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Twitter Helps Break News a Bit Too Quickly for UI Athletics
Story air date: Thursday, October 22, 2009
The University of Illinois Fighting Illini basketball team is nearing the start of a new season. But because of a new edict from the coach, you shouldn't expect to get any practice updates from players who use the social networking site Twitter. Rob McColley of the Champaign-Urbana website Smile Politely reports for AM 580.
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community life • recreation • technology • internet • University of IllinoisFinding the Next UI Students Online
Story air date: Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Internet videos and blogs have become to of the easiest ways for anyone to promote a message about anything on the worldwide web. Some students at the UI's Urbana campus (like Jake Hendee, left) are now using these forums to give prospective students a better idea of student life. AM 580's Jeff Bossert reports.
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education • technology • internet • University of IllinoisELECTION '06: Here Come the Blogs
Story air date: Thursday, November 02, 2006
Society is still trying to figure out what place the Internet has in our political life. In eastern Illinois, candidates and political watchers are taking to weblogs, either to get their messages out or to hear what like-minded or opposite-minded people have to say. But is the buzz from blogs percolating out into the general public? And do they add to the political discourse or lower it? AM 580’s Tom Rogers takes a look.
