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Conan O’Brien joins Twitter, snags 200K followers within hours

becker — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:26:44 +0000

Jay Leno may have the Tonight Show but Conan O’Brien has captured the Twitter crown.

O’Brien set up his now authenticated Twitter account yesterday and nabbed 200,000 followers within hours, dwarfing Leno’s following of around 30,000, the Los Angeles Times reports. “To... read more

Williams Shatner staring on TV pilot based on Shit My Dad Says

becker — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:56:08 +0000

Twitter sensation Shit My Dad Says is becoming a TV pilot with William Shatner set to play the larger-than-life dad at the center of it.

The casting of Shatner lifts the contingency on CBS’ multicamera family comedy project based on the Twitter account, which has enlisted more than 1.16... read more

“Don’t just shorten your URL, make it suspicious and frightening

Lisa — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:46:13 +0000

Most of us wouldn’t hesitate to visit a shortened URL link on Twitter or Google these days–but how about http://5z8.info/add-worm_u0m8n_killgays? Come on, click it. It’s safe, we promise. It’s just the latest creation of ShadyURL, or as we like to call it http://5z8.info/kill... read more

Phishing attack hits Twitter: Change your password

Lisa — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:30:40 +0000

If you’re on Twitter, it may be a good idea to change your password today.

The site on Tuesday appeared to have been hit by a phishing attack that could be used to steal a user’s sensitive log-in information, according to blogs and news reports.

Twitter said it reset some u... read more

The 3 Facebook Settings Every User Should Check Now

Lisa — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:30:56 +0000

In December, Facebook made a series of bold and controversial changes regarding the nature of its users’ privacy on the social networking site. The company once known for protecting privacy to the point of exclusivity (it began its days as a network for college kids only – no one else ev... read more

Bill Gates joins Twitter

becker — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:28:26 +0000

Bill Gates joined Twitter yesterday, and within his first eight hours on the microblogging site, he gained 100,000 followers.

Mashable calculated that to be about 12,500 followers per hour, or 208 per minute, making him about as popular as Oprah when she first joined.

As of 8:15am, he ... read more

Man’s airport-blowing twitter joke not funny for feds

becker — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:02:06 +0000

A British traveler miffed when snow scuttled his vacation plans was busted after joking to pals on Twitter that he was going to “blow the airport sky high.”

Paul Chambers, 26, was arrested under the Terrorism Act and interrogated for 7 hours last week. He was finally released on b... read more

Twitter Argument Leads to Alleged Murder

Lisa — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:42:48 +0000

A Twitter argument allegedly resulted in murder last month, and New York police may subpoena Tweets as evidence in the case, according to a newspaper report.

Jameg Blake, 22, is accused of fatally shooting Kwame Dancy (pictured), also 22, in a shotgun blast to the neck – he pleaded not ... read more

Virtual ‘Suicide Machine’ Erases Your Online Life

Lisa — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:28:02 +0000

A new site promises to set people free from the chains of social networking, and Facebook is not amused. The site, Web 2.0 Suicide Machine, is designed to permanently remove people’s accounts from Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and LinkedIn... read more

Peaches Geldof sorry for Miley-Cyrus-is-dead tweet

becker — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:54:58 +0000

The UK’s answer to Paris Hilton, Peaches Geldof, has apologized for posting a Tweet claiming Miley Cyrus died.

In the post on the socialite networking site Monday — which has been deleted — said she’d received a text from a pal informing her that the Hannah Montana actress had passed ... read more