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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Speaking at the opening of the New Media and Governance: Tools and Trends conference held in Abuja, Nigeria, Mike Best, associate professor in The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and the School of Interactive Computing, presented evidence of the significant impact of social media on the country’s 2011 general elections. Best said his lab worked with civil society groups to monitor social media during the elections and received an average of 50 messages per second. Source: BUSINESSDAY– Date: May 15, 2012
