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Balance the Spontaneous and Strategic of Social Media: Newsjacking and Obamacare

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The narrowly delineated decision was a victory for President Obama and Congressional Democrats, with a 5-to-4 majority, including the conservative chief justice, John G. In Wisconsin, they reused some content that had been shared between states to announce the decision right away.

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Where to recycle your used and unwanted gadgets

Engadget

National chains There is no national electronics recycling law at this time, so you won't find any federal programs to assist you with getting rid of old devices. Consumers in California are not charged the $30 fee, while locations in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan charge the fee but offer a $30 gift card as reimbursement.

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Elon Musk gives two voters $1 million ahead of Wisconsin Supreme Court election

Fast Company Tech

Elon Musk gave out $1 million checks on Sunday to two Wisconsin voters, declaring them spokespeople for his political group , ahead of a Wisconsin Supreme Court election that the tech billionaire cast as critical to President Donald Trump’s agenda and “the future of civilization.” “I’m not phoning it in.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court race ends in victory for Democrats and defeat for Elon Musk

Fast Company Tech

Judge Susan Crawford preserved liberals’ narrow majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court Tuesday by defeating conservative Brad Schimel, but in a way the real loser of the election was billionaire Elon Musk. “And Wisconsin stood up and said loudly that justice does not have a price, our courts are not for sale.”

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Elon Musk paid $25 million to find out voters really dislike him

Fast Company Tech

On Tuesday, Brad Schimel, the Trump-backed candidate in the race for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, lost in decisive fashion to his liberal opponent, Susan Crawford. Wisconsin voters, however, did not see things Musks way. (Or, Musks carpetbagging in Wisconsin was equal parts confident and cringe.

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Why Twitter labeled Trump?s tweets as misleading and Facebook didn?t

The Verge

That’s the irony of all this,” said Nathaniel Persily, a Stanford University law professor who studies technology and democracy. That has led an increasing number of conservatives to sue social networks alleging infringements on their rights. And even if you could, all the usual concerns about changing 230 still apply.

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