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In Venezuela, Criminals, Police Turn to Facebook

Citizens fear gov. will crack down on social networking

(Newser) - Update your status at your own peril in Venezuela: A pair of university students burglarized their Facebook friends' homes after collecting info on what they owned and when they wouldn't be home. Theft and other crime facilitated by social networking sites are on the rise in Venezuela, and in a...

Stung by Bias Charges, Twitter Will Stop Suggestions

List of people to follow 'will be going away'

(Newser) - A little bird named Biz Stone tells reporters that Twitter’s much-maligned “suggested users” list is getting kicked out of the nest. The feature, which encourages new users to follow a handful of celebrities, has been mired in controversy over the selection process. Republicans, for example, have claimed it...

Obama: I Don't Really Do Twitter

But the president wants the Chinese to be able to

(Newser) - If you’re one of Barack Obama’s 2.6 million Twitter followers, you’ve been suckered—the president says he’s never sent a tweet in his life. In a Q&A session in Shanghai, Obama was asked what he thought of China’s restriction of Twitter. “I...

Current TV: Palin a 'TWILF'
 Current TV: 
 Palin a 'TWILF' 
NEW NICKNAMES
Nov 16, 2009 1:02 PM CST

Current TV: Palin a 'TWILF'

Jury still out, sort of, on what that means

(Newser) - Let the Web 2.0 acronym wars commence! Al Gore’s Current TV took a swipe at multiple conservative leaders and the media in a cartoon video dubbed “Stupid Virus,” but its treatment of Sarah Palin has been singled out. In the video, Palin’s twitter handle is...

Shuttle Launch Comes With Real-World 'Tweetup'
Shuttle Launch Comes With Real-World 'Tweetup'
the final frontier
Nov 15, 2009 3:01 PM CST

Shuttle Launch Comes With Real-World 'Tweetup'

NASA Twitter followers get front-row seats

(Newser) - Final preparations for tomorrow's space shuttle launch include inspecting Atlantis, briefing the six-person crew, and making sure followers of NASA's Twitter feed can see from where they're sitting. The first 100 people to register for the event received 2-day passes that include an in-person look at the launch. "I'm...

Scale Tweets Your Body Fat to the World
 Scale Tweets Your 
 Body Fat to the World 
EMBARRASSING PRODUCTS
Nov 11, 2009 6:06 AM CST

Scale Tweets Your Body Fat to the World

Bathroom gadget automatically twitters weight

(Newser) - Want the world to follow the ups and downs of your body weight in real time? A French company has just the product for you: the WiFi body scale, equipped with a wireless connection to post your weight and body fat to your Web page and iPhone—and to tweet...

'Shit My Dad Says' Heads to TV
 'Shit My 
 Dad Says' 
 Heads to TV 
TWITTER TAKEOVER
Nov 10, 2009 11:21 AM CST

'Shit My Dad Says' Heads to TV

Son's lucrative exploitation also includes book deal

(Newser) - Move over, Al Bundy: A project based @shitmydadsays, the Twitter feed engineered by the son of a cantankerous father, has been picked up by CBS. The creators of Will and Grace are on board as executive producers, with that selfsame transcriber of a son taking writing duties. The microblog’s...

Palin Makes Twitter Comeback
 Palin Makes Twitter Comeback 
A VOID FILLED
Nov 10, 2009 8:42 AM CST

Palin Makes Twitter Comeback

Gov will return to 140-character musings for book tour

(Newser) - Currently unemployed politician Sarah Palin will return to her prolific tweeting career for her upcoming book tour, reports the AP . The erstwhile governor quit both her post and Twitter feed simultaneously earlier this year, but announced on Facebook last night that she'll again provide devoted and scornful followers alike with...

Demi Moore: Call Me Puma, Not Cougar

Actress dishes on Ashton Kutcher, Twitter, and making indie films

(Newser) - Demi Moore is back in the spotlight at 47, thanks as much to her Twitter account as to her film career. She talks to W about upcoming roles in indie films The Joneses and Happy Tears, family life, and more:
  • On her status as a cougar: “I’m certainly
...

Chiefs Cut Larry Johnson Over Slur
 Chiefs Cut 
 Larry Johnson 
 Over Slur 
twitter casualties
Nov 9, 2009 12:09 PM CST

Chiefs Cut Larry Johnson Over Slur

Running back was suspended for insulting coach

(Newser) - The Kansas City Chiefs released Larry Johnson today, following a 2-week suspension for insulting coach Todd Haley. The running back had referred to Haley using gay slurs on his Twitter page, and then repeated the comments to reporters a day later. He leaves the team having rushed for 5,996...

Shatner Reads the Real Levi
 Shatner Reads the Real Levi 
APOLOGIES dept.
Nov 6, 2009 7:29 AM CST

Shatner Reads the Real Levi

Conan O'Brien sorry for fake Tweets, but not too sorry

(Newser) - The Tonight Show got the last laugh on Levi Johnston. The soon-to-be Playgirl model threatened to sue if Conan O’Brien didn’t retract Wednesday’s poetry session, featuring William Shatner dramatically reading Levi’s supposed Tweets. So O'Brien admitted they were actually written by “a clever impostor posing...

Shatner Poeticizes Levi's Tweets
 Shatner 
 Poeticizes 
 Levi's Tweets 
WATCH THE VIDEO
Nov 5, 2009 9:00 AM CST

Shatner Poeticizes Levi's Tweets

William Shatner back on Conan for dramatic reading of Johnston's posts

(Newser) - Only a dramatic reading by William Shatner can give Levi Johnston’s tweets the gravity they truly deserve. Shatner visited The Tonight Show yesterday to poeticize Twitter gems such as, “Maybe I’m a genius and not even know it. Maybe I don’t exist and it only seems...

First Tweet-Only Device Debuts
 First Tweet-Only Device Debuts 
TWITTERLAND
Nov 3, 2009 12:42 PM CST

First Tweet-Only Device Debuts

Interesting idea, but bloggers are skeptical it will catch on

(Newser) - The concept is simple: a device dedicated solely to sending and receiving tweets. TwitterPeek—made by mobile email/text gadget maker Peek—launches today at a cost of $199 with free lifetime service or $99 with a monthly charge of $7.95. Neat, writes Don Reisinger on CNET, but this idea...

@Ford: Give Social Media Some Credit
@Ford: Give Social Media Some Credit
Auto Turnaround
Nov 2, 2009 1:29 PM CST

@Ford: Give Social Media Some Credit

Ford's finally profitable, and coincidentally, it owns the web

(Newser) - You’ve heard all the standard reasons for Ford’s $1 billion third-quarter profit—cost-cutting, layoffs, cash for clunkers, and so forth. Lost in the hubbub is another crucial element: Ford’s social media prowess. The company's social media guru has been extremely successful at drumming up buzz for its...

Twitter Overflows With Malware
 Twitter Overflows With Malware 
Oct 30, 2009 3:35 PM CDT

Twitter Overflows With Malware

One in 500 tweets links to malicious software, experts say

(Newser) - Twitter is the perfect malware delivery system, enabling cybercriminals to lure users with a quick tweet on a hot topic and a shortened URL that hides a shady website’s identity. One in 500 URLs posted on Twitter links to live malware, says Kaspersky international, which make a program that...

100 Defining Moments of the '00s

 100 Defining 
 Moments 
 of the '00s 

pop culture
Oct 30, 2009 12:45 PM CDT

100 Defining Moments of the '00s

The iPod, Guitar Hero, Twitter—and some serious moments, too

(Newser) - From the tragic (World Trade Center attacks, Hurricane Katrina) to the seemingly trivial (Stephen Fry's first Tweet), the Telegraph lists the top 100 defining cultural moments of the decade so far:
  • April 2000: Metallica sues music-sharing service Napster.
  • October 2001: The iPod is released.
  • February 2003: Sacha Baron Cohen hits
...

Guru Twittered About Sweat Lodge Death

But a source close to James Arthur Ray says this is common imagery

(Newser) - James Arthur Ray, who yesterday canceled his upcoming appearances to devote all his "physical and emotional energies" to the fallout from the sweat lodge tragedy, talked a lot about death in the days leading up to the ceremony. His Twitter feed was full of posts that have since been...

5 Twitter Superstars You Don't Know

These unknowns have more followers than Stephen Colbert, Snoop Dogg

(Newser) - Paris Hilton may be famous for being famous, but there are at least five Twitter users with more followers than her—even though most people wouldn’t recognize them on the street. CNN runs down five of the top 200 Twitter users, each with more than 1.2 million followers,...

Microsoft's Bing Teams With Twitter
Microsoft's
Bing Teams
With Twitter
Oct 21, 2009 4:54 PM CDT

Microsoft's Bing Teams With Twitter

It hopes to gain edge over Google in social networking

(Newser) - Microsoft has picked up a new weapon in its Internet search duel with Google—full access to Twitter's communications hotbed. The partnership announced today represents a coup for Microsoft as it tries to spice up its Internet search engine, Bing, in its long-running attempts to lure traffic from Google. A...

Photo Doesn't Make Me a Slut: Meghan McCain
Photo Doesn't Make Me a Slut: Meghan McCain
OPINION
Oct 16, 2009 2:53 PM CDT

Photo Doesn't Make Me a Slut: Meghan McCain

Overreaction part of 'infuriating' double standard on racy pix

(Newser) - Meghan McCain can’t believe the “immediate and nasty overreaction” to her post of a “funny and silly” self-portrait. She admits that posting a photo showing off her cleavage “is not the smartest thing I have ever done. But it’s just not worth the drama it...

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