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Emergency Management Experts See Usefulness In Customizing Alert Systems
Posted on · The purpose is making them more user-friendly for the general public.
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Houston Matters
What Role Should Google and Facebook Play in Addressing Fake News?
Posted on · In recent months, Google and Facebook have each announced efforts to address the rise of false news reports shared — or wrongly pointed to — by their companies’ algorithms. But how much responsibility should free web browsers or social media sites have for how their products are used? How does “fake news” get proliferated so […]
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ICE Raids, and Targeting Fake News: Tuesday’s Show (May 9, 2017)
Posted on · During the week of April 17, agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents made 95 arrests during a five-day sweep in Houston. Most of those arrested had prior criminal convictions. Some did not. The focus of such occasional raids seems to primarily focus on dangerous criminals, but who draws that line? On this edition of Houston […]
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Manhunt Expanded for Suspect in Facebook Video Killing
Posted on · The suspect for a supposedly random killing that was posted to Facebook is still at large and authorities have expanded the search
Houston Matters
A Nation Engaged: What Should President Trump Know About Houston?
Posted on · President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn into office on Friday (Jan. 20, 2017). Weâre asking you to share what you want President Trump to know about Houston. Itâs part of NPRâs A Nation Engaged project. You can share your ideas now on Facebook and Twitter @HoustonMatters. In this segment, we hear you what you want […]
Good, Bad and Ugly
Criminal Justice Reform and Pokémon NO! The Good, Bad & Ugly of This Week’s News
Posted on · A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to our rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of it all. On this edition, we discuss a coalition […]
Health & Science
California Tech Money Headed To Houston For Cancer Immunotherapy Research
Posted on · Sean Parker, formerly of Facebook and Napster, turns his philanthropic efforts towards cutting-edge cancer research
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2815: How Ideas Spread
Posted on · Episode: 2815 The spread of ideas in social networks Today, let’s talk about engineered social networks.
News
UH Study: Spending Time On Facebook Can Trigger Depressive Symptoms
Posted on · Comparing how you feel on the inside to what your friends choose to share on the outside can lead to some uncomfortable feelings. But it's not Facebook's fault.
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Rice Pres. David Leebron, Good Bad & Ugly of Houston News, & Playing Crumpet the Elf Again and Again: Houston Matters for Fri., Dec. 13, 2013
Posted on · In the collective history of Rice University, it has had just seven Presidents. The current President, David Leebron, assumed that role in 2004, and in the years since, Rice has seen significant increases in undergraduate enrollment, the launch of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, new residential colleges, new buildings on campus, and visits from important figures ranging […]
Houston Matters
Who Are The Most Influential Houstonians In Social Media?
Posted on · Social media guru Eric Tung has researched what he characterizes as the top âsocial media power influencersâ in Houston. Weâll find out who they are, what that means, and explore the impact Houstonians effectively using social networking sites from Twitter to LinkedIn to Facebook and beyond can have on our community. And, of course, we take your questions […]
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Court Rules Facebook ‘Like’ Is Protected Free Speech
Posted on · Facebook users, who click the "like" feature to back a political candidate, engage in legally protected speech. That's according to a ruling by a federal appeals court. It revived a lawsuit that examines the limits of what people may do constitutionally online.
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Facebook Comes Of Age in the Oil and Gas Industry
Posted on · Microsoft's CEO told an audience at the Global Energy Forum in Houston that utilizing data quickly is as important as drilling a well. Ed Mayberry reports that the IT community sees the potential to increase its business in the oil and gas industry.