February 8th, 2012
It all started because of Words With Friends. Who knew the mobile word game could cause so much controversy? (more)
February 1st, 2012
There are definitely some crazy Twitter profiles out there — “Ghost of Peter” for a deceased cat, “A guy’s liver,” “Tower Bridge, London” and the list goes on — but @Oldmansearch takes the cake. (more)
February 1st, 2012
On Wednesday, Alec Baldwin took to Twitter to express his disappointment at the way the office of Harvard professor and Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) responded to an invitation to appear on his podcast, “Here’s the Thing.” (more)
January 30th, 2012
California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein joined Twitter Sunday, following a dig by her newly announced Republican opponent that she was “out of touch” with her constituents because she had failed to embrace social media. (more)
January 30th, 2012
It pays to be famous. Literally. (more)
January 27th, 2012
Twitter is prepared to begin censoring tweets in some countries in the hopes of growing its user base. (more)
January 27th, 2012
No need to turn back time: Cher is not dead.
The music legend, 65, became the latest notable name to fall victim to an Internet death hoax when “RIP Cher” became a Twitter trend late Thursday night and spread like wildfire into Friday morning. (more)
January 26th, 2012
There’s a team of research scientists at IBM that loves social media, especially Twitter. (more)
January 23rd, 2012
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley’s Twitter account was commandeered Monday afternoon by a self-proclaimed follower of the hacker group Anonymous who used his newfound power to protest SOPA, endorse Herman Cain for President, and clean up the Senator’s grammar and sentence structure. (more)
January 21st, 2012
It’s no secret that Washington Post “Right Turn” blogger Jennifer Rubin is a fan of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. But on Saturday, in the face of a convincing win by former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich’s 12-point win over Romney, Rubin let her emotions fly. (more)
January 19th, 2012
Hell hath no fury like a hacker scorned. (more)
January 13th, 2012
We all know that sending tweets and status updates on Twitter and Facebook for the world to see can occasionally cause headaches for senders. People have been fired or penalized by their employers for posting controversial things on social networking sites. (more)
January 11th, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) — Consumers are demanding better service in unprecedented ways. In the past several months, public outrage has helped beat back efforts by Bank of America, Netflix and Verizon to raise fees or significantly alter services. The victories come at a time when money is tight all around and consumers are tapping into social media to air their frustrations with like-minded individuals. (more)
January 10th, 2012
Google announced Tuesday that it was making some radical changes to search by incorporating Google+ information into its search results. (more)
January 10th, 2012
“90210″ actress AnnaLynne McCord shared a little more than she intended when she sent a fan a photo of herself on Twitter last Friday. (more)
January 9th, 2012
Social media analysis leading up to the Iowa caucuses strongly indicated that Texas Rep. Ron Paul was the favored candidate. (more)
January 9th, 2012
Alec Baldwin has an on-again, off-again relationship with Twitter. It’s on again. (more)
January 6th, 2012
Keith Olbermann is currently engaged in a battle with his employers at Current TV. But through his Twitter account, the former MSNBC liberal talking-head has also declared war on baldness. (more)
January 3rd, 2012
Political junkies following the Iowa caucuses on Twitter were greeted by paid advertisements from 2012 presidential candidates Tuesday, including at least one from President Barack Obama. (more)
January 3rd, 2012
A tweet from Texas Rep. Ron Paul‘s Twitter account belittled former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Tuesday evening. (more)
