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News28 new results for Twitter
 
'Vinepeek' site taps Twitter's Vine to put humanity on parade
CNET
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey calls Vine an all-new art form. Maybe he's right (though the 6-second video clips created with Twitter's new app owe a debt to animated GIFs, home movies, YouTube, TV commercials, stop-motion animation, filmmaking in ...
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Court orders Twitter to identify anti-Semitic users
Jerusalem Post
PARIS - A French court on Thursday ordered Twitter Inc to help identify the authors of anti-Semitic posts or face fines of 1,000 euros ($1,300) per day, as the social network firm comes under renewed pressure to combat racist and extremist messages.
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Twitter suspends account run by Al Qaeda-linked Somali militants
Los Angeles Times
Twitter suspended an account run by Somali extremists linked to Al Qaeda on Friday, two days after the militants threatened to execute Kenyan hostages and posted a video of one pleading for the Kenyan government to help free them. Shabab militants ...
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Twitter couple on child sex charges: Husband and wife face court after Sunday ...
Mirror.co.uk
A HUSBAND and wife have been charged with child sex offences following a major investigation into Twitter by the Sunday Mirror. Ian and Gillian Edwards will appear in court next week after we handed information to police who arrested them in a dawn ...
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Should Twitter reveal racist users?
The Week Magazine
cursory Twitter search for any number of hate-filled phrases too vulgar to print here reveals a deep well of nastiness and ugly racism. In the United States, users are protected under the First Amendment. But what happens when a user's hate-speech ...
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Teen pleads not guilty to Twitter threat
Newsday
The Islip High School junior who allegedly posted an online threat to blow up the Kings Park High School gymnasium was released without bail Saturday. Through an attorney, Steven Taggart, who is facing felony charges, pleaded not guilty before Judge G.
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Newsday
Lineker returns to Twitter just eight days after claiming it had 'taken over ...
Daily Mail
Gary Lineker has returned to Twitter - just over a week after deleting his account because he claimed it was 'taking over' his life. The former England striker and Match of the Day presenter stated he had taken down his profile for 'personal reasons ...
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Daily Mail
New bangs, Twitter feed, now what else will Michelle Obama do with 4 more ...
Washington Post
New bangs, Twitter feed, now what else will Michelle Obama do with 4 more years as first lady? (Paul Sancya, File/ Associated Press ) - FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama wave to guests after their dance ...
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Twitter Made The Most Exciting New App We've Seen In Months
Business Insider
If Vine hadn't been purchased by Twitter last year before the app even launched, you'd be reading a dozen stories right now about how it's the next Instagram and destined to be snapped up by Yahoo –– which is on a hunt for really cool mobile startups ...
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Business Insider
Police investigate second bogus Twitter account in Sullivan Co. school ...
Knoxville News Sentinel
KINGSPORT — Two days after police announced an identity theft charge against a high schooler who allegedly presented himself as the Director of Sullivan County Schools via Twitter, a detective has confirmed an investigation into a second bogus account ...
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West Brom striker Peter Odemwingie takes swipe at the club on Twitter
Telegraph.co.uk
Odemwingie admits his agent advised him not to make the Twitter outburst. He added: ''I am crazy haha adviser text saying don't tweet, it weakens our position. Doesn't weaken nothing ! When I want to do something, I Do it.'' In his original statement ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Anti-sexism Twitter campaign gains momentum 26.01.2013
Deutsche Welle
In this case it was the latter, with two female Twitter users getting the ball rolling. Under the hashtag category #Aufschrei (outcry) on social network Twitter, they asked women to report their bad experiences. The response was enormous. One day after ...
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Deutsche Welle
Late-Night Scott Brown Tweets Generate Twitter Attention
Huffington Post
Former Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown raised eyebrows on Twitter Friday night when his verified account published a succession of three inscrutable messages -- the first of which appears to have been a severe misspelling of the word "whatever," and ...
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Why Justin Bieber Is Twitter King!
PerezHilton.com
Here's how the Biebs was able to be #1 on Twitter! Here's how the Biebs was able to be #1 on Twitter! Here's how the Biebs was able to be #1 on Twitter! Tags: justin bieber, lady gaga, twitter. Email this ». « Previous story · Joe Biden: 'We NEED ...
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PerezHilton.com
BlackRock seeks $80M Twitter stake, at $9B valuation--reports
CNET
Global investment manager has offered to buy stock from early Twitter employees, in a deal with a valuation that's a jump of more than 10 percent from the social network's most recent fund-raising, in 2011. by CNET News staff. January 25, 2013 6:51 PM ...
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David Plouffe joins Twitter
Politico (blog)
One day after leaving the White House, top Obama adviser David Plouffe is joining the masses... on Twitter. Within hours -- and with only two tweets -- @davidplouffe quickly topped 2,000 followers Saturday. His first tweet? A reminiscence about ...
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Tim Tebow: Twitter Reacts to Latest Ridiculous Question From ESPN's First Take
Bleacher Report
The producer, who has obviously never read the Twitter reviews of his show, asks: "So gang, we're going to go heavy on the Tim Tebow angle again today. Any ideas for craziness we could talk about?" The insufferable Skip Bayless, snickering and smiling ...
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Bleacher Report
Vatican defends pope's Twitter account despite attacks
The Christian Century
"Twitter is a secular reality ... but we prefer to be present rather than stay away from something just to avoid a risk," said Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, head of the Vatican's department for social communications, during the launch of the annual ...
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Best Alberta MPs and MLAs On Twitter: Our List Of The Politicians To Follow
Huffington Post Canada
We have a bone to pick with (some) of you. We've been looking closely at your Twitter accounts, keeping an eye on your tweets, and we're not liking a lot of the messages we see. Too many retweets, too many updates about where you're going and where ...
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Scott Brown Faces Hater Flash Mob On Twitter, Replies 'Whatever'
The Inquisitr
Remember Scott Brown, the 2010 mid-term election Republican Senator from Massachusetts who lost to Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren in 2012? What has he been up to lately? Leading a mundane (and possibly drunken) lifestyle, at least according ...
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The Inquisitr
Twitter suspends account of Somali Islamist militants linked to Al-Qaeda
Boing Boing
Two days after a group of Somali islamist militants vowed to execute Kenyan hostages, and tweeted a video of a captive pleading for the Kenyan government to help free them, the Al-Shabaab Twitter account @HSMPress was suspended. A Google cache is ...
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Boing Boing
Odemwingie in outburst on Twitter
Belfast Telegraph
Want-away West Brom striker Peter Odemwingie has used Twitter to take a swipe at the midlands club. Odemwingie has followed up the statement he issued on Friday night by claiming he wants to leave because the Baggies had previously doubted his ...
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Belfast Telegraph
Twitter is a powerful tool for savvy politicians
SILive.com
weiner.JPG Former Rep. Anthony Weiner was forced to resign from the House of Representatives after his Twitter posts were made public. Associated Press photo. The U.S. Congress is a place of many words, of long-winded speeches and legislative bills ...
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#Bqhatevwr: Scott Brown's Account Sends Twitter Into A Frenzy
CBS Local
BOSTON (CBS) – Former Senator Scott Brown's Twitter account caused a bit of a frenzy overnight. But not for any reasons you might expect. While there was one cryptic tweet that may have referenced Brown's possible plans for his future, there were no ...
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CBS Local
Twitter's yo-yo valuation reportedly stands at $9 billion
TechRadar UK
... but will not raise any cash in the process. The new valuation is up 10 per cent from Twitter's last round of fundraising in 2011, but lower than the alleged $11bn (UK£6.9, AUD$10.5) it was said to be worth following secondary stock trading late ...
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Twitter reaction to Landry Jones' struggles at the Senior Bowl
NewsOK.com (blog)
After a strong week of practice (according to reports), Landry Jones seemed poised for a nice performance in front of NFL scouts at the Senior Bowl on Saturday. Even an average showing would have been a nice cap to an important week for the NFL hopeful.
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Get Classic, Editable Retweets Back In Twitter's Web Interface
Lifehacker Australia
Using the retweet shortcut in Twitter's web interface is great, but I often find myself wanting to contribute something extra or add a hashtag. Rather than copying and pasting the tweet, Chrome and Firefox users can install this handy extension and ...
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San Francisco Named #1 City on Twitter by NBC News
San Francisco Chronicle
Twitter recently moved to San Francisco's Market Street and Yelp is renovating an historic building (once the tallest building west of the Mississippi) for its new home in the city. Facebook lives just down the road near Stanford University in Menlo Park.
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Blogs13 new results for Twitter
 
Twitter Mobile Video: This Week in Social Media | Social Media ...
By Cindy King
Social media news and new developments making social media marketing easier. (Twitter Vine videos, Twitter embedded tweet updates, Quora blogs, Tumblr panorama)
Social Media Examiner
Former Obama adviser David Plouffe joins Twitter, quickly follows ...
By Jenn Taylor
Awww, was David Plouffe getting lonely? Just a day after leaving his gig as senior adviser to President Obama, Plouffe dedicated his gushing first tweet to Sen. Tom Harkin, the Iowa Democrat who announced earlier that he will not seek ...
Twitchy
Our favorite, free Twitter analytics services | Digital Trends
By Francis Bea
Keep track of how you're performing and engaging on your Twitter account with these five third-party Twitter analytics apps.
Un-Senator Scott Brown Filled With Twitter Ennui Over Who Knows ...
By Rich Abdill
What has old Scott Brown been doing, since he was booted from the Senate by Known Injun Elizabeth Warren? He has been tweeting, for one thing, and now that he does not have taxpayers footing the bill for someone to.
Wonkette
Daily Kos: Bqhatevwr Takes Over Twitter
By rss@dailykos.com (Left Out Loud)
Note the wrong use of the word "Your" when he talks of brilliance, in which he seems to be severely lacking. But that wasn't what got twitter rolling, it was the word "Bqhatevwr". Progressives jumped all over Scott Brown's Bqhatevwr tweet.
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Seattle Bubble • Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2013-01-25
By The Tim
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2013-01-25. By The Tim on January 26, 2013 | 2 Comments. RT @seattletimes Insider loans rife as bank collapsed http://t.co/qaaBE7VK ->; RT @seattletimes: Looting the bank? Local conspiracy ...
Seattle Bubble
9 Twitter Accounts to Encourage Simplicity | Becoming Minimalist
By joshua becker
With that in mind, if you are desiring to find a bit more motivation for simplicity on Twitter, here are 9 Twitter Accounts that Continue to Encourage Simplicity in My Life.
Becoming Minimalist
#Huh? Twitter Helps With Willpower | Psychology Today
By Erinn Bucklan
Let your fingers do the typing to stick to a healthy plan. By Erinn Bucklan...
Psychology Today Blogs
Shirley Temple Joins Twitter; Asks Who Honey Boo Boo Is | Alan ...
By Alan
The original child star was asked about the newest one. The beloved child star who is now 84-years-old joined Twitter on Wednesday under the handle @TempleShirleyJ and now has more than 7,000 followers. The screen legend has 15 ...
Alan Colmes' LiberalandAlan Colmes'...
Kanye West wears mask to fashion show and returns to Twitter - Zap2it
By chayner
It was a big day for Kanye West. Not only did he attend a fashion show in Paris wearing a very unfashionable red ski mask, he also answered the prayers of dozens by returning to Twitter. What a great way to celebrate Friday!
Pop2it
Twitter is officially valued at $9bn as staff offered multi million dollar ...
By @gordonmacmillan
Twitter has officially been valued at more than $9bn following an offer to staff, arranged by Twitter itself, by asset management firm BlackRock. On Friday the.
The Wall Blog
Twitter Discussion About #OpLastResort (A Little More Information ...
By Kylie Sturgess
Art, science, skepticism and whatever-else-she-thinks-of-today. Kylie Sturgess is the host of the Token Skeptic podcast and regularly writes editorial for numerous publications and CSICOP's Curiouser and Curiouser online column. She is the ...
Token Skeptic
J10K – Mets VP Hits The Mark On Twitter | Mets Merized Online
By Clayton Collier
Updated by Joe D. at Midnight. Jay Horwitz, did it. Without about 40 minutes to spare, he surpassed 10,000 followers and won his bet with Jeff Wilpon. Now it's on Jeff Wilpon to pay the piper on Monday and make a donation to the charity of ...
Mets Merized Online

Web4 new results for Twitter
 
BlackRock Offers to Buy Twitter Stock - WSJ.com
BlackRock has offered to buy around $80 million of Twitter stock in a transaction that would value the short-messaging service at more than $9 billion.
online.wsj.com/.../SB10001424127887323539804578264403...
GitHub now supports Twitter Cards · GitHub Blog
The Twitter Card will display the repository name and owner in the typical username/repo-name style, the repository description and the appropriate gravatar.
https://github.com/blog/1388-github-now-supports-twitter-cards
Twitter's Speech Problem: Hashtags and Hate : The New Yorker
On October 19, 2012, Twitter turned censor. In response to complaints from the Union of French Jewish Students, Twitter pulled tweets that used the hashtag ...
www.newyorker.com/.../french-anti-semites-and-the-american...
Somali militants' Twitter shut after death threat - Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Twitter on Friday suspended the account used by Somalia's al-Qaida-linked militant group after the insurgents ...
news.yahoo.com/somali-militants-twitter-shut-death-threat-134...


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