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Did Weinergate Traumatize Congress Off Twitter?

Did Weinergate Traumatize Congress Off Twitter?

Perhaps. Via Gawker, some stats about congressional activity on Twitter in the week directly following the scandal in which Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) was caught and pilloried publicly for tweeting a semi-NSFW picture of his junk. The scandal ... continue
Tito Ortiz Naked Photo Placed On His Own Hacked Twitter Account

Tito Ortiz Naked Photo Placed On His Own Hacked Twitter Account

It's one thing to have your Twitter account hacked, it's a whole new ballgame when the hacker then places one of your own nude photos on the account and that's exactly what happened on Thursday to MMA ... continue
100 Tweet Apology: Man Uses Twitter to Avoid Defamation Fine

100 Tweet Apology: Man Uses Twitter to Avoid Defamation Fine

A defamation case in a Malaysian court has ended with an interesting settlement stipulation. Twitter user Fahmi Fadzil was accused of using the microblogging service to defame the former employer of a friend. While the contents ... continue
Billy Corgan Tweets New Smashing Pumpkins Album Track List

Billy Corgan Tweets New Smashing Pumpkins Album Track List

Smashing Pumpkin's mastermind Billy Corgan took to Twitter on Wednesday to tweet the tracklist for his bands new album "Oceania." During the morning hours Billy starts speculation about the album when he tweeted: “I'm assuming those that are SP ... continue
Shaq on Twitter: I’m Retiring- Shaq Out!

Shaq on Twitter: I’m Retiring- Shaq Out!

Is this gonna be one of those Hova retirements where you come back every year or two with a hot new joint, Shaq? Shaq dropped the news with a simple message and a link to a video on ... continue
Photobucket to Power Native Twitter Photo Sharing, MMS Coming Soon

Photobucket to Power Native Twitter Photo Sharing, MMS Coming Soon

Photobucket is powering Twitter's native photo-sharing capabilities, so users can easily upload and share images in pics. Twitter didn't get into details in the post on their blog announcing the partnership, but says you'll be able to upload ... continue
Twitter rumored to be launching photosharing service – Another shoe drops.

Twitter rumored to be launching photosharing service – Another shoe drops.

Hey developers looking to build the next great Twitter supported service, did you hear that KABOOM in the distance? We're not talking any small bomb going off either, but rather an atom bomb size explosion - if the ... continue
[Video] NSFW: Facebook Gets the Roast Treatment by Lisa Lampanelli, Gilbert Gottfried

[Video] NSFW: Facebook Gets the Roast Treatment by Lisa Lampanelli, Gilbert Gottfried

All the social networks get together to roast Facebook, but as it always happens, another guy tends to get all the heat. Featuring Lisa Lampanelli, Gilbert Gottfried and Penn Jillette. Naughty language. continue
The Rapture will be tweeted…

The Rapture will be tweeted…

Too many souls! Try again later. [epicponyz] continue
Click-throughs on Promoted Tweets not living up to expectations

Click-throughs on Promoted Tweets not living up to expectations

One of the on-going topics of discussion surrounding the whole social media game is how is Twitter actually going to start making the serious money it needs to in order to justify the large amounts of money ... continue
Thank God for small mercies – CBS cancels “$#*! My Dad Says”

Thank God for small mercies – CBS cancels “$#*! My Dad Says”

There is some sanity in the world after all. Yes folks the totally moronic CBS sitcom that was based on the somewhat humorous messages of the Twitter account of @shitmydadsays has been mercifully cancelled. While the humor might have been ... continue
Chris Brown and Rihanna Now Following Each Other On Twitter

Chris Brown and Rihanna Now Following Each Other On Twitter

Chris Brown and Rihanna may no longer be dating after Brown attacked her, but that doesn't mean that they aren't trying to make amends and the proof is in the Twitter. It was a fan who first realized ... continue
Joint: A great way to extend your Twitter conversations

Joint: A great way to extend your Twitter conversations

I am a Twitter user, even though I tend to lurk more than post messages, and for the most part I enjoy using the service; but like a lot of people out there I find there are ... continue
Twitter’s Promoted Tweets Face A Hurdle To The Big Money

Twitter’s Promoted Tweets Face A Hurdle To The Big Money

There was an interesting post on All Twitter by Lauren Dugan regarding the fact that Twitter has back tracked on its previous ban of alcohol and is now accepting Promoted Tweet advertising from alcohol companies. In the post ... continue
Wanna feel old?

Wanna feel old?

When the news broke about the government's dramatic capture of Osama bin Laden, half of Twitter didn't even know who he was. continue
Twitter Users Trend Jordin Sparks In A Bikini

Twitter Users Trend Jordin Sparks In A Bikini

Jordin Sparks is the newest "Jenny Craig" success and the picture she posted on Twitter this weekend in which she wears a bikini proves that point. The No Air singer became a Twitter trending topic after users around ... continue
Twitter user in Pakistan live-tweets bin Laden compound raid unknowingly

Twitter user in Pakistan live-tweets bin Laden compound raid unknowingly

A Twitter user in Pakistan was a bit put out by the noisy raids taking place near him in Abbottabad, Pakistan. It turns out Sohain Athar, aka @reallyvirtual, was livetweeting the raid that resulted in the death of ... continue
A UK City Council Orders Twitter To Hand Over Politician’s Accounts

A UK City Council Orders Twitter To Hand Over Politician’s Accounts

South Tyneside Council in the UK has subpoenaed Twitter to hand over the two accounts, one public and one private, for fellow councillor Ahmed Khan. The council claims that Khan is the anonymous blogger known as Mr. ... continue
Scotland Yard: Reports of cellphone signal jamming at Royal Wedding ‘rubbish’

Scotland Yard: Reports of cellphone signal jamming at Royal Wedding ‘rubbish’

Initial reports that the Royal Wedding would be safe from the twittering masses due to cellphone jamming plans in place are apparently not true, according to officials in charge of wedding security. It was initially reported that there ... continue
Cher Attacks Donald Trump Using Twitter

Cher Attacks Donald Trump Using Twitter

Donald Trump may be proud of himself for "convincing" President Barack Obama to show his long-form birth certificate but singer Cher just wants him to shut up. In a Tweet directed at the Donald Cher tweeted: “Donald Trump ... continue
Who’s the dirtiest of web services out there? Twitter!

Who’s the dirtiest of web services out there? Twitter!

Trust Greenpeace to come up with the dirt on companies that are less than green, at least in their eyes anyway. On Thursday at GigaOM's Green:Net 2011 event the Greenpeace organization released a new report that examined some of the ... continue
Next up for Facebook and Twitter? Terror Alerts from US government.

Next up for Facebook and Twitter? Terror Alerts from US government.

We are seeing social networks like Facebook being used by police and other government agencies to alert people of events as they happen. From Amber Alerts to earthquakes around the world we are getting our news as ... continue