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Meghan McCain Picks the People of '09

Gen. McChrystal, Zach Galifianakis, and the Twitter guys make her list

(Newser) - Meghan McCain has been weighing in on intriguing people all year, right? Maverick Junior takes a crack at the year's most intriguing, dipping into both the entertainment and political worlds.
  • McCain kicks things off with Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the US commander in Afghanistan who has "the courage to keep
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80-Year-Old Granny Twitters by Fax

 80-Year-Old Granny 
 Twitters by Fax 
who needs a computer?
Dec 18, 2009 11:10 AM CST

80-Year-Old Granny Twitters by Fax

Dorothy Miller says the Celery system is 'so much fun'

(Newser) - To anyone who wrote off fax machines as so 1994: Turns out they're a pretty decent stand-in for a computer, at least for an 80-year-old grandmother who uses a new system developed specifically for seniors to post on Twitter—by fax. Dorothy Miller tells The Frisky the Celery system is...

Twitter Hijacked by 'Iranian Cyber Army'

Hackers shut down site, leave anti-American message

(Newser) - Twitter was hacked last night, leaving millions of microbloggers tweetless for two hours. During that time, those who tried to access the site were greeted by a green flag and a strange message: "This site has been hacked by Iranian Cyber Army." The hackers also left this message:...

In Lieberman Rage, Michael Moore Urges Conn. Boycott

Wants senator recalled over health-reform stances

(Newser) - Filmmaker Michael Moore fired the latest salvo from Joe Lieberman’s left today, calling on the citizens of Connecticut to get the senator out of office or face a national shunning. “People of Connecticut: What have u done 2 this country?” Moore tweeted . “We hold u responsible. Start...

Chris Brown Quits Twitter
 Chris Brown Quits Twitter 
TANTRUMS
Dec 15, 2009 8:21 AM CST

Chris Brown Quits Twitter

After rant on stores not selling Graffiti, Brown takes toys, goes home

(Newser) - After a curse-filled tirade against the music industry and stores “blackballing” his latest album, Chris Brown apparently came to his senses and abruptly quit Twitter yesterday. “I WANNA THANK MY FANS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT,” read his final tweet. “I LOVE YALL. GOODBYE!!!!!!!!!!!!” The departure...

Chris Brown Rants at Stores 'Blackballing' CD
 Chris Brown 
 Rants at Stores 
 'Blackballing' CD 
TWITTER TIRADES
Dec 14, 2009 10:56 AM CST

Chris Brown Rants at Stores 'Blackballing' CD

Singer makes trip to Wal-Mart, can't find Graffiti on shelves

(Newser) - Chris Brown has a message for the music industry: It “can kiss my ass,” he tweeted Friday. Brown, attempting a comeback after assaulting ex-girlfriend Rihanna, was upset after discovering some stores—including a New England Walmart he visited himself—weren’t stocking Graffiti, Popeater reports. “Im tired...

Status-Stealing Spammers Lurk on Twitter, Facebook

Hijacked accounts leave sting of shame

(Newser) - These days a computer virus can hijack not just your hard drive but also your online identity. Twitter and Facebook users are often mortified to learn that viruses have stormed their accounts, sending out messages to all their friends and followers. And all the more embarrassing when co-workers and loved...

Twitter Creator Unveils Phone Credit Card Reader

Dubbed 'Square,' the device will be free

(Newser) - Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey gave the public its first look at “Square” today, a free credit card reader that will plug into the headphone jack on your phone. Small business owners will be able to plug the 1-inch device into their phone, swipe their customer’s cards, and have...

Dell's Tweets Bring $6.5M in Sales
 Dell's Tweets Bring 
 $6.5M in Sales 
twitter land
Dec 8, 2009 5:58 PM CST

Dell's Tweets Bring $6.5M in Sales

Company now has 1.5M followers on Twitter

(Newser) - Twitter has proved to be a bit of a gold mine for Dell—the computer maker said promotions over the social-networking site directly resulted in more than $6.5 million in sales this year. The number of subscribers to Dell's Tweets has risen 23% over the last three months, to...

With New Site, Fishing Meets Facebook
 With New Site, 
 Fishing Meets Facebook 
WEB REVIEW
Dec 7, 2009 10:00 PM CST

With New Site, Fishing Meets Facebook

GoFISHn.com aims to hook slice of $45B pie

(Newser) - With one eye on some of the $45 billion recreational fishing market and the other on the hundreds of millions of users Facebook has attract, GoFISHn.com is the latest site angling for anglers. “Nobody has done a good job in enthusiast sites,” founder Ned Desmond, looking to...

I Don't Need Twitter's Need to Know Now...
I Don't Need Twitter's Need
to Know Now...
OPINION
Dec 7, 2009 1:05 PM CST

I Don't Need Twitter's Need to Know Now...

... But that immediacy sure can be addictive

(Newser) - Twitter’s appeal is predicated on our need to know things right now. As 2009, the year of Twitter, draws to a close, Simon Dumenco of Advertising Age examines what he’s learned about that:
  • We don’t usually need to know right now. Unless you’re a surgeon waiting
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Microsoft's Bing Maps May Beat Google
 Microsoft's Bing Maps 
 May Beat Google 
WEB REVIEW
Dec 3, 2009 1:47 PM CST

Microsoft's Bing Maps May Beat Google

Innovative integration and photo features make beta worth a test

(Newser) - The beta version of Microsoft’s Bing search engine maps feature could well give Google Maps a run for its money, Jason Kincaid writes for TechCrunch . The new feature challenges Google on every front: Streetside, the answer to Street View, functions similarly but uses 3D modeling to provide a seamless...

Groom Updates Status at Altar
 Groom Updates Status at Altar 
TWEET DREAMS
Dec 2, 2009 12:55 PM CST

Groom Updates Status at Altar

Facebook and Twitter needed to know

(Newser) - Yes, this video actually captures a man pausing during his wedding ceremony to update his Facebook status/send out a tweet about his nearly-completed nuptials. The groom, Dana Hanna, says the minister was in on it but his bride was not. But not to worry—he’d come prepared with her...

Yahoo Gets Deeper In Bed With Facebook

Integration will boost traffic on both sites, they hope

(Newser) - Yahoo is finally getting seriously social in a new partnership that will integrate Facebook Connect into its many properties. Yahoo users will be able monitor their Facebook feed on Yahoo, and vice versa. The integration will be done “on a deep level,” a Yahoo exec tells Kara Swisher,...

The Year's Best Twitter Hoaxes
The Year's Best
Twitter Hoaxes
Dec 1, 2009 4:48 PM CST

The Year's Best Twitter Hoaxes

Britney lives, pork's clean, and O'Reilly's straight, as far as we know

(Newser) - Twitter has become a top source for breaking news, as long as you don’t mind half of your breaking news being wrong. A number of big-time fibs started as tweets this year. Pop-ology breaks down the best:
  • Bill O’Reilly is gay: This one came off Fox News’ own
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'Michael Jackson' Is No. 1 Search Term
 'Michael Jackson' Is 
 No. 1 Search Term 
king of 2009
Dec 1, 2009 4:06 PM CST

'Michael Jackson' Is No. 1 Search Term

King of Pop tops yearly lists for Google, Yahoo, Bing

(Newser) - Michael Jackson commanded more global attention than any other person or thing this year: the deceased pop singer was the No. 1 search term for Google, Bing, and Yahoo. The lists of top 10 search terms also document Twitter's ascendancy in 2009—the micro-blogging service was the second most popular...

Ice Storm Author to Tweet Short Story
 Ice Storm 
 Author to Tweet Short Story 
the medium is the message
Nov 30, 2009 4:34 PM CST

Ice Storm Author to Tweet Short Story

140-character limit 'like haiku,' Moody finds

(Newser) - Starting tomorrow, Rick Moody, author of The Ice Storm, will release a short story told over 153 tweets—one an hour for 3 days. The Wall Street Journal asked Moody what's exciting about using Twitter for literature:
  • After his wife opened an account for him: "I started quickly to
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Pulp Fiction Writer 'Tweets' Prison Horrors

Gritty details of strip searches, drug use linked to Roger Avary

(Newser) - Pulp Fiction screenwriter Roger Avary has lost his freedom but apparently not his ability to use Twitter. A Twitter accout— @AVARY —appears to be the work of Avary, who is serving a year for vehicular manslaughter. "My friend @AVARY is tweeting from the inside," sci-fi writer Neil...

Twitter = Crack, and Other Web Equivalents
 Twitter = Crack, and 
 Other Web Equivalents 
WHAT'S YOUR VICE?
Nov 22, 2009 1:28 PM CST

Twitter = Crack, and Other Web Equivalents

YouTube is like shots of tequila; Gmail is caffeine

(Newser) - We all have our favorite Internet time-wasters; now, Patrick Moberg gives us their equivalents in real-world vices:
  • Twitter is crack cocaine: “f---ing ANYONE is your friend. Yuppies do it on their iPhone. Cheap. Short. Fruitless.”
  • Tumblr is a bottle of wine: “A quiet night in with a
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Twitter Founder: Murdoch Will 'Fail Fast'

Biz Stone thinks plan to put up online paywalls is folly

(Newser) - Biz Stone says he’d “love to see what happens” if Rupert Murdoch really yanks his newspapers from Google, predicting that he’ll “fail fast.” The Twitter co-founder thinks News Corp would be better off trying “to make a ton of money from being radically open...

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