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Cher Rips Mitt's 'Racist Tea Bagger Masters'

Cher Rips Romney's
'Racist Tea Bagger Masters'

May 9, 2012 12:30 AM CDT

Cher Rips Romney's 'Racist Tea Bagger Masters'

She deletes tweets after anti-Romney rant

(Newser) - Don't expect Cher to sing a duet with Ted Nugent any time soon. If Mitt Romney "gets elected I don't know if I can breathe same air as Him & his Right Wing Racist Homophobic Women-Hating Tea Bagger Masters," she wrote in one of several tweets...

@Mrskutcher
Switches to
@Justdemi
on Twitter

May 4, 2012 12:00 AM CDT

@Mrskutcher Switches to @Justdemi on Twitter

That really makes divorce from Ashton official

(Newser) - You know it's really over when a breakup affects a Twitter handle. So to make it officially over and done with, Demi Moore is no longer @mrskutcher, and is now @justdemi on Twitter. Though Demi and Ashton Kutcher announced the end of their marriage last year, Moore has been...

You Need to Stop
Live-Tweeting TV

OPINION

Apr 25, 2012 1:52 PM CDT

You Need to Stop Live-Tweeting TV

You'll spoil it for others—and yourself: Daniel Carlson

(Newser) - If you've ever had a television show spoiled by live-tweeters, you'll probably appreciate Daniel Carlson's directive: "Step away from the keyboard," he begs viewers, because "live-tweeting ruins everything." Yes, he's annoyed at plot spoilers—but more importantly, he points out on Pajiba...

64% of Tweets
Are Totally Boring

study says

Apr 20, 2012 10:18 AM CDT

64% of Tweets Are Totally Boring

We only actually like 36% of what shows up in our stream: study

(Newser) - A new study in the Harvard Business Review confirms what you probably already know if you've spent any time on Twitter: Just 36% of tweets are actually worth reading. Another 39% are "just OK," and a full quarter aren't worth your time. That's according to...

Demi: Time
to Change My
Twitter Handle

Apr 18, 2012 10:46 AM CDT

Demi: Time to Change My Twitter Handle

Moore looks good at first event since rehab: NYP

(Newser) - Demi Moore stepped out last night for the first time since her rehab stint, supporting best friend Amanda de Cadenet at the launch of her show, which Moore is producing, TMZ reports. Moore, who hadn't surfaced since being hospitalized after a party back in January, was looking good, the...

Courtney Love to Daughter:
'Sorry I Believed Gossip'

Once More Unto the Twitter

Apr 15, 2012 7:02 AM CDT

Courtney Love to Daughter: 'Sorry I Believed Gossip'

'Mommy loves you,' writes Love in surprisingly well-spelled tweet

(Newser) - Live by the Twitter, die by the Twitter ... and apologize for the whole mess on Twitter, too. Courtney Love took to Twitter once again yesterday, this time to apologize to daughter Frances Bean for dragging her into Love's latest Twitter meltdown, reports E! Online . On Tuesday, Love accused ex-Nirvana...

Frances Bean Cobain:
Twitter Should Ban Mom

Apr 13, 2012 12:02 AM CDT

Frances Bean Cobain: Twitter Should Ban Mom

Courtney Love daughter denies Dave Grohl hit on her

(Newser) - Courtney Love's latest barrage of weird tweets has prompted a statement from her normally press-shy daughter. "While I’m generally silent on the affairs of my biological mother, her recent tirade has taken a gross turn," said Frances Bean Cobain in response to Love's claim that...

Hashtag Gets Gaga in Trouble

and more twitter fun

Apr 12, 2012 10:57 AM CDT

Hashtag Gets Gaga in Trouble

'Pop singers don't eat'?

(Newser) - Lady Gaga has spoken out on the importance of healthy body image, particularly important to her since she once struggled with bulimia … so why did she think it was a good idea to use the hashtag #PopSingersDontEat? According to the Huffington Post , a firestorm erupted after Gaga tweeted Tuesday...

Courtney:
Dave Grohl
'Sexually
Obsessed'
With Kurt

Apr 11, 2012 1:57 PM CDT

Courtney: Dave Grohl 'Sexually Obsessed' With Kurt

And she claims he hit on daughter Frances Bean Cobain

(Newser) - Courtney Love and Twitter always mix like alcohol and heavy machinery, and this time around the singer is accusing former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl of attempting to seduce her daughter, 19-year-old Frances Bean Cobain, and of being "sexually obsessed w kurt." Gawker has the tweets, which were sent...

Twitter Squad Foils Carjacking

Apr 10, 2012 1:00 AM CDT

Twitter Squad Foils Carjacking

Tweeters track cell phone of driver shut in trunk

(Newser) - An army of helpful tweeters helped save the day when a hapless car owner nearly lost his vehicle—and his life—to a pair of carjackers in South Africa. The armed thugs forced the driver into the trunk of his Volkswagen Golf. Luckily, they didn't take his cell phone,...

Chuck Grassley in Brouhaha Over Calling Obama 'Stupid'

Apr 9, 2012 12:21 PM CDT

Chuck Grassley in Brouhaha Over Calling Obama 'Stupid'

Republican upset over president's Supreme Court comments

(Newser) - Sen. Charles Grassley is in hot water today after a tweet Saturday in which the Iowa Republican called President Obama stupid. "Constituents askd why i am not outraged at PresO attack on supreme court independence. Bcause Am ppl r not stupid as this x prof of con law,"...

Former Mexico Prez Dead at 77

Apr 1, 2012 11:09 AM CDT

Former Mexico Prez Dead at 77

Miguel de la Madrid led country through economic crises, earthquake of '80s

(Newser) - President Felipe Calderon says on his Twitter account that former President Miguel de la Madrid has died at age 77. A spokeswoman for Calderon's office speaking on condition of anonymity because she was not authorized to speak to the press confirmed today that the message was posted by Calderon....

Spike Lee: Sorry I Tweeted Wrong Zimmerman Address

Mar 29, 2012 8:05 AM CDT

Spike Lee: Sorry I Tweeted Wrong Zimmerman Address

After director's retweet, David and Elaine McClain had to move out

(Newser) - Spike Lee apologized last night for a pretty major "oops": retweeting an address that he thought was the address of Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman, but which was actually the address of a Florida couple with no connection to the case. David and Elaine McClain had to leave their...

'Unfollow Bug' Hits Twitter

Mar 29, 2012 12:29 AM CDT

'Unfollow Bug' Hits Twitter

Tweeters wonder what they're doing wrong

(Newser) - Tweeters are atwitter about an "unfollow bug" hitting the Twitterverse. Scads of Twitter followers are being unceremoniously dumped from sites without anyone's consent or knowledge. “This is a bug, and our team is working to fix it," said a Twitter spokesman. Twitter is advising people to...

Bieber Prank Saddles 2 Texans With Deluge of Calls

Mar 27, 2012 8:31 AM CDT

Bieber Prank Saddles 2 Texans With Deluge of Calls

Now they're threatening legal action

(Newser) - Justin Bieber may be a legal adult and soon-to-be-homeowner now, but a prank earlier this month proves he's still a kid at heart—a kid at heart facing some legal action. The pop star tweeted the message, "Call me right now" to his nearly 19 million followers, along...

Principal to Teen:
No Porn Star
Prom Date

Mar 22, 2012 10:40 AM CDT

Principal to Teen: No Porn Star Prom Date

Mike Stone can't bring Megan Piper after all

(Newser) - Mike Stone, who scored a porn star as his date to prom after sending some 600 tweets, has apparently been thwarted by the powers that be. The superintendent of his Minnesota school district told Fox News that Megan Piper cannot attend because doing so would be "inconsistent" with two...

This Year's 140
Best Twitter Feeds

Mar 21, 2012 1:54 PM CDT

This Year's 140 Best Twitter Feeds

Who you should follow, whether you're into fashion or the news

(Newser) - If you need suggestions for who to follow on Twitter, look no further than Time 's list of this year's 140 best feeds, by Allie Townsend and Amy Lombard:

Experts: As a teen, writer and activist Ed Husain was a radical Islamist, and as such, he "provides

...

Thanks to Twitter, Teen Gets Porn Star as Prom Date

Mar 21, 2012 9:44 AM CDT

Thanks to Twitter, Teen Gets Porn Star as Prom Date

Michael Stone, 18, tweeted nearly 600 adult film stars

(Newser) - Michael Stone is nothing if not perseverant: The Minnesota high-schooler had no prom date, so he started tweeting to every porn star he could think of, asking if anyone would accompany him. Almost 600 tweets later, the 18-year-old had two takers: Megan Piper, 19, and Emy Reyes. "I thought...

Limbaugh
Sends First
Tweet

Mar 15, 2012 5:03 PM CDT

Limbaugh Sends First Tweet

Rush cites 'army' of supporters wanting to be 'mobilized'

(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh's gone new media. The radio host sent his first tweet today, using the account @Limbaugh , "The Only Genuine Rush Limbaugh Twitter Feed." Amid the advertising exodus following his "slut" comment , his first tweet offered a related article: "Here’s how the opposition astroturfs...

Some Employers, Schools Demand Facebook Logins

Mar 6, 2012 10:33 AM CST

Some Employers, Schools Demand Facebook Logins

Maryland may ban practice

(Newser) - Some employers and colleges have found an ingenious way around Facebook's pesky privacy settings: Simply demand that applicants or students friend you, give you a tour of their account, or even divulge their usernames and passwords. MSNBC reports on a number of places instituting the troubling practices:

At Maryland'

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