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Amazon Tightens Security After High-Profile Hack

No longer can customers change account info over phone

(Newser) - Amazon has clamped down on security following last Friday's high-profile hack of Wired reporter Mat Honan's digital identity, which began by breaching his Amazon ID, reports Wired . Customers used to be able to call Amazon and change account information as long as the caller could present name, email...

Pro-Syrian Regime Hackers Hit Reuters

Hackers seize agency Twitter account, post 22 fake messages

(Newser) - As Bashar al-Assad's forces continue to pound Syria's biggest city , his allies on the Internet have laid siege to Reuters . One of the news agency's Twitter accounts was hacked yesterday, and 22 fake messages were posted, many of them spreading false news about heavy rebel defeats or...

Stop Saying &#39;Hashtag&#39; Right Now

 Stop Saying 
 'Hashtag' 
 Right Now 
OPINION
Aug 2, 2012 3:14 PM CDT

Stop Saying 'Hashtag' Right Now

Twitter-inspired descriptor just sounds awkward

(Newser) - The hashtag (#) has made its way from Twitter into normal speech, and it just doesn't sound cool, writes Eric Mack at CNET . Example: The "Twitter-dicted" say things like, "Hashtag are you kidding me?" Sure, sometimes you have an observation that begs to be tweeted, but "...

'Twindex' Shows How Twitter Feels About Election 2012

Obama edging Romney in new feature

(Newser) - Twitter doesn't much like President Obama. But then, it likes Mitt Romney even less. Or at least, that's what the numbers appear to indicate on the new " Twitter Political Index " (or "Twindex" for short). Twitter launched the index today, claiming that it provides an accurate...

Twitter Reinstates Journo's Account: 'We Did Mess Up'

Guy Adams, who was critical of NBC, is tweeting again

(Newser) - Twitter has lifted the suspension of a journalist's account and apologized for a breach of its own policy, notes Marketing Land . The flap occurred when Guy Adams of the British newspaper the Independent got so peeved at NBC's Olympics coverage that he tweeted the corporate email of one...

Twitter Introduces the $Cashtag
 Twitter Introduces the $Cashtag 
Jul 31, 2012 10:09 AM CDT

Twitter Introduces the $Cashtag

Move angers StockTwits

(Newser) - Hashtags got a baby brother last night when Twitter rolled out a new feature allowing users to create clickable stock symbols by prefacing them with a dollar sign, an innovation people are already calling the "cashtag." If you were tweeting about Apple, for instance, you could include "...

Twitter Blocks Journalist Who Criticized NBC

NBC argues Guy Adams violated Twitter policy by printing exec email

(Newser) - Twitter is sparking stunned squeals of protest over its decision to block a British journalist after he criticized Olympic coverage by NBC and the network complained. Twitter has suspended the account of Guy Adams , the Los Angeles correspondent for the Independent . The newspaper's deputy editor blasted the move as...

2nd Athlete Booted From Games Over Racist Tweet
2nd Athlete Booted From Games Over Racist Tweet
olympics
Jul 30, 2012 1:35 PM CDT

2nd Athlete Booted From Games Over Racist Tweet

Michel Morganella has some pretty unkind words for South Koreans

(Newser) - And Twitter claims Olympic victim No. 2. Unlike triple jumper Voula Papachristou, who got the boot from her Greek team after tweeting a racist remark about African immigrants before even making it to the Games, Switzerland's Michel Morganella did manage to play at the Olympics. But yesterday's soccer...

Olympics to Fans: Please Stop Tweeting

Overwhelmed networks causing problems with TV coverage

(Newser) - Excited Olympics attendees have been overwhelming mobile networks, and now the International Olympic Committee is urging spectators to cool it with the texting and tweeting. "Of course, if you want to send something, we are not going to say 'you can't do it', and we would certainly...

Kent State Student Busted for Tweeting Shooting Threat

William Koberna said he planned to 'shoot up' the campus, say officials

(Newser) - A 19-year-old Kent State student was busted by police at his parents' home yesterday after university officials say he tweeted that he was going to "shoot up" the campus. Sophomore William Koberna was charged with inducing panic, a felony, and aggravated menacing, reports WEWS-TV . He's scheduled to be...

Apple Considers Big Investment in Twitter

New York Times: Company is trying to catch up in social media

(Newser) - Google has Google Plus, Microsoft has a stake in Facebook, and Apple has ... Ping? OK, Ping has been mostly a disaster , which is why Apple is on the hunt for a new social network partner and it looks like Twitter might be its best bet, reports the New York Times...

Twitter Crashes, World Reels
 Twitter Crashes, World Reels 
Jul 27, 2012 12:00 AM CDT

Twitter Crashes, World Reels

Twitterverse taken down by 'double-whammy'

(Newser) - The Twitterverse came to an unexpected halt for more than an hour yesterday, and tweeters around the globe nearly panicked. Twitter apologized for the worldwide outage, and blamed it on a technical glitch—not on overwhelming traffic triggered by the Olympics, as tweeters later speculated, reports CNN . "We are...

WSJ Editor's Batman Tweet Stirs Angry Backlash

James Taranto makes controversial comment about Aurora shooting

(Newser) - A Wall Street Journal editor is in hot water after an "errant" tweet about the Dark Knight massacre. Referring to the three men who died shielding their girlfriends during the attack, James Taranto tweeted, "I hope the girls whose boyfriends died to save them were worthy of the...

Olympian Booted From Team Over Racist Tweet

Greek triple jumper Voula Papachristou won't be traveling to London

(Newser) - One athlete's Olympic journey is over before it began. Triple jumper Voula Papachristou was expelled from Greece's Olympic team today for comments she made on Twitter mocking African immigrants and expressing support for a far-right party. The Hellenic Olympic Committee said Papachristou, who is currently in Athens, had...

Biden Demands Twitter Embargo

Veep doesn't want press talking about comments until conference over

(Newser) - Veep Joe Biden has added an unusual new embargo for his on-the-record press calls: No publishing anything about the call until it's over, reports Politico . Call it a reaction to the Twitter age, as reporters increasingly try to get out information as it is happening. The White House apparently...

Jason Alexander Stirs the Pot on Gun Rights

Offers lengthy post on 2nd Amendment

(Newser) - George Costanza's political stature just keeps growing. Former Seinfeld actor Jason Alexander has taken to Twitter to voice his stance on gun control, noting that the weapon on the Dark Knight massacre was "a military weapon. Why should it be in non-mil hands?" After that prompted online debate,...

Teenage Rape Victim Tweets Names of Her Attackers

Savannah Dietrich, 17, broke the rules of juvenile court

(Newser) - An angry teenage rape victim turned to Twitter for what she considered greater justice, and she got it. Savannah Dietrich, 17, shocked her attackers by violating a court order and tweeting their names. “There you go, lock me up,” she tweeted. “I’m not protecting anyone that...

Rapper Kicks Fan Out of Concert for Critical Tweet

Then issues tearful apology on YouTube

(Newser) - Nerdcore rapper MC Chris landed himself in hot digital waters this week, after kicking a fan out of one of his shows for a critical tweet about his opening act. Mike Taylor had been unimpressed with opener Richie Branson, and tweeted, "Dear nerd core rapper opening for Powerglove/mc chris....

Twitterverse Hails Massive NYC Storm With Boffo Pics

Millions transfixed by weather

(Newser) - New York City's 100-degree heat finally exploded yesterday in a spectacular rainstorm that spawned " ground-shaking " thunder, hail, high winds—and spectacular photographs that ricocheted across the Twitterverse and Facebook like lightning itself. Photos of massive clouds, quarter-size hailstones, drenched city streets, and a flooded Penn Station joined...

Judge to Twitter: Turn Over Writer's Protest Tweets

Malcolm Harris' tweets not protected speech, judge rules

(Newser) - Freewheeling speech on Twitter isn't the same as protected speech, a judge has ruled. In a decision with major repercussions for social media communication, a Manhattan criminal court judge has ordered Twitter to turn over tweets sent by a New York writer during Occupy Wall Street protests last fall....

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