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Nasty Tweets About Berlusconi Hit EU Summit Screens

Italian tweeters hack into system easily

6 hours, 53 minutes ago

Nasty Tweets About Berlusconi Hit EU Summit Screens

Italian tweeters hack into system easily
(Newser) - EU summit organizers got far more than they bargained for after erecting a “tweet-wall”—two giant screens that displayed Twitter messages to the 27 European leaders who were meeting yesterday. Italian Twitter users soon discovered that anything tagged “#EUCO” would appear on the screen—and proceeded to... More »

Olbermann Quits Twitter
Over Assange Flap

Blogger accused him, Michael Moore of 'rape apologism'

11 hours, 8 minutes ago

Olbermann Quits Twitter Over Assange Flap

Blogger accused him, Michael Moore of 'rape apologism'
(Newser) - Keith Olbermann stormed off Twitter in a huff yesterday, after finding himself the recipient of a barrage of tweets condemning him and Michael Moore for defending Julian Assange . Olbermann had Moore on his show Tuesday to talk about the WikiLeaks founder, and nodded in sympathy as Moore declared the rape... More »

Profit, Schmofit:
Twitter Valued at $3.7B

Latest round of fundraising quadruples value

Dec 16, 2010 8:25 AM CST

Profit, Schmofit: Twitter Valued at $3.7B

Latest round of fundraising quadruples value
(Newser) - Who says a business needs to make money? Not Twitter; the microblogging service has secured a new round of funding valuing the company at $3.7 billion, it announced yesterday, nearly quadruple what it was valued last year. That valuation comes despite the company’s inability, so far, to actually... More »

2010 In Review

Twitter Picks Year's
'Most Powerful Tweets'

Microblogging site has come a long way

Dec 14, 2010 2:41 PM CST

Twitter Picks Year's 'Most Powerful Tweets'

Microblogging site has come a long way
(Newser) - Twitter is celebrating the end of the year by crowning 2010’s “most powerful tweets.” What constitutes a powerful tweet? Well, here’s the list, with context in italics.
  1. AnnCurry @ usairforce find a way to let Doctors without Borders planes land in Haiti: http://bit.ly/8hYZOK THE
... More »

Accused of Betrayal,
Firm Becomes WikiLeaks Ally

CEO says it was time to 'put up or shut up'

Dec 13, 2010 6:40 PM CST

Accused of Betrayal, Firm Becomes WikiLeaks Ally

CEO says it was time to 'put up or shut up'
(Newser) - EasyDNS found itself on the receiving end of the ire of WikiLeaks supporters after tweets and blog posts inaccurately accused it of cutting off service to the whistleblowing website—mistaking it for EveryDNS, a separate company, the New York Times reports. CEO Mark Jeftovic soon found himself trying to correct... More »

Facebook, Twitter Locked
in WikiLeaks War

'Operation Payback' accounts suspended

Dec 9, 2010 5:00 AM CST

Facebook, Twitter Locked in WikiLeaks War

'Operation Payback' accounts suspended
(Newser) - Facebook and Twitter have found themselves stuck in the middle of a furious online battle that shows no sign of stopping any time soon. The social media sites have blocked accounts belonging to a group waging cyber-war on firms that have stopped doing business with WikiLeaks — but the move... More »

Celebs Stop Tweeting
for AIDS; No One Cares

Billionaire has to donate last half of money needed to get them back online

Dec 7, 2010 8:19 AM CST

Celebs Stop Tweeting for AIDS; No One Cares

Billionaire has to donate last half of money needed to get them back online
(Newser) - Celebrities had a plan: Stay off Twitter until they raised $1 million for HIV/AIDS relief, in a campaign known as "Digital Death." Just one problem: They expected to raise the cash in a snap ... and they didn't. After six days of silence, just $450,000 had come in:... More »

 'Hacktivist': I Shut  
 Down WikiLeaks 

Fighter 'for the good' may be ex-military

Dec 1, 2010 6:49 AM CST

'Hacktivist': I Shut Down WikiLeaks

Fighter 'for the good' may be ex-military
(Newser) - A hacker’s tweets suggest his attacks disrupted WikiLeaks.org today, knocking out many of its pages, the Los Angeles Times reports. Calling himself Jester, a “hacktivist for the good,” the hacker tweeted “TANGO DOWN”—a military phrase for a defeated enemy—in posts about WikiLeaks.... More »

A Facebook Founder Meshes Charity, Networking

Jumo tries to build stronger ties between people, causes

Nov 30, 2010 3:31 PM CST

A Facebook Founder Meshes Charity, Networking

Jumo tries to build stronger ties between people, causes
(Newser) - A veteran of Facebook who served as the Obama campaign's digital organizer is now trying to transform charity with a new website that links donors and causes via social networking, the New York Times reports. The nonprofit Jumo , created by Chris Hughes, is unique among charity-based social networks in that... More »

 Courtney Love 
 Tweets More 
 Racy Pics 

So how's that image overhaul going so far?

Nov 22, 2010 10:05 AM CST

Courtney Love Tweets More Racy Pics

So how's that image overhaul going so far?
(Newser) - Courtney Love was at it again this weekend, tweeting racy pictures of herself sprawled over a chair in lingerie, flashing her bottom, and kissing a scantily clad woman. The New York Daily News thinks the woman in question looks like Paz de la Huerta of Boardwalk Empire, but no confirmation... More »


 Chinese Woman Jailed 
 Over Single Tweet 

Cheng Jianping is to spend 1 year in a labor camp

Nov 18, 2010 11:07 AM CST

Chinese Woman Jailed Over Single Tweet

Cheng Jianping is to spend 1 year in a labor camp
(Newser) - A single tweet, intended as a joke, has landed a 46-year-old Chinese woman in a labor camp for a year. Cheng Jianping (aka wangyi09 ) retweeted a tweet sent by her fiance during last month's demonstrations against Japan. His tweet suggested protesters smash Japan's pavilion at the Shanghai Expo. In... More »

 McCain, Snooki Still 
 Creepily Tweeting 

She's calling him 'Johnny' now...

Nov 16, 2010 8:56 AM CST

McCain, Snooki Still Creepily Tweeting

She's calling him 'Johnny' now...
(Newser) - The John McCain-Snooki Twitter lovefest continues. The Arizona senator tweeted a happy birthday message to the Jersey Shore star yesterday, to which she quickly replied , "Thabk you Johnny ! :) xox." She later defended McCain from some apparently negative publicity that resulted from his tweet: "Everyone get real... More »

Judge: Tweeting Joke About Blowing Up Airport Not OK

Paul Chambers' joke was 'definitely menacing'

Nov 12, 2010 10:21 AM CST

Judge: Tweeting Joke About Blowing Up Airport Not OK

Paul Chambers' joke was 'definitely menacing'
(Newser) - A British man who joked on Twitter about blowing up an airport after his flight was canceled has lost his appeal challenging his conviction in the case. Paul Chambers—who lost his job after being arrested earlier this year—will now have to pay a $1,600 fine and double... More »

Politician Tweets Request to Have Muslim Journo Stoned

Tory Gareth Compton sorry for 'ill conceived attempt at humor'

Nov 12, 2010 1:40 AM CST

Politician Tweets Request to Have Muslim Journo Stoned

Tory Gareth Compton sorry for 'ill conceived attempt at humor'
(Newser) - A conservative British politician has been arrested after jokingly asking on Twitter for someone to "stone" a pesky Muslim reporter. Can "someone please stone Yasmin Alibhai-Brown to death?" asked Birmingham Councillor Gareth Compton. " I shan't tell Amnesty. It would be a blessing, really." The reporter considers... More »

Twitter Users Slam Amazon Over 'Pedophile's Guide'

Retailer refuses to censor e-book

Nov 10, 2010 4:57 PM CST

Twitter Users Slam Amazon Over 'Pedophile's Guide'

Retailer refuses to censor e-book
(Newser) - Amazon has come under fire for selling a Kindle version of The Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure. On the book's Amazon page, the author explains it is "my attempt to make pedophile situations safer for those juveniles that find themselves involved in them, by establishing certian (sic) rules... More »

BUSH ACCEPTS HIS APOLOGY


 Kanye West: 
 Matt Lauer 
 Used Me 


Rapper rants on Twitter; feels 'alone,' 'used'

Nov 10, 2010 10:59 AM CST

Kanye West: Matt Lauer Used Me

Rapper rants on Twitter; feels 'alone,' 'used'
(Newser) - First Kanye West called George Bush a racist. Then Bush called the moment “disgusting.” Then Kanye accepted the blame. The latest in the Bush/Kanye mess, brought to you by Matt Lauer and Twitter:
  • Kanye West told Lauer he understood Bush’s feelings.
  • Then the rapper went on a
... More »

 Google Blogger 
 Accuses Twitter 
 Engineer of 
 Sex Attack 

'I'm tired of the fear' at conferences, complains tech writer Noirin Shirley

Nov 8, 2010 3:35 AM CST

Google Blogger Accuses Twitter Engineer of Sex Attack

'I'm tired of the fear' at conferences, complains tech writer Noirin Shirley
(Newser) - A Google tech writer has accused a Twitter engineer of sex assault, which she detailed in her personal blog. Noirin Shirley claims the engineer accosted her in a pub near Atlanta's ApacheCon tech conference last week, kissed her against her will, then "jammed" his hand down her underwear. Shirley,... More »

 Pelosi Will Run 
 for Minority Leader 

Speaker not ready to leave leadership to others

Nov 5, 2010 1:02 PM CDT

Pelosi Will Run for Minority Leader

Speaker not ready to leave leadership to others
(Newser) - Well that was fast. Nancy Pelosi has officially thrown her hat into the race for the Democrats' minority leader post. "Driven by the urgency of creating jobs & protecting #hcr, #wsr, Social Security & Medicare, I am running for Dem Leader," Pelosi tweeted this afternoon. Earlier, there had... More »

Palin 'Favorites' Ann Coulter Tweet on 'Taliban' Obama

Liking Coulter tweet was an accident, Alaskan says

Nov 5, 2010 6:36 AM CDT

Palin 'Favorites' Ann Coulter Tweet on 'Taliban' Obama

Liking Coulter tweet was an accident, Alaskan says
(Newser) - Sarah Palin's clout may be in question but the amount of attention she's getting from the media isn't fading. The Alaskan caused a stir yesterday when she marked as "favorite" a tweet from Ann Coulter that read "MY NEW CHURCH!" and linked to a picture of a... More »

Twitter Actor Back: I Know Women Like to Get Rocks Off

Stephen Fry says he was just 'taking a thought for a walk'

Nov 5, 2010 3:48 AM CDT

Twitter Actor Back: I Know Women Like to Get Rocks Off

Stephen Fry says he was just 'taking a thought for a walk'
(Newser) - He's baaaack. Actor and broadcaster Stephen Fry has returned to Twitter after he quit in a snit over the uproar triggered by his comments that women don't like sex because they don't "shag" in bushes. Fry declares he's neither an "antediluvian pig" or a "twatty prune,"... More »

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