admin @ 12:42 PM on October 12, 2011
Michigan star quarterback Denard Robinson endured a pretty brutal Twitter hacking this week by an ex-girlfriend. The hacker, suspected to be user @HelloImCourtnee, scolded Robinson for his infidelity and posed questions to his followers about his character. This is a pretty unusually hacking situation for a big time athlete, whose accounts tend to be hacked [...]
admin @ 12:41 PM on October 10, 2011
Tweet speaker is the neatest new Twitter app out there, designed by App Cubby. App Cubby was founded in 2008 with a mission to create “elegant, easy to use applications for the iPhone. They seem to have accomplished just that with Tweet Speaker, which is software carefully designed and programmed to read your Tweets out [...]
admin @ 10:49 AM on July 23, 2011
If you thought it was funny that President Obama hosted a Twitter town hall or that Vice President Joe Biden started a Twitter account, you aint seen nothin’ yet! Word has just been released that all presidential candidates for the 2012 election (excluding Mitt Romney) will participate in a Twitter-based presidential debate. The debate is [...]
admin @ 10:48 AM on July 21, 2011
The women’s World Cup final was not just an international television phenomenon, but a Twitter record breaker too! The new record-breaking tweet rate of 7,196 tweets per second surpassed Osama bin Laden’s death and the royal wedding! The heartbreaking game ended with Japan defeating the United States in penalty shots for their first victory over [...]
admin @ 10:50 AM on July 20, 2011
Bette Midler publicly called out Lady Gaga over Twitter this week after Gaga performed in a wheelchair during her Australian tour. In 1980, Midler gave her famous “Mermaid in a Wheelchair” performance, which she feels Gaga copied. One of a few hostile tweets from Midler read “Dear @ladygaga if you think a mermaid in a [...]
admin @ 10:49 AM on July 20, 2011
Well-known actress, artist, dancer, and television personality Paula Abdul issued an unexpectedly bold tweet this week following Japan’s victory over the United States in the World Cup. According to Abdul, a lot of rude comments were made regarding the Japanese players, prompting her to issue a strict warning to those providing the criticism. Many were [...]
admin @ 10:47 AM on July 19, 2011
Since Twitter’s launch in 2006 it ha continued to show unprecedented growth. Data from June 2011 shows that users now send 200 million Tweets per day. This unyielding success is especially apparent when compared to the 2 million tweets per day sent in 2009. Where is this continued success coming from? Twitter has gained popularity [...]
admin @ 10:47 AM on July 17, 2011
As promised, President Obama answered questions posed over Twitter at the “Twitter Town Hall” this week. Many joked that despite exhibiting some technological savvy by interacting with Americans via social media, the President was far beyond the 140-character limit on tweets, with responses averaging 2099 characters. This must have been anticipated when the White House [...]
admin @ 10:46 AM on July 15, 2011
BERG recently released a new Twitter reader that reformats users’ Twitter feeds in an ingenious way. This great software called Shuu.sh analyzes each user’s Twitter feed and ranks updates according to who you usually follow. Shuu.sh accomplishes the desirable goal of emphasizing updates the user has previously shown interest in and playing down (shushing) updates [...]
admin @ 10:28 AM on July 15, 2011
After suffering a stroke this Sunday Clarence Clemons, the saxophonist for Springstein’s E Street Band, received an outpouring of support via Twitter. Interestingly, Lady Gaga initiated this wave of support. Lady Gaga became friendly with Clemons when they worked together on her Born This Way album earlier this year. In the thoughtful tweet with a [...]
