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With each passing elections season, were seeing more how social media is changing the business of political news coverage. Its not just sped up the news cycle, but its helped kill it, said JoshMarshall, editor and publisher of TalkingPointsMemo.com.

Marshall appeared with Vivian Schiller, chief digital officer of NBC News at the paidContent 2012 conference, where the two talked about how social media has influenced and reshaped the news business. Marshall said social media is part of a larger continuum that began with the Internet and the rise of blogs. With social media, he said, the news business has become frictionless and fluid and, in some cases, chaotic. But its helped wrest control away from traditional news powers and helped do away with the notion of a news cycle.

Parties and counter-parties can get back into a story rapidly, whether its on Twitter or this or that. Its about immediate access so a story can play out without the slow down of a news cycle, Marshall said.

Vivian Schiller said social media has become an organic part of news organizations, which are finding that it can be a liberating force, providing new ways to engage their audience and also push out content. She said social media is also helpful in weeding out trivial news, while allowing more voices to be heard on bigger stories.

I think because theres so many people who have access to the same information, you get more data points and more information from the crowd and more debunking. And everything becomes meatier, Schiller said.

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Social media doesn’t speed up the news cycle — it kills it

VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire -05/24/12)- The big social media issue of the day isn't Facebook's $104 billion IPO, or whether Ashton Kutcher or Lady Gaga are still tweeting. It's the fact that many users of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other social media platforms - particularly teens and twenty-somethings - still don't appreciate that the comments, photos and videos they post on social media sites can be publicly accessible, profoundly inappropriate, legally defamatory and career-limiting. Everything that goes online stays online, leaving digital tattoos that anyone from teachers to scholarship committees to future employers might find, and, more importantly, might find objectionable.

On Thursday, May 31, 2012, Scholar in Residence Tony Wilson discusses the importance of online reputation management in a lecture titled Social Media: How to Protect Yourself from Yourself. This lecture considers how the social media landscape has revolutionized how we communicate and interrelate with one another, and how important it is to understand the effects of our digital contributions and take ownership of what we say and do online.

"From the 15-year-old's perspective, it might be a badge of honour to post photos of wayward drunken exploits on Facebook," says Wilson, "thinking that because their parents aren't 'friends', Mom and Dad won't see them. But when a teen has 750 Facebook friends, it's easy for them to lose control of where those posts travel and who will eventually see them."

Tony Wilson's presentation discusses how important it is for students and parents alike to understand the importance of protecting their online reputation, how easily a reputation can be damaged and how long that damage can last.

"I can only echo what most of the deans of Canada's law schools tell their new students each year: clean up your Facebook pages because your prospective employers will be looking for you. I can tell you first-hand that all employers do," says Wilson. "We have to."

Tony Wilson's presentation Social Media: How to Protect Yourself from Yourself will be held on May 31, 2012 at 7pm at the Copeland Lecture Theatre at St. Michaels University School. Admission is free, but registration is advised. Click here to register for this event.

Tony Wilson (SMUS 74) regularly practices law in the areas of franchising, licensing and IP law at Boughton Law Corporation in Vancouver and is ranked as a leading Canadian Franchise lawyer by LEXPERT and Who'sWho Legal. He is the author of Manage Your Online Reputation, a book written to guide individuals and businesses on how to monitor and protect their personal and corporate reputations on social media. He is a regular business columnist for the Globe and Mail and Lawyers Weekly, Bartalk and Canadian Lawyer magazines.

He is an Adjunct Professor at Simon Fraser University and a Bencher of the Law Society of British Columbia.

St. Michaels University School is a co-educational, independent day and boarding school situated in Victoria, British Columbia. With a population of 930 students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 representing 20 countries and varied economic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, SMUS grads are exceptionally prepared to find their place as engaged citizens of the world.

Boughton Law Corporation is a full service Vancouver law firm located in Vancouver. Carrying on business as Boughton, our predecessor law partnership was founded in 1949. We strive to deliver the highest quality legal work and service to our clients; to be accessible, efficient and responsive; to find practical and effective solutions; to communicate clearly; and to conduct ourselves with honesty and integrity. Boughton is an independently owned Vancouver law firm, but is part of an international network of law firms called MERITAS.

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Boughton Law Corporation: Facebook, Social Media and Online Reputation Management

BEIJING, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Ku6 Media Co., Ltd. ("Ku6 Media" or the "Company", Nasdaq: KUTV), a leading internet video company in China, focusing on User Generated Content (UGC), today announced that it has entered into an agreement with famous Chinese SNS website Kaixin001.com ("Kaixin001").

Pursuant to the agreement, Ku6 Media, as the video hosting provider, is assisting Kaixin001 to add a brand new video sharing function by supplying technology support to all video uploading activities on Kaixin001. Users on Kaixin001 will enjoy a one-stop service that enables them to upload, store and share their videos without leaving the website. Meanwhile, users on Ku6 Media's platform can share the videos with their friends on Kaixin001 by only one click.

Mr. Jeff Shi, Chief Executive Officer of Ku6 Media, commented, "We are very pleased with the cooperation with Kaixin001. We believe our cooperation can help enlarging Ku6's user base as well as richening our users' online experience. We also hope our videos and service can bring users on Kaixin001 more fulfilling experiences and more joy."

Mr. Binghao Cheng, Chief Executive Officer of Kaixin001, added, "We are very excited about partnering up with Ku6 Media. Our video sharing function is an important feature we have launched recently. We believe it will enhance our user experience by bringing them abundant video content and also by providing a great platform for them to share their original videos."

About Kaixin001.com

Kaixin001.com, founded in March 2008, is one of the leading and most influential social networking websites in China. It locks on people who create social wealth and mainstream culture as core users; moreover, it has always devoted itself in offering a real and relaxed interactive platform for Chinese net citizen by exploring and satisfying users' needs, improving users' experience and keeping innovation on technology and products.In general, Kaixin001.com provides rich and useful social tools, including diary, photo album, note, repast, and social game etc, which help users to easily communicate and share information with family members, friends, classmates and colleagues.

About Ku6 Media Co., Ltd.

Ku6 Media Co., Ltd. (KUTV) is a leading internet video company in China, focusing on User Generated Content (UGC). Through its premier online brand and online video website, http://www.ku6.com, Ku6 Media provides online video upload and sharing service, video reports, information and entertainment in China. For more information about Ku6 Media, please visit http://ir.ku6.com.

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Ku6 Media Announces Partnership with Kaixin001

SAN DIEGO, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Satechi, a leading mobile accessories manufacturer, is thrilled to announce the availability of its new BT Media Remote. The wireless Bluetooth HID remote allows users to control any iOS Bluetooth Device while connected to a TV, dock station or car stereo. The convenient BT Media Remote is the ultimate multimedia companion for iPhone or iPad.

(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120524/CG13102)

The BT Media Remote features multimedia control which allows users to control the playback of any music or video on the iPhone or iPad. The convenient Satechi BT Media Remote has a remote camera shutter button so users can take photos without leaving themselves out of the camera. Lastly, the "Home" button on the remote can be used to activate Siri even while connected to another device.

The Satechi BT Media Remote is available now for $39.99 at Satechi.net and Amazon.com.

For more on the BT Media Remote and all of Satechi's award winning products, follow us on Facebook.com/Satechi and @Satechi.

About Satechi:

Established in 2005, Satechi is fully committed to offering unique accessories that people can integrate with their electronics in their homes, cars, and on the go. Satechi offers a broad selection of accessories from FM transmitters, battery chargers and speaker systems to car mounts, stands and keyboards. For more information, please visitwww.Satechi.net.

To view this video on YouTube, please visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sne9B0j4Z64

Media Contact: Valerie Guerra, Max Borges Agency for Satechi, 305-374-4404 x120, valerieguerra@maxborgesagency.com

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Satechi BT Media Remote for iPhone, iPad & OS Bluetooth Devices Now Available

Satechi has unveiled a new Bluetooth remote control that not only works for the iPhone and iPad from Apple, but will work with any OS device supporting Bluetooth. The remote control sells for $39.99 and is a smaller handheld device. The device supports Bluetooth 3.0 class II profile and will also work with computers for controlling multimedia video from across the room.

The little remote control has a home button that activates Siri for controlling the iPhone using your voice. It can be used as a presentation remote control with the MacBook in the business environment. One of the cool features is that the media remote also has a button on it to activate the shutter of a camera such as the iPhone camera.

The remote has a range of 33 feet and uses a pair of small coin cell batteries good for up to six months use. This is an interesting remote since the single device can be used to control just about anything supporting Bluetooth. The remote is available right now.

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Satechi unveils new Bluetooth Multi-media Remote Control