An anti-capitalist group protesting the London Olympics via Twitter can tweet no more after its account was suspended for violating the site’s trademark policy. (more)
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter for several hours because it refused to remove tweets considered offensive to Islam, said one of the country’s top telecommunications officials. (more)
The FBI is quietly working to require Google, Facebook, Twitter and other online giants to make it easier for federal law enforcement to wiretap their websites. And major tech companies have been silent on the issue so far. (more)
Twitter is challenging an order from a New York state court requiring it to hand over data on one of its users, who is being prosecuted for disorderly conduct related to an Occupy Wall Street protest on the Brooklyn Bridge last year. (more)
President Barack Obama’s campaign attracted ridicule from conservatives on Twitter Thursday when it launched a slideshow depicting how Obama’s policies would aid “Julia,” a fictional woman, throughout her life. Below are 10 of the best #Julia quips on Twitter: (more)
The Twitter account of a Department of Homeland Security senior staffer who publicly cheered for socialist “May Day” protests has been removed from public view, just one day after The Daily Caller reported on the incident. (more)
“Everything we are doing is oriented around getting to 2 billion users.” (more)
Jose Canseco, the former Texas Rangers player, author and unexpected Twitter philosopher, has vanished from the social media site, leaving hundreds of thousands of followers behind. (more)
If there is a silver lining to airing your dirty laundry to nearly half a million Twitter followers, it has to be when your estranged wife ends up in jail for assaulting you. (more)
Lady Gaga doesn’t think before she tweets. (more)
Everyone loves a good Twitter rant — especially when it comes from the inner workings of Courtney Love’s mind. (more)
Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen opened a can of worms on Wednesday night when she suggested that GOP front-runner Mitt Romney’s wife, Ann Romney, is not qualified to discuss the economic issues plaguing Americans because she “never actually worked a day in her life.” (more)
Proving that you’re never to old to join social media, legendary actress Betty White officially joined Twitter Tuesday. (more)
Maryland became the first state in the U.S. to ban employers from asking their employees and applicants for the passwords to their personal social media accounts. (more)
No, it’s not a Justin Bieber death hoax, but could be something even worse: a Bieber Twitter hacking incident. (more)
The Daily Caller has obtained a compilation of the late Trayvon Martin’s tweets. (more)
It didn’t take long for the Twitter wars to start between former Dick Cheney’s old heart and his new heart. And just like in real life, the new organ has emerged victorious. (more)
Computerworld - A lot can change in six years. Just ask the folks at Twitter. (more)
Conservatives on Twitter today quickly hijacked the #ILikeObamacare hashtag, which had been launched by President Barack Obama’s campaign to highlight supporters of the Democrats’ signature health care reform law. (more)
This week’s edition deals with the Illinois Republican primary, Rush Limbaugh, Oprah laying off staff members and much more. (more)























