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social media

Blogging by numbers

March 11, 2010

Blog Muse ia an IBM application that uses crowdsourcing to match blog writers with popular topics.

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YouTube adds automatic captioning

March 5, 2010

Starting today, YouTube will automatically add captions to uploaded videos using Google’s speech recognition service.

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The Transit Wire made the list…

March 3, 2010

The Source, which is the the blog for LA Metro (CA),named 10 essential transit blogs, including The Transit Wire.

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Apps for smarter carpooling

March 3, 2010

Social networks, combined with the GPS and location-based services, are creating opportunities for applications that support carpooling and ridesharing.

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AASHTO survey: States lead the way in social media

February 26, 2010

About two-thirds of state DOTs are using social media, according to a report from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.

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Will Facebook replace traditional government websites?

February 26, 2010

San Francisco (CA) CIO Chris Vein asks some provocative questions about how public agencies will deliver information in the future

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Inside SEPTA’s nerve center

February 12, 2010

Decision-makers worked through the night in SEPTA’s control room to make sure that the system’s buses, trains, and trolleys were back in business after a blizzard dumped 20 inches of snow on the region.

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TTC workers fight back

February 10, 2010

Frustrated with their passengers, management, and the media, a group of Toronto Transit Commission (ON) employees launched a Facebook group to defend themselves.

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Digital chirps from the MTA

February 10, 2010

With an updated website, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube accounts, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority has jumped into social media. “

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BART web team talks about Foursquare

February 3, 2010

Governing interviews Melissa Jordan and Timothy Moore, the web team from Bay Area Rapid Transit (CA), about their partnership with Foursquare.

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