by Bill Crawford Published: May 24,2013
Tags: Bill Crawford, Facebook, Leroy Morganti, newspapers, social media
“Have you lost your mind?” a friend responded to one of my recent columns. That got the old noodle off in an unexpected direction. Not about the column in question, but about why I bother to write any column. It’s all about newspapers, I keep reminding myself. I was in the business long ago and [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: April 23,2013
Tags: cyber security, dot com, Facebook, Internet safety, Internet stalking, Jim Hood
Protecting teens’ online privacy is the goal of a new public education campaign launched today by Attorney General Jim Hood in cooperation with Facebook. “As parents, we address issues of trust, accountability and respect with our children concerning their direct interactions with others and we should treat online conversations the same,” said Attorney General Hood. [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: September 9,2012
Tags: court fines, Facebook, municipal government, West Point
About a year ago the city of West Point started a pilot program aimed at getting folks with overdue court fines to pay up. The initial phases called for the names of those with delinquent court fines and those with active arrest warrants to appear in the local newspaper, and advanced to the point that [...] [...]
by Ross Reily Published: June 11,2012
Tags: Apple, Facebook, Google, iMessage, iOS 6, iPad, iPhone, ITunes, Korean, MacBook Pro, Mandarin Chinese, Microsoft Corp., Mountain Lion, San Francisco, Scott Forstall, Siri, Spanish, Windows
SAN FRANCISCO — Fresh off a disappointing initial public offering, Facebook is getting a big boost from Apple, which is building the social network deep into its iPhone and iPad software. With the next version of Apple Inc.’s software, users will be able to update their Facebook status by talking to their phones. Users will [...] [...]
by Becky Gillette Published: April 22,2012
Tags: Facebook, marketing, social media
The biggest recent development in social media is the conversion of all pages to what Facebook calls the Timeline. Previously individual and business profiles were similar. But on March 30, Facebook began instituting the Timeline format for individual users and a separate pages function for businesses. Frank Owen, social media director, Mad Genius, Ridgeland, said [...] [...]
by Becky Gillette Published: April 1,2012
Tags: EXPO, Facebook, Mississippi Trade Mart, Penny Danford, TempStaff
Many businesses are taking advantage of Facebook to connect with customers. But you still can’t beat face-to-face interactions with customers, business associates and vendors like the opportunities provided by participating in the Mississippi Business & Technology EXPO April 5 at the Trade Mart in Jackson. Now in its 28th year, the EXPO has become a [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: March 19,2012
Tags: American Songwriter, Birmingham, Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children, Chip Jones, Facebook, Gautier Police Department, ITunes, Jason Turner, jasonturnerband.com, Jimmy Buffett, Key West Florida, Kickstarter, Lucky Town Brewing, Mailboat Records, Matt Hoggatt, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, PledgeMusic, Tallahassee, Twitter, YouTube
Thirty-four-year-old Matt Hoggatt has been a Jimmy Buffett fan since childhood. Thanks to his use of social media, Hoggatt is awfully close to becoming a regular touring partner with the music legend. Hoggatt, a detective with the Gautier Police Department, won a contest held by “American Songwriter” magazine for his song, “Dear Jimmy Buffett.” Thrilled, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 21,2011
OXFORD — A federal judge has put a hold on a Mississippi woman’s lawsuit against Facebook. U.S. Magistrate S. Allan Alexander agreed to stay the lawsuit at Facebook’s request. The Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation is deciding whether to consolidate the suit with at least 11 other identical lawsuits against Facebook. The Mississippi lawsuit contends [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: December 15,2011
Tags: Amazon, amazon.com, american idol, Anthony Topazi, aol, aol mail, aol.com, aquarius, Associated Press, auto trader, banking and finance, Ben Stone, Best Buy, bikini, bing, Bloomberg, Boyce Adams, Brandon Presley, break ground, Brent Bailey, Businessweek, Cars, charlie sheen, Clarion Ledger, CNN, comcast.net, construction, Costco, courts, craigs list, craigslist, dailymotion, dictionary, diet, disaster, disaster recovery, dogpile, drudge report, EBay, ebay motors, ebay.com, economic development, economy, Ed Day, egotistic, employment, energy, environment, espn, expedia, Facebook, facebook login, facebook.com, federal agency, federal government, firefox, fox news, gaming, gmail, gmail.com, Google, Google Earth, google maps, google search, google.com, higher education, home depot, hospitality, hot, hotels, hotmail, hotmail sign in, hotmail.com, hulu, imdb, infospacegames.com, investing, jobs, justin bieber, Kemper County Coal plant, Kemper County IGCC Project, Keywords, kohl’s, Lady Gaga, lawsuit, Leonard Bentz, lowes, Lynn Posey, manufacturing, map quest, mapquest, maps, medication, mergers and acquisitions, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Mississippi Power Company, Mississippi Supreme Court, msn, msnbc, municipal government, netflix, NEWS, offshore drilling, oil spill, Olympic, paypal, PSC, Public Service Commission, RAND, real estate, recession, Reuters, search engines, sears, Sondra McLemore, Southwest Airlines, square feet, state agency, state government, target, tourism, transportation, U.S. Supreme Court, unemployment, USPS, utilities, Verizon Wireless, Walmart, Weather, weather channel, weather.com, weight loss, white pages, Wikipedia, www.facebook.com, www.google.com, www.yahoo.com, yahoo, yahoo mail, yahoo.com, you tube, YouTube, youtube videos, youtube.com
In May of 2010 we wrote, “For better or worse, the economic future for the next 40 years in southeastern Mississippi will be greatly impacted by the decision of Public Service Commissioner Leonard Bentz. “ Justices with the Mississippi Supreme Court may be asking now how he came to his decision when he changed his [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 8,2011
Tags: Amazon, amazon.com, american idol, aol, aol mail, aol.com, aquarius, Arizona, auto trader, Best Buy, bikini, bing, break ground, Cars, charlie sheen, Children In Need 2011, CNN, comcast.net, ComoReconocerAUnNaco, Costco, craigs list, craigslist, dailymotion, Democrat, dictionary, diet, dogpile, drudge report, EBay, ebay motors, ebay.com, egotistic, Emily Scott, Enjoy the Silence, espn, expedia, Facebook, facebook login, facebook.com, firefox, Florida, fox news, gmail, gmail.com, Golf, Google, Google Earth, google maps, google search, google.com, home depot, hot, hotels, hotmail, hotmail sign in, hotmail.com, hulu, imdb, infospacegames.com, Is Tulisa's, jail, Jim Hood, justin bieber, Key West, Keywords, kohl’s, lowes, map quest, mapquest, maps, medication, Minecraft 1.0, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, msn, msnbc, Nancy Anderson, Natalie Wood, netflix, NEWS, Olympic, Parchman, paypal, prison, RAND, republican, RIP Elliot, Scottsdale, search engines, sears, Southaven, Southaven Mississippi, Southwest Airlines, spa, square feet, Stacey Pickering, target, ThingsYouShouldStopDoingInYour30s, USPS, Verizon Wireless, Walmart, Weather, weather channel, weather.com, weight loss, white pages, Wikipedia, worstpassword, www.facebook.com, www.google.com, www.yahoo.com, yahoo, yahoo mail, yahoo.com, you tube, YouTube, youtube videos, youtube.com
JACKSON — The FBI has confirmed that it is investigating the mayor of Mississippi’s third largest city who was already ordered by state officials to pay more than $170,000 for travel, stress counseling and other personal expenses billed to taxpayers. >> SEE MBJ COLUMNIST NANCY ANDERSON’S COLUMN ON DAVIS Southaven Mayor Greg Davis had already [...] [...]
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