Twitter is generally used to broadcast messages to the public, so the hacking might not immediately have yielded any important secrets.
But I think it does re-emphasise that there is a failing to get scientific messages over to the public, whether it's in medicine or other branches of science, and there's a scepticism amongst the public which I think has never been there about science before.
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The question is if people have an expectation that their Facebook messages will be open to the public.
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Nott believes the paper was unwilling to tip off the public to the trick it was already using to obtain messages.
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Sanchez has more than 400, 000 followers on Twitter, but with irregular access to the Internet in Cuba, she said had been forced to communicate with the public by sending cell phone text messages that are uploaded to the social messaging service.
After 40 years of the "war on drugs, " the evidence clearly shows that it is ineffective to use the criminal justice system to send public health messages.
The constant noise and false messages around this issue only serve to distract the public and policymakers from issues that really matter.
Because "no" votes by shareholders will make news headlines, companies will have to get their messages across not only to those who hold and vote shares, but to the general public, too.
While not long ago the public passively listened to messages dictated to them via TV and radio, citizens now generate their own about important causes and are eager to share them.
It looks more probable that messages have been forwarded to them by concerned members of the public.
It's hard to see him as a different kind of politician when he has surrounded himself with Chicago associates who frequently poll the public to craft his policy messages.
In a statement, Aberystwyth University said it was "disappointed and saddened" by various messages circulating which seem intended to increase public concern about the future of "our excellent arts centre".
"I think the two biggest public health messages are to supplement calcium with diet and keep your weight down, " said Dr. Rosen, explaining that excess weight can drive down vitamin D levels.
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"The facility to send public and private messages via Twitter has enabled me to get into all sorts of discussions and set up meetings with people easily, " she said.
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Third, Carnival must aggressively and clearly deliver these messages now, and for as long as it takes to restore the public's trust.
Along with that there were some very strong messages from the first and deputy first minister about the need to reform public services and the need to involve the private sector.
In suburban and rural areas it can be especially difficult for the public to know where to turn for warning messages.
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Now, the ubiquitous campaign jingles have been removed from the radio, and replaced by public service messages exhorting people to vote.
By comparison, the CDC's existing Health Alert Network sent messages to 25, 000 public health officials in 50 states.
Suddenly people could do something that had previously been impossible: you could broadcast your public key to the world, allowing anyone to send you messages that only you could read.
Messages to the sheriff's office and a jail spokesman went unanswered, and there was no public phone listing for the home, which was being searched by dozens of police officers and sheriff's deputies.
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The new version brings public alerts to your Now page, with emergency messages like storm warnings or earthquake alerts, so if you're in range of Hurricane Isaac, it may be worth grabbing sooner rather than later.
During a second phase, implemented simultaneously after receipt of warning messages, the authorities of the countries involved will test all the necessary steps to respond to a warning prior to alerting the public.
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