Video: Saudi woman’s “right to drive” protest video circulates online despite gov’t. efforts

Filed under: Government/Legal, Videos, Middle East

Manal al-Sharif’s campaign for women’s right to drive – Click above to watch video after the jump

The Arab Spring has brought a wave of change and reform to the Middle East, but that tide has seemingly stopped at Saudi Arabia. According to The New York Times, the Saudi government has [...]

When Tweeting Goes Wrong: Chrysler accidentally throws out F-bomb *Update

Filed under: Etc., Chrysler

For those of you who don’t use Twitter, these next few sentences will be rather odd. Most companies maintain a Twitter account these days as a means of directly reaching out to potential customers and the public in general. The Chrysler account had an interesting message broadcast to the world this morning.

While [...]

Buick launching contest for social network fiends

Filed under: Etc., Marketing/Advertising, Buick, GM
Buick is on the hunt for a younger demographic and it’s hoping to find it with the help of a new social media campaign. Called the “Quest for the Keys”, Buick is turning to Facebook, Twitter and a variety of location-based services such as FourSquare and Gowalla, to have social [...]

Police using Twitter to track down stolen cars

Filed under: Etc., Technology

Police in Seattle have turned to social media in an effort to help recover stolen vehicles. By sending out a Tweet that describes the liberated vehicle, authorities are hoping someone in the network of followers will spot it and report the vehicle’s location. The Twitter account being used by the SPD goes [...]

2012 Dodge Durango (or is that Magnum?) revealed on Twitter

Filed under: Spy Photos, SUV, Crossover, Chrysler, Dodge

Ah, the magic of the interwebs. Chrysler has yet to officially reveal the 2012 Dodge Durango (which could yet be birthed under the name Magnum), but we’ve come across this rather nonchalant camera phone photo taken by one of the Twitterati.
Judging from the Durango/Magnum spy shots that have [...]