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'Idiots' Have Driven Me Off Twitter: Reznor

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By Ambreen Ali, Newser User

Posted Jun 11, 2009 3:40 PM CDT

(Newser) – Twitter’s negative users appear to have scared away a celebrity tweeter, Rolling Stone reports. Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor delighted some fans by using his 140 characters to announce collaborations, diss Chris Cornell, and raise money for charity. But the social network is “... Read full story »

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