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Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online The Syrian Electronic Army continues to target media sources, hacking Twitter accounts belonging to the UK’s Guardian over the weekend. The Guardian is the fourth media source to see its Twitter accounts compromised by the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) so far this month. The hackers have been taking control of these Twitter accounts to post similar messages, often claiming the news sources aren’t being truthful and calling for...
America Teve was the only Hispanic station to have been honored by the Associated Press in the state of Florida, taking home 4 statuettes in 4 categories MIAMI, April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- America Teve is proud to announce its 4 prizes at the Florida Associated Press Broadcasters Contest. The awards, which honor the best in television and radio from around the state, were presented at a banquet held in Orlando on Saturday, April 27. America Teve won first place in the...
Reputation Expert JW Maxx Solutions warns businesses to be vigilant of all social media after the Associated Press Twitter account was hacked. PHOENIX, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- In this digital age it is very important to make sure your online image remains a positive asset. The recent hacking of the Associated Press Twitter account is one example of how a company's online brand could be tarnished by a situation out of their control. Luckily for them, the tweet claiming...
Company Continues to Add Partners in its Effort to Bring Historical Materials to Students and Researchers Worldwide FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Gale, part of Cengage Learning and a leading publisher of research and reference resources for libraries, schools and businesses, today announced an agreement with the Associated Press (AP) to digitize their corporate archives, including millions of pages of news copy (some never-before published), bureau...
WASHINGTON, April 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today said the decision by The Associated Press (AP) to revise its Stylebook reference to the term "Islamist" is a "step in the right direction." Late last year, the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) approached AP about modifying the reference, which had been added to its influential Stylebook. That entry read: "Islamist -- Supporter of...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports – Your Universe Online In an attempt to reach the next generation of cybersecurity personnel, officials from Carnegie Mellon University and the US National Security Agency (NSA) are launching a computer-hacking competition for high school students. The online game, which has been dubbed “Toaster Wars,” features a space robot that crash-lands on Earth, according to the project’s official website. The competition is free, open to any individual...
NEW YORK, Jan. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- A recent Associated Press story highlights an unlikely but inspired marriage of cutting-edge technology with old-fashioned philanthropy--more specifically, a union between the titanic corporation Google and a non-profit called Charity: Water. The story reveals how a $5 million grant from Google has enabled Charity: Water to ensure long-term, sustainable initiatives at bringing clean water to poor areas across the world. The report has...
NEW YORK, Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SDL (LSE: SDL), the leading provider of Global Information Management technologies, is proud to announce it is helping The Associated Press (AP) to package and showcase multimedia content for the global news agency's AP Images, AP Archive and AP.org portals. Member news organizations and other commercial customers increasingly rely on AP for content for large news generating events such as the Olympic Games and the U.S. presidential election....
Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Pickled herring on a platter. Open faced herring sandwiches. Seafood is a delicacy cherished by the Dutch, as the ocean borders the country. However, the Dutch are cautious on eating seafood these days as there was a recent a recall of salmon. In particular, health authorities in the Netherlands recently discovered that hundreds of people became sick after eating smoked salmon that had contained a strain of bacteria related to...
MIAMI, Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. (SBS) (NASDAQ:SBSA), the largest publicly traded Hispanic-controlled media and entertainment company in the United States, announced today that 10 of our U.S. radio stations will add the The Associated Press (AP) Spanish Online news feed to our websites. The agreement between SBS and AP will give the websites an unparalleled mix of national and international news and photos that will draw from AP's robust coverage...
