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Twitter Squad Foils Carjacking
 Twitter Squad Foils Carjacking 
Apr 10, 2012 1:00 AM CDT

Twitter Squad Foils Carjacking

Tweeters track cell phone of driver shut in trunk

(Newser) - An army of helpful tweeters helped save the day when a hapless car owner nearly lost his vehicle—and his life—to a pair of carjackers in South Africa. The armed thugs forced the driver into the trunk of his Volkswagen Golf. Luckily, they didn't take his cell phone,...

Chuck Grassley in Brouhaha Over Calling Obama 'Stupid'

Republican upset over president's Supreme Court comments

(Newser) - Sen. Charles Grassley is in hot water today after a tweet Saturday in which the Iowa Republican called President Obama stupid. "Constituents askd why i am not outraged at PresO attack on supreme court independence. Bcause Am ppl r not stupid as this x prof of con law,"...

Former Mexico Prez Dead at 77
 Former Mexico Prez Dead at 77 
Apr 1, 2012 11:09 AM CDT

Former Mexico Prez Dead at 77

Miguel de la Madrid led country through economic crises, earthquake of '80s

(Newser) - President Felipe Calderon says on his Twitter account that former President Miguel de la Madrid has died at age 77. A spokeswoman for Calderon's office speaking on condition of anonymity because she was not authorized to speak to the press confirmed today that the message was posted by Calderon....

Spike Lee: Sorry I Tweeted Wrong Zimmerman Address

After director's retweet, David and Elaine McClain had to move out

(Newser) - Spike Lee apologized last night for a pretty major "oops": retweeting an address that he thought was the address of Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman, but which was actually the address of a Florida couple with no connection to the case. David and Elaine McClain had to leave their...

&#39;Unfollow Bug&#39; Hits Twitter
 'Unfollow Bug' Hits Twitter 
Mar 29, 2012 12:29 AM CDT

'Unfollow Bug' Hits Twitter

Tweeters wonder what they're doing wrong

(Newser) - Tweeters are atwitter about an "unfollow bug" hitting the Twitterverse. Scads of Twitter followers are being unceremoniously dumped from sites without anyone's consent or knowledge. “This is a bug, and our team is working to fix it," said a Twitter spokesman. Twitter is advising people to...

Bieber Prank Saddles 2 Texans With Deluge of Calls

Now they're threatening legal action

(Newser) - Justin Bieber may be a legal adult and soon-to-be-homeowner now, but a prank earlier this month proves he's still a kid at heart—a kid at heart facing some legal action. The pop star tweeted the message, "Call me right now" to his nearly 19 million followers, along...

Principal to Teen: No Porn Star Prom Date

Mike Stone can't bring Megan Piper after all

(Newser) - Mike Stone, who scored a porn star as his date to prom after sending some 600 tweets, has apparently been thwarted by the powers that be. The superintendent of his Minnesota school district told Fox News that Megan Piper cannot attend because doing so would be "inconsistent" with two...

This Year's 140 Best Twitter Feeds

Who you should follow, whether you're into fashion or the news

(Newser) - If you need suggestions for who to follow on Twitter, look no further than Time 's list of this year's 140 best feeds, by Allie Townsend and Amy Lombard:
  • Experts: As a teen, writer and activist Ed Husain was a radical Islamist, and as such, he "provides
...

Thanks to Twitter, Teen Gets Porn Star as Prom Date

Michael Stone, 18, tweeted nearly 600 adult film stars

(Newser) - Michael Stone is nothing if not perseverant: The Minnesota high-schooler had no prom date, so he started tweeting to every porn star he could think of, asking if anyone would accompany him. Almost 600 tweets later, the 18-year-old had two takers: Megan Piper, 19, and Emy Reyes. "I thought...

Limbaugh Sends First Tweet

Rush cites 'army' of supporters wanting to be 'mobilized'

(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh's gone new media. The radio host sent his first tweet today, using the account @Limbaugh , "The Only Genuine Rush Limbaugh Twitter Feed." Amid the advertising exodus following his "slut" comment , his first tweet offered a related article: "Here’s how the opposition astroturfs...

Some Employers, Schools Demand Facebook Logins

Maryland may ban practice

(Newser) - Some employers and colleges have found an ingenious way around Facebook's pesky privacy settings: Simply demand that applicants or students friend you, give you a tour of their account, or even divulge their usernames and passwords. MSNBC reports on a number of places instituting the troubling practices:
  • At Maryland'
...

Breitbart Death Sparks Obama Conspiracy Theories

Some speculate he was killed over video he had of president

(Newser) - Move over, Sheriff Joe Arpaio and fellow birthers. Here come ... the Breitbarters? The untimely death of the conservative blogger has spawned plenty of conspiracy theories on Twitter and elsewhere, the International Business Times finds. Only a few weeks ago, Breitbart announced that he had damaging video from President Obama's...

Glitch Lets Thrilled Chinese Access Facebook, YouTube

Great Firewall cracks, users urge Obama to push for China human rights

(Newser) - An apparent glitch in China's "Great Firewall" this week allowed the country's Internet users to enjoy the rest of the world's favorite websites without having to rely on expensive virtual private networks. Large numbers of Chinese flocked to Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Google+ while the crack...

Jolie Was Really Skinny, Weird at Oscars

What was up with that leg thrust?

(Newser) - TMZ 's typically subtle post-Oscars headline declares: "Angelina Jolie ... Needs a Cheeseburger." The gossip site has a picture of the Academy Awards presenter looking "INCREDIBLY skinny ... too skinny ... alarmingly skinny" last night. Skinnier even, if you can believe it, than she looks in the pictures...

Women More Likely to Unfriend
 Women More 
 Likely to Unfriend 
study says
Feb 25, 2012 11:23 AM CST

Women More Likely to Unfriend

They're also a lot more cautious with their content

(Newser) - Women are the less fair sex when it comes to social networking. Ladies are a little more likely to delete friends on sites like Facebook and Twitter than gentlemen are, and a lot more likely to keep their pages private, reports AFP . A Pew Research Center study found that 67%...

Waffle House Tweets About Whitney? Come On

This corporate Twitter feed takes the cake: Jon Bershad

(Newser) - Waffle House is home to more than wacky crime and weird behavior . It also has an equally weird Twitter feed—that is, if you consider it strange for corporate entities to solicit our opinions on current events, Jon Bershad writes on Mediaite . Waffle House's recent tweets about Whitney Houston...

Top Apps Download Your Whole Address Book

Twitter, Path blamed in privacy controversy

(Newser) - Leading smartphone apps are taking a lot more of our information than we realize. If you use Twitter's "Find Friends" feature, the company receives every phone number and email address in your address book—a fact that Twitter hadn't clarified, the Los Angeles Times reports. The company...

Chris Brown: Suck it, Haters, I Got a Grammy

 Chris Brown: 
 Suck it, Haters, 
 I Got a Grammy 
twitter rant
Feb 15, 2012 10:50 AM CST

Chris Brown: Suck it, Haters, I Got a Grammy

Singer tweets, then deletes, response to controversy

(Newser) - Chris Brown—who really needs to learn to step away from the Twitter—lashed out at his critics in a rant on the social networking site that was predictably and quickly deleted. Brown, apparently upset with all the controversy over his Grammys appearance , tweeted a series of messages yesterday that...

YouTube Star Kate Upton Is Sports Illustrated Bikini Babe

19-year-old shot to cover following 'Dougie' video

(Newser) - Victoria's Secret model and YouTube starlet Kate Upton flashes a wild bikini on this week's cover as Sports Illustrated's much-awaited annual swimsuit babe. Upton, a 19-year-old Floridian, was named the top "rookie" model in last year's Swimsuit Issue by the mag. This time she poses...

Islamists Call for Execution of Young Tweeter

Hamza Kashgari, 23, tweeted that he wants to talk to Mohammed as a 'friend'

(Newser) - Islamists are calling for the execution of a young Saudi Arabian who tweeted last week about the Prophet Mohammed. "I have loved the rebel in you, you’ve always been a source of inspiration to me," Hamza Kashgari, 23, wrote in a tweet addressed to Mohammed. But "...

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