The 4th of July only for those that can tweet.

By, Uwe Paschen. The forgotten people by Tweeter on the fourth of July may be fund in Niger. Wile the USA celebrates ideals such as Liberty and Freedom as well as Equality and Justice, most of the World Citizen...

Twitter and Google's New Offspring: Twoogle

Its official. Twitter and Google have mated. The new offspring - Twoogle - was launched today by Browsys to the joy of twitter addicts everywhere. Twoogle is a search engine where you can search Google and Twitter side-by-side. What's more, with the click of a button at the...

Britney Spears Twitter Death Hoax: The Singer Not Dead

It is reported that several Twitter accounts of top-class celebrities were hacked today, posting fake death announcements. The Twitter account of Britney Spears was hacked today, along with the accounts of Ellen DeGeneres and Diddy. All hacked accounts posted fake...

Tom Cruise to Jeff Goldblum, Kauri Cliffs NZ Celebrity Death Hoax

If I were a celeb I'd be staying far away from the Kauri Cliffs in New Zealand... it is a (hoax) death trap for stars.  Shortly after news broke of two high profile celebrity deaths, Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson, a lone tweet from a third, very living celebrity,...

Malware spread through Guy Kawasaki's Twitter account

Malware was spread through Guy Kawasaki's Twitter account when a link in his Twitter feed, purported to lead to a sex tape featuring Gossip Girl actress Leighton Meester. At first, Kawasaki denied reports that his Twitter account had been hacked. " Noted industry figure Guy...

Jackson's death first spread online and not from TV news anchor

News of Michael Jackson's death  first came from the internet and not from TV news anchor. TMZ.com was the first website to release the news of the 50 year-old pop star's death. But it was only after the more established news organisations confirmed the singer's death...

140 Characters Conference: Jeff Pulver & Co. Talk About Twitter

The 140 Characters Conference is both A) real, and B) taking place in New York as we speak. Great. A conference where people tweet about talking about tweeting about talking about tweeting. I'd rather snack on a...

Top 10 Twitterers: They Probably Don't Follow You

The Daily Telegraph has published its list of top ten international Twitterers. They arrived at their results by... uh... not sure, really. There's a donkey in there, so judge for yourself, gentle reader, the merits...

Tremors: Finding the Tweetiest Places

Want to separate the tweets from the twits? A mobile app company called Rummble (what's with all the extraneous letters, guys and gals?) is testing a Twitter service called Tremors, which filters Twitter activity about venues like bars, restaurants and hotels to find the...

Lindsay Lohan Tweet Brings Club Ban Threat

A catty tweet from Lindsay Lohan's Twitter account has landed the star in hot water at Avenue, a hot New York club. (This is the second recent Lohan tweet to do so)The tweet, which asked "where's jb cheater?", apparently referencing Justin Timberlake running around behind...

List of Fake Iran Election Accounts on Twitter

Pro-democracy activists dedicated to promoting change and raising awareness online about the disputed Iran Elections are facing an overwhelming onslaught of information through social media sites like...

Kevin Love Twitter Message Announces Kevin McHale Firing As Coach

Minnesota Timberwolves forward accidentally broke the story that his head coach Kevin McHale has been fired. Love wrote the following on his Twitter page: "Today is a sad day...Kevin McHale will NOT be back as head...

Twitter Invite Email Worm: Invitation Card.zip

If you get an email that claims to be a Twitter invite, and comes with an attachment called Invitation Card.zip (or anything similar), please, oh please do not open the attachment. It's a worm. Don't get pwned....

Lindsay Lohan Twitter Picture: Topless Photo Posted to TwitPic

Lindsay Lohan, who is known for being a bit of a disaster lately, posted a topless photo of herself using TwitPic on her Twitter page, but the media seems baffled as to why. The picture is quite old, and was taken...

Iran Elections Cyberwar Guide: Tips for Digital Resistance

Recent events developing from the Iran elections have shown a stark disconnect between the mainstream media and online social media in events coverage and where people are now turning to for their news. "The...

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