laughingsquid: twitter feed from SF Olypmpic Torch protests

San Francisco torch relay route shortened

315 PST:No major incidents have been reported. The route was changed and shortened, and some minor skirmishes in the crowd have been reported."The torch was lit about 25 minutes behind schedule, then the runners...

Pranks cannot resist the brilliance of Olympic sacred fire

The headline for this story is unchanged from its original wording on the People's Daily.  Aside from the headline, here are my favorite parts of this spectacular piece of propaganda."With the blessing of the...

Is twitter a serious business tool or just a complete waste of time?

Like many people reading this item, I first came across Twitter when reading a story about web 2.0 and the "Facebook phenomenon". Twitter is normally mentioned in the same sentence as these other websites - but is it...