Patriots' Day 2013: Social Media Heard 'Round the World

We're using Storify to round up the social media mentions of the area's Patriots' Day events over the next 10 days. Contribute to our coverage by using tags like #PatriotsDay, #1775, #Lexington and #Concord.

POLL: Should Facebook Monitor Chats for Criminal Activity?

If you're a fan of social media, let us know what you think about Facebook's approach in today's poll.

  Facebook users who chat often on the social media platform may want to think twice about the discussions they're having. That is, if those discussions fall into what could be considered as "suspicious." The network, as well as other social media platforms, are now monitoring user chats for potential criminal activity, and subsequently notifying authorities if suspicious behavior is discovered, according to an article this week on Mashable.com. A new software used by Facebook scans chats for keywords and phrases that could potentially fall into the "criminal" category, and pays more attention to chats between users who don’t already have a well-established connection on the site and whose profile data indicate something may be wrong, such…

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Concord's Social Media Saturday

This past week on Concord's Facebook and Twitter feeds.

Here at Concord Patch, social media is a big deal. It's one way we interact with you, answer your questions and get to see what's on your mind. Social Media Saturday is a weekly feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you've shared on Facebook and other media throughout the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Overheard Through Social Media Here is a sampling of comments and happenings on our Facebook page and the social media world from the past week: Social Media Page of the Week Your town on Facebook

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Concord's Social Media Saturday

This past week on Concord Patch's Facebook and Twitter feeds.

Here at Concord Patch, social media is a big deal. It's one way we interact with you, answer your questions and get to see what's on your mind. Social Media Saturday is a weekly feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you've shared on Facebook and other media throughout the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Overheard Through Social Media Here is a sampling of comments and happenings on our Facebook page and the social media world from the past week: Social Media Page of the Week Your town on Facebook

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Concord's Social Media Saturday

Every Saturday we'll look at the week that was on Concord Patch's Facebook and Twitter feeds.

Here at Concord Patch, social media is a big deal. Social media is one way we interact with you, answer your questions and get to see what's on your mind. Social Media Saturday is a new weekly feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you've shared on Facebook and other media throughout the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Overheard on Social Media Here is a sampling of comments and happenings on our Facebook page and the social media world from the past week: Social Media page of the week Your town on Facebook

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Concord's Social Media Saturday

Every Saturday we'll look at the week that was on Concord Patch's Facebook and Twitter feeds.

Here at Concord Patch, social media is a big deal. Social media is one way we interact with you, answer your questions and get to see what's on your mind. Social Media Saturday is a new weekly feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you've shared on Facebook and other media throughout the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Overheard on Facebook Here is a sampling of comments and happenings on our Facebook page and the social media world from the past week: Social Media page of the week Your town on Facebook

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