emergency situations by the...
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Fake news spreads faster than true
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/03/16/fake-news-spreads-faster-than-true/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 16, 2018 A team from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) cross-checked the spread of 126,000 stories on Twitter against a database of stories fact-checked by six...
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Bloomberg: stock valuations with historical context
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/06/04/bloomberg-stock-valuations-with-historical-context/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 4, 2013 EMC Corp. announced a quarterly dividend on May 30 and expanded its stock buyback plan at a time when it was trading 15 percent below its 12-month high.
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Bloomberg: Mergers and acquisitions
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/08/21/bloomberg-mergers-and-acquisitions/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 21, 2013 Starboard Value LP is urging Smithfield Foods Inc. to consider alternatives to the company’s pending $4.7 billion acquisition by Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd.
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UNESCO Data Centre
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/03/07/unesco-data-centre/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 7, 2014 UNESCO Institute for Statistics has launched a new enhanced data centre For details on the topic areas covered consult the main UNESCO website.