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Twitter's Most Absurd Reactions to Women Joining Movember
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Twitter's Most Absurd Reactions to Women Joining Movember

Did you know people on Twitter have opinions about things? Kate Hakala   |   11.7.2012   |  
Former LFO member is sickened by Chinese food, abortion clinics
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Former LFO member is sickened by Chinese food, abortion clinics

Hey, do you remember '90s boy band LFO? The ones that sang about girls who liked Abercrombie and Fitch, and gettin' chicks in the… Samantha Simon   |   05.24.2012   |   Comments (10)
Angry celebrities tweet angrily at North Carolina's gay-marriage ban
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Angry celebrities tweet angrily at North Carolina's gay-marriage ban

President Obama's recent (and by recent, I mean seriously recent) announcement on his support of gay marriage hasn't taken the heat off… Jeremy Glass   |   05.9.2012   |   Comments (17)
Twitter users ponder whether <em>Titanic</em> was based on a true story
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Twitter users ponder whether Titanic was based on a true story

In honor of the release of Titanic 3D this Wednesday, kids all over the country paid homage to the real-life tragedy in a manner befitting of… EJ Dickson   |   04.4.2012   |   Comments (2)
High-school students suspended over Twitter comments
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High-school students suspended over Twitter comments

Whereas Facebook is a place for privately masturbating over your best female friend's bikini pictures, Twitter has become the place where you… Jeremy Glass   |   04.4.2012   |   Comments (8)
Tweeters pound Franzen for saying Twitter is "unspeakably irritating"
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Tweeters pound Franzen for saying Twitter is "unspeakably irritating"

Author Jonathan Franzen is well on his way to being that crusty old-timer who wants you off his lawn. If it plugs in and it's not a bird, he… Jeff Mills   |   03.7.2012   |   Comments (5)
Obama to Aziz Ansari: "I have more Twitter followers than you"
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Obama to Aziz Ansari: "I have more Twitter followers than you"

With Osama bin Laden on the sea floor, and the GOP presidential candidates in disarray, it seems Barack Obama is getting antsy and needs a rival… Sean Morrow   |   03.6.2012   |   Comments (4)
Twitter to be used in worldwide manhunt game
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Twitter to be used in worldwide manhunt game

Twitter will soon be used to hunt the world's deadliest game: grizzly bears with chainsaws man. The U.S. Embassy, Institute for… Jeremy Glass   |   03.1.2012   |   Comments (2)
Rainn Wilson combines date rape and Led Zeppelin in hee-larious Twitter joke
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Rainn Wilson combines date rape and Led Zeppelin in hee-larious Twitter joke

Although a lot of people think Rainn Wilson's character on The Office — moon-faced narcissist/beet aficionado Dwight Schrute… EJ Dickson   |   02.21.2012   |   Comments (20)
Twitter is stealing and harvesting your personal information! #bigsurprise
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Twitter is stealing and harvesting your personal information! #bigsurprise

In 140 characters or less: Twitter is stealing and harvesting all of your information without your consent.  #uncool Whenever users… Jeremy Glass   |   02.16.2012   |   Comments (3)
True Stories: The Twitter Affair
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True Stories: The Twitter Affair

Infidelity in only 140 characters. Cari Wade Gervin   |   02.6.2012   |   Comments (81)
British tourists detained, barred from U.S. for misunderstood tweet
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British tourists detained, barred from U.S. for misunderstood tweet

When Irishman Leigh Van Bryan arrived in America, was immediately imprisoned, and was told, "You've really fucked up with that tweet… Sean Morrow   |   01.31.2012   |   Comments (2)
Twitter may begin to censor tweets, Kanye West is deeply troubled
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Twitter may begin to censor tweets, Kanye West is deeply troubled

First they changed Netflix, and I did not speak because I did not use Netflix. Then they changed Facebook, and I did not speak because I used… Colette McIntyre   |   01.27.2012   |   Comments (4)
Babyonce, spawn of Jay-Z and Beyonce, has been born; Twitter rumors abound
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Babyonce, spawn of Jay-Z and Beyonce, has been born; Twitter rumors abound

Last night in New York City, an event took place that signaled the end of war, hunger, famine, and natural disaster on the planet. Or… EJ Dickson   |   01.8.2012   |   Comments (3)
Rappers Azealia Banks and Kreayshawn start a Twitter beef
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Rappers Azealia Banks and Kreayshawn start a Twitter beef

Unlike Nas, I don't believe that hip hop is dead, but I do think it's suffered some ghastly injuries. It's hard to believe otherwise… Colette McIntyre   |   01.5.2012   |   Comments (5)
College Young Republicans president sends offensive tweet about Obama...again
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College Young Republicans president sends offensive tweet about Obama...again

With the debate about the value of a four-year college education still raging, some students, like Cassie Wright at the University of Texas, are… EJ Dickson   |   12.20.2011   |   Comments (2)
Jon Bon Jovi is not dead, but Kim Jong-Il still is
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Jon Bon Jovi is not dead, but Kim Jong-Il still is

Lately, there seems to be a trend of power-hungry despots dying, followed by death rumors on Twitter about middle-aged rock stars spreading the… EJ Dickson   |   12.20.2011   |   Comments (3)
Judge rules Twitter stalking is a constitutionally-protected right
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Judge rules Twitter stalking is a constitutionally-protected right

Finally, some proof that all those hateful tweets you've been directing at Brent Spiner aren't as creepy as they sound. Granted… Delia Pless   |   12.16.2011   |   Comments (1)
Alec Baldwin tossed off flight for playing Words with Friends
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Alec Baldwin tossed off flight for playing Words with Friends

Us Weekly is absolutely right: celebrities are just like us. They go shopping for groceries, walk their dogs, and get kicked off of planes for… EJ Dickson   |   12.6.2011   |   Comments (21)
Some theaters now setting aside special sections for tweeters
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Some theaters now setting aside special sections for tweeters

Turn out the lights and put up the chairs, everyone, because we're done here: it seems the new fad for theaters — we're talking the… James Brady Ryan   |   12.6.2011   |   Comments (12)