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Sam Brownback already apologizing for freaking out about high schooler's tweet
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Sam Brownback already apologizing for freaking out about high schooler's tweet

Well, that was pretty quick: just a few days after the story broke about the Kansas high-school student who was asked to apologize to Governor… James Brady Ryan   |   11.28.2011   |   Comments (6)
College Republicans president stupidly tweets Obama assassination is "tempting"
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College Republicans president stupidly tweets Obama assassination is "tempting"

If you take a federal-law class at University of Texas Austin, you might not learn anything about Title 18 of Section 871 in the United States… EJ Dickson   |   11.16.2011   |   Comments (32)
Sir Salman Rushdie mocks Kim Kardashian on Twitter
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Sir Salman Rushdie mocks Kim Kardashian on Twitter

If you happened to catch Anderson Cooper's dead-on impression of child bride Courtney Stodden last week, you know that famous smart people… EJ Dickson   |   11.3.2011   |   Comments (7)
Colin Quinn accuses Will Ferrell of having a bad drug problem on Twitter
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Colin Quinn accuses Will Ferrell of having a bad drug problem on Twitter

If I were ever a celebrity, I would probably hire someone to run my Twitter account. Maybe not to actually write the tweets, but someone who would… James Brady Ryan   |   11.1.2011   |   Comments (13)
Contrary to popular belief, Carlos Santana is not: a) Moammar Gaddafi, b) dead
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Contrary to popular belief, Carlos Santana is not: a) Moammar Gaddafi, b) dead

Like Steve from Blues Clues, Jeff Goldblum, and William Hung before him, Carlos Santana found himself the victim of yet another false… EJ Dickson   |   10.22.2011   |   Comments (52)
U.S. Capitol Police investigating <em>The Onion</em>'s Twitter joke
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U.S. Capitol Police investigating The Onion's Twitter joke

Confusion flooded the internet when the usually hilarious Onion Twitter account reported, "BREAKING: Witness reporting screams and gunfire… Jessica Gentile   |   09.29.2011   |   Comments (9)
The White House rickrolled someone on Twitter yesterday
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The White House rickrolled someone on Twitter yesterday

We all know that sometimes politics can be boring. (Necessary, but boring.) Gone are the days of actual, physical cane fights on the floor of the… James Brady Ryan   |   07.28.2011   |   Comments (15)
Social media overtakes porn as the number-one online activity
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Social media overtakes porn as the number-one online activity

With Facebook surpassing Google as the most trafficked site on the internet last year, it shouldn't really come as a surprise that people are… Jessica Gentile   |   06.30.2011   |   Comments (5)
The Pope is on Twitter
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The Pope is on Twitter

No longer content with just poking you on Facebook, Pope Benedict has officially entered the world of Twitter. You might've missed the tweet… Ray Rahman   |   06.29.2011   |   Comments (22)
Kuwait will prosecute two of its citizens over Twitter posts
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Kuwait will prosecute two of its citizens over Twitter posts

Kuwait has arrested two of its own citizens for Twitter posts critical of the Kuwaiti, Saudi, and Bahraini royal families, a Kuwaiti security… Jason Gilbert   |   06.27.2011   |   Comments (3)
Secret Service agent tweets his disdain for Fox News
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Secret Service agent tweets his disdain for Fox News

For a few brief moments the official Twitter account of the United States Secret Service served up a refreshingly honest take on that paradigm of… Jessica Gentile   |   05.19.2011   |   Comments (11)
Sarah Palin tells Obama to "stop pussy-footing around" and release bin Laden's death photos
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Sarah Palin tells Obama to "stop pussy-footing around" and release bin Laden's death photos

Some people aren't pondering the significance of Osama bin Laden's death because they are too busy criticizing Obama's decision not… Jessica Gentile   |   05.5.2011   |   Comments (41)
Twitter users announce Canadian election results, break the law
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Twitter users announce Canadian election results, break the law

Everyone was all excited about Osama's death and the Royal Wedding and the White House Correspondents' dinner, so they over-looked the… Danielle Gibson   |   05.3.2011   |   Comments (5)
Porn stars also reacted to the news of Osama bin Laden's death
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Porn stars also reacted to the news of Osama bin Laden's death

There's still so much media debris to sift through in the wake of Osama bin Laden's relatively sudden demise. Side-by-side comparisons… Ray Rahman   |   05.2.2011   |   Comments (5)
Twitter makes our relationships shorter
Love & Sex

Twitter makes our relationships shorter

You've heard it before: the modern world is criminally reducing our attention spans. Gchat replaced email, texting replaced calling, and… Ben Reininga   |   04.19.2011   |   Comments (5)
Links: Gay Londoners hold kiss-in
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Links: Gay Londoners hold kiss-in

When a young gay couple was asked to leave a London pub after showing some PDA, British LGBT supporters decided to do something about it. Their… Libby Rumelt   |   04.18.2011   |   Comments (1)
Fox News reporter asks if beaten woman deserved it on Twitter
Television

Fox News reporter asks if beaten woman deserved it on Twitter

Megyn Kelly, an anchor on Fox news, wrote the above tweet today, advertising an upcoming story but also asking whether or not the man who beat a… James Brady Ryan   |   03.8.2011   |   Comments (16)