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Conservatives Out-Tweet Liberals

Early-adopting GOP Twitterati more organized, numerous

Aug 24, 09 12:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - You might assume that Twitter, like most things having to do with the Internet, is dominated by liberals and “netroots” activists. But you’d be wrong, according to Johanna Neuman of the Los Angeles Times. John McCain hit the million-follower mark weeks before the White House did, and... More »

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John McCain • social networking • White House • netroots • liberal • Sarah Palin • Twitter • conservatives • Obama administration • social media • TopProg.org • Top Conservatives on Twitter


 Obama Says 
 'Wee-Weed'; 
 Press Goes Nuts 

Phrase now has own Web site, Twitter handle

Aug 21, 09 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Around this time every year, “everybody in Washington gets all wee-weed up,” President Obama said yesterday—and immediately, the media was aflutter, Politico reports. “WTF does wee-weed up mean and how do you spell it?” wondered a reporter for the Hill. Soon after, the jokes started rolling... More »

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media • Internet • press • Washington, DC • Twitter • President Obama

(Newser) - When Twitter founder Biz Stone said last month the company was trying to trademark the word “tweet,” the internet flew into a tizzy, worried that the word would be closed off to independent developers. But they needn’t have worried, writes blogger Sam Johnston. Stone neglected to mention... More »

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(Newser) - Irate Twitterers appear to have forced General Motors to scrap a proposed Buick plug-in hybrid based on the Saturn Vue, Jalopnik reports. “VUE, with a touch of Buick,” tweeted one hater. “I dub thee the Vue-ick.” GM cited “the overwhelmingly negative response to this vehicle”... More »

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social networking • Internet • Saturn • car shows • Twitter • Buick • Jay-ZTV • VUE

(AP) - Lance Armstrong brought Scottish traffic to a standstill today after more than 200 cyclists answered his Twitter invitation for a casual bike ride. The seven-time Tour de France winner issued the invitation while in Glasgow to watch Irish rockers U2 perform tonight. "Hey Glasgow, Scotland! I'm coming your way,... More »

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social networking • Scotland • cycling • Glasgow • Lance Armstrong • bicycle • Twitter • rides • Jay-ZTV • invitation

Web Apps
Keep Tabs on National Mood

They troll mountains of online data seeking economic indicators

Aug 18, 09 11:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Web-based tools have become increasingly adept at measuring a critical economic indicator: the nation’s mood. Whereas old indicators were based on surveys, these applications sift through mountains of online data, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. TweetFeel, for example, looks for select words and emoticons on Twitter. Other systems do... More »

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Google • Internet • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • consumer confidence • emotion • Twitter • Jay-ZTV • collective emotion • Google Trends • Google Insights for Search • flu season • TweetFeel • Emotionr.com

ANALYSIS

With FriendFeed, Facebook Aims to Rule Social Media

FriendFeed buy is bid to consolidate Internet

Aug 16, 09 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Facebook’s $47.5 million purchase of FriendFeed is about more than competing with Twitter in real-time search, Chadwick Matlin argues for the Washington Post. Facebook could use FriendFeed and Facebook Connect to become a “social media aggregator”—a hub for all content its users create and peruse... More »

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social networking • Facebook • web portal • FriendFeed • Twitter • aggregator • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - Last Thursday, the Twitterverse flickered and temporarily went blank. And a writer sat there, staring. “It was funny, in a kind of pathetic, soul-crushing way,” Laurel Snyder writes on Salon. “I stared at the blank screen, hitting refresh over and over.” Her withdrawal worsened as she... More »

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social networking • Internet • parenting • family • addiction • Twitter

INTERVIEW

 Dude, Ashton's 
 Actually a 'Genius' 

Mr. Demi Moore has reinvented himself and saved his career

Aug 15, 09 4:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Is Ashton Kutcher punking all of America? The former Abercrombie model—whose surfer dude shtick climaxed in the slacker classic Dude, Where’s My Car?—runs his own production company, boasts the largest following on Twitter, and speaks eloquently about genetics. “He’s a guy’s answer to celeb... More »

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reality TV • Hollywood • Ashton Kutcher • Demi Moore • Twitter • Jay-ZTV

 Senators Tweet It Out 
 Over 'Death Panels' 

Specter accuses Grassley of spreading false info

Aug 14, 09 4:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Arlen Specter and Chuck Grassley engaged in a very 21st-century sniping match today, ABC's Jake Tapper reports. The 79-year-old Pennsylvania Democrat took to Twitter to accuse the 75-year-old Iowa Republican of spreading "myths about health care reform and imaginary ‘death panels.' " He was referring to comments... More »

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health care • social networking • Iowa • Senate • Arlen Specter • Pennsylvania • Charles Grassley • health care reform • medical care • Twitter • death panel

 Palin Resurfaces on Twitter 


Aug 14, 09 2:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin has changed her Twitter handle to the more civilian-sounding "SarahPalinUSA" now that her old username, AKGovSarahPalin, is defunct, CNN reports. The move sparked speculation that the she may yet tweet again. The former Alaska governor has not tweeted since she resigned, preferring Facebook for her communiqués.... More »

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social networking • Alaska • politics • Facebook • resignation • governor • Sarah Palin • Twitter

Brown Answers US Health Attack on Twitter

PM, wife hit back at Republicans bashing UK's health service

Aug 14, 09 6:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - When a few Republicans called Britain's National Health Service "evil" and "Orwellian," the UK's Twitter users erupted. The hashtag #welovetheNHS has been trending for days now, at one point crashing the site. Yesterday the campaign got a high-profile supporter: Gordon Brown, who tweeted: "NHS often makes... More »

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Gordon Brown • National Health Service • health care reform • Twitter • Sarah Brown • hash tags

(Newser) - Critics who say Twitter just consists of one pointless Tweet after another are only 40% right, a new study finds. Marketing firm Pear Analytics sampled 2,000 Tweets over a 10-day period for their analysis, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Here's how the numbers break down:
  • 40.55% of
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social networking • Internet • Twitter • tweet

(Newser) - Facebook is testing a stripped-down version called “Facebook Lite” that loads faster but has limited functionality, TechCrunch reports. The beta was mistakenly revealed to a larger-than-intended set of users; some who did see it noticed a similarity to Twitter and Facebook's recently acquired FriendFeed. The social networking site says... More »

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social networking • Internet • Facebook • FriendFeed • Twitter • beta testing




 Twitter Founder's 
 Wife Tweets Birth 

Updates on water breaking, contractions

Aug 11, 09 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Her husband co-founded Twitter; now, she’s using the service to update the world on the birth of her baby, the BBC reports. “Dear Twitter, My water broke. It wasn't like Charlotte in Sex and the City,” Sara Williams wrote yesterday. She has updated with tweets about her... More »

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pregnancy • birth • Twitter • Evan Williams

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Mel's Babymama: Don't Judge! 

Plus, Angie: hot or too skinny? It's anyone's guess.

Aug 11, 09 11:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Oksana Grigorieva may be carrying Mel Gibson’s love child, but she wants “to be judged by my art, by my music,” she tells Reuters in her first interview. “How can I be judged for falling in love? We live in the same city. I don’t... More »

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entertainment • Angelina Jolie • American Idol • Brad Pitt • Japan • Simon Cowell • celebrity • Arrested Development • Beyonce • Mel Gibson • Jessica Simpson • love child • earthquake • Twitter • Will Arnett • Oksana Grigorieva

Facebook Buys Rival FriendFeed for $50M

Purchase sets up battle with Twitter for real-time search market

Aug 11, 09 7:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Facebook is buying fellow social networking site FriendFeed for nearly $50 million, the Wall Street Journal reports. Friendfeed, a 12-employee outfit founded by former Google engineers, allowed users to share information across multiple social media services but never took off beyond a core techie user base. The purchase may help... More »

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technology • social networking • mergers and acquisitions • Facebook • Internet startups • FriendFeed • Twitter • technology companies • Jay-ZTV • social media

 Sometimes, 
 Celeb Tweets 
 Bring Real News 

But not usually.

Aug 10, 09 11:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Surprise! Celebrities do, occasionally, use Twitter to break actual news. Don’t believe it? USA Today lists some examples:
  • Paula Abdul: Bid adieu to American Idol before an official statement was released.
  • Ryan Seacrest: Told the world Ben Silverman was out at NBC before
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entertainment • American Idol • Ben Silverman • Jane Fonda • celebrity • Ivanka Trump • Lance Armstrong • Elizabeth Taylor • Kimora Lee Simmons • Ryan Seacrest • Twitter • Paula Abdul

 Families' Mornings 
 Start with Tech Check 

Families boot up computers, phones on waking

Aug 10, 09 9:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - When it comes to morning routines, the modern family has a new set of priorities, many of which require a screen, the New York Times reports. “It used to be you woke up, went to the bathroom, maybe brushed your teeth, and picked up the newspaper,” says an... More »

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technology • social networking • Internet • sleep • parenting • iPhone • Facebook • BlackBerry • family • text messaging addiction • text message • laptop • texting • Twitter • women's issues • routine

(Newser) - England’s world-famous Royal Opera House is getting with the times by launching the world’s first Twitter libretto, the Independent reports. Participants send lyrical tweets to @youropera, which will be set to familiar and original opera music in The Twitter Opera next month. Some critics worry it cheapens the... More »

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entertainment • England • opera • Royal Opera House • Twitter

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