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TWITTER TAKEOVER

 'Shit My 
 Dad Says' 
 Heads to TV 

Son's lucrative exploitation also includes book deal

Nov 10, 09 11:21 AM CST
(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’... More »

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entertainment • social networking • Internet • sitcom • Twitter • book deal • microblogging • television program • Justin Halpern • Shit My Dad Says TV show

Brit Court Serves
Injunction Via Twitter

Order means days of spoof Twitter accounts may be numbered

Oct 2, 09 2:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britain's High Court has delivered what's believed to be the first-ever injunction served via Twitter. An anonymous Twitter user who created a spoof account called "Blaney's Blarney" using the photo of lawyer and right-wing blogger Donal Blaney has been sent a message via the site telling him to stop... More »

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social networking • blogger • Britain • Twitter • court order • microblogging

UK Court Serves Injunction Over Twitter

Conservative blogger uses tweet to notify impersonator of injunction

Oct 1, 09 3:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a micro-blogging first, the UK’s High Court has ruled that a court order may be served via Tweet. The case concerns an anonymous wag who has been impersonating right-wing blogger Donal Blaney on Twitter, sending out tweets under his name with “mildly objectionable” content, the BBC reports.... More »

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social networking • United Kingdom • blogging • Britain • High Court • Twitter • microblogging

 Hello? I'm 
 Calling 
 From 
 Twitter 

Tweeters can use microblogging service to make phone calls starting today

Sep 17, 09 1:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Twitterers will be able to use the microblogging service to make phone calls beginning today, reports CNET News. A third party system by Jajah will make it possible to call any Twitter account by typing @call@username. The calls, which can be made for free, will be limited to two minutes... More »

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cell phones • Twitter • tweet • microblogging • Jajah • telephone calls

New Twitter Rules 'Leave the Door Open' for Ads

Microblogger makes users' ownership of tweets explicit

Sep 11, 09 12:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Twitter’s new terms of service allow advertising, although the company has not proposed or implemented any yet, the East Bay Business Times reports. "We leave the door open for advertising. We'd like to keep our options open, as we've said before," wrote creative director Biz Stone. The... More »

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advertising • online advertising • banner ads • Twitter • tweet • microblogging • social media

 To Sell or Not to Sell? 




Aug 27, 09 7:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - The founders of Twitter keep insisting it's not for sale, but perhaps they should think again, writes Ben Parr of tech blog Mashable. Only two weeks ago Twitter looked smart for refusing its suitors—but then Facebook made a series of big moves, from buying FriendFeed to launching a speedy... More »

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technology • social networking • mergers and acquisitions • Facebook • Twitter • microblogging • technology companies

OPINION

 Twitter Is Just a Fad 

Social networking site has no long-term viability: Friedman

Jul 29, 09 5:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jon Friedman doesn’t really like Twitter, he writes for MarketWatch. He thinks the 140-character cap keeps Tweets superficial—which is why Ashton Kutcher loves it. It proved useful for Iranian protesters, but for those of us in relatively stable countries, Friedman agrees with blogger Jon Taplin: "Twitter has... More »

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social networking • Internet • Web 2.0 • business models • Twitter • user base • mobile phones • microblogging

Landlord Sues Tenant Over Derogatory Tweet

Chicago firm claims libel after resident posts mold complaint

Jul 28, 09 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Twitter enthusiasts may want to watch what they write—a Chicago landlord has sued a tenant for libel after she posted a Tweet complaining about her apartment, the Tribune reports. “Who said sleeping in a moldy apartment was bad for you? Horizon realty thinks it’s okay,” Amanda... More »

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social networking • Chicago • realty • libel • Internet libel • Twitter • lease • microblogging • Horizon Realty Group • Amanda Bonnen

Got 250 Twitter Followers? Best Buy May Have Opening

It may be the first time social-networking popularity has been a job requirement

Jul 14, 09 2:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - For possibly the first time, an active Twitter following is a job requirement, the Telegraph reports. Best Buy asked that candidates for a senior marketing position at the company’s Minnesota headquarters have at least 250 followers for their Twitter pages. The posting also lists “1 year of active... More »

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social networking • media • marketing • blogging • blog • Best Buy • Twitter • microblogging

Twitter a Delicious Marketing Tool, Restaurants Find

Microblogging website allows for quick communication with customers

Jun 29, 09 3:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Restaurants are finding Twitter a highly useful marketing tool, allowing for direct communication with customers other forms of advertising can’t provide, the Boston Globe reports. Boston’s Tupelo (@tupelo02139), for example, used a Twitter feed to post updates as the restaurant passed inspections, set the décor and decided... More »

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social networking • Internet • marketing • restaurant • Twitter • restaurant industry • microblogging

ANALYSIS

Google Set to
Add Microblog Search

But unlike Twitter's
own search, it will strive for relevance

Jun 15, 09 2:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Evidence suggests that Google will soon introduce a “MicroBlogsearch” feature, indexing and searching Twitter and its imitators, Ars Technica reports. Google-watchers noticed a reference to the new feature hidden in Google’s translation service. Unlike Twitter’s own search, which seeks out any and all tweets containing the search... More »

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Google • search engine • Twitter • microblogging

 To Entice Burglars, 
 Just Tweet About Vacation 



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

Jun 2, 09 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 must have read his microblog,... More »

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social networking • Internet • robbery • burglary • Twitter • microblogging • Israel Hyman

 'Typing Difficxult': 
 Climber Tweets 
 From Everest 

Irish mountaineer expected to summit today

May 19, 09 6:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - He calls it the "highest blog in the world": Gavin Bate, an Irish mountain climber, has been scaling Mount Everest for the past month, sending 140-character updates on his progress via Twitter. Today he's expected to reach the summit, where he'll try to post several sponsored tweets to raise... More »

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Nepal • Himalayas • Mount Everest • Twitter • microblogging

ANALYSIS

 Twitterers Aren't 
 Sticking With It 

High proportion of Twitter quittersi mean 'Oprah effect' is overstated

Apr 29, 09 1:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Twitter's sign-up figures are skyrocketing but the site's reach will remain limited to less than a tenth of online consumers unless it can reduce the proportion of quitters, Neilsen exec David Martin tells AdAge. Over 60% of people who get a Twitter account soon abandon the service, according to Neilsen... More »

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social networking • Oprah Winfrey • Twitter • microblogging

OPINION

No, Kutcher's KO of CNN Is Not a Win for the Little Guy

What Kutcher's win over CNN really means

Apr 27, 09 2:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ashton Kutcher’s Twitter triumph over CNN was a win for the little guy, a new-media David bringing an old-media Goliath to its knees, right? Hardly, Simon Dumenco writes for Advertising Age. Kutcher’s no little guy. He’s a TV/movie star, former model, and reality-TV producer. The contest was... More »

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social networking • CNN • Ashton Kutcher • Twitter • microblogging

Trudeau Mocks Journos
for Overtwittering

Character 'Roland Hedley' has 2,900 followers

Apr 22, 09 4:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cartoonist Garry Trudeau has been lampooning TV journalists for decades in Doonesbury, so it’s natural he would satirize their latest folly: excessive Twittering. Roland Hedley, Trudeau’s fictitious TV journo, has become an avid Twitter user both in print and in the real world, where @Roland_Hedley boasts 2,900... More »

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TV networks • Doonesbury • journalist • Twitter • narcissism • Garry Trudeau • cable news • microblogging • Roland Hedley

 Oprah Tweets, 103K Follow 


Apr 17, 09 11:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Still learning the ropes of microblogging, Oprah Winfrey posted her first tweet this morning, the Chicago Tribune reports. In her first tweet—“HI TWITTERS . THANK YOU FOR A WARM WELCOME. FEELING REALLY 21st CENTURY”—she committed the Twitter faux pas of writing in all caps and using the... More »

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social networking • Oprah Winfrey • fans • Twitter • tweet • microblogging

 NYC Church Twitters 
 Good Friday Ritual 

Trinity Wall Street brings Good Friday online

Apr 10, 09 3:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - A New York church is using Twitter to bring observance of Good Friday into the social-networking age, CNET reports. Trinity Wall Street is posting the Passion, 140-character piece by 140-character piece, from a set of accounts representing the characters in the story. The church already encourages the use of video... More »

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social networking • Christ • podcast • podcasts • Jesus Christ • Good Friday • Twitter • microblogging • Trinity Wall Street

Find a New Job,
140 Characters at a Time

Site can be used for targeted, effective networking

Apr 8, 09 1:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - If you’re unemployed, the right attention on Twitter could land you your next position. Forbes offers pointers on using the micro-blogging site for networking:
  • Make sure your account name contains something about your profession, so your feed shows up when people search associated topics.
  • Search for industry
... More »

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social networking • blogging • blog • job • career • Twitter • career counseling • microblogging

Google Near Deal to Acquire Twitter: Insiders

Two insiders put price well above $250 million

Apr 3, 09 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Google is in the last stages of acquiring Twitter for a price well above the microblogging site's recent $250 million valuation, reports industry blog TechCrunch, citing anonymous sources. Twitter recently rejected a $500 million offer from Facebook—although much of that price was in stock that may be overvalued. A... More »

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social networking • Google • Internet • mergers and acquisitions • acquisition • Twitter • microblogging

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