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Even robbery doesn't stop microblogging fanatics from self-promotion

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 2, 2009 11:31 AM CDT

(Newser) – Going on vacation? Post a 140-character update on Twitter and you can tell all your friends—plus burglars who now know you're not at home. One prolific Twitterer returned home to Phoenix to find his house broken into, and rather proudly insisted that the criminals... Read full story »

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