Bin Laden tweeter Sohaib Ather looks back on raid
Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:48:51 -0700

Pakistani information technology consultant Sohaib Ather shot to unexpected fame when he unknowingly tweeted details of the US raid in which Osama Bin Laden was killed. His posts from Abbottabad in the early hours of 2 May 2011 attracted 8000 ...

Eminem Interviews Yelawolf About 'Radioactive' On Twitter
Tue, 22 Nov 2011 07:29:01 -0800

By Nadeska Alexis Eminem isn't much of a tweeter (say, in the way that Wale is a tweeter ) but he pulled a pretty good move on Monday (November 21) to give his Shady Records artist Yelawolf some love. To celebrate Yela's studio debut Radioactive hitting ...

Amnesty gains Stephen Fry's support for hand-written letters
Tue, 29 Nov 2011 04:27:20 -0800

Amnesty International's new Write for Rights campaign, which calls for thousands to write a hand-written letter on behalf of one of its causes, has gained support from prolific tweeter Stephen Fry. "I love texting, tweeting, blogging and emailing as ...

2011 Taste of Country Awards: Best Artist to Follow on Twitter
Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:05:54 -0800

@blakeshelton: Shelton is probably country music's most famous tweeter , but his often inebriated posts sometimes turn people off. Occasionally he's can be offensive to some, but the nearly 800K followers that have stuck with him through the good and ...

Gay Couple: United Airlines Manager Called Us 'Faggots'
Mon, 28 Nov 2011 04:53:23 -0800

My personal pet peeve, but basically I view with suspicion any non-celebrity with a personal Tweeter account. They either love drama or invite drama to justify their OCD. The first few comments -very condescending and ignorant. The person involved does ...

"Improved" Super 8 competition falters under Schembri's hand
Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:10:59 -0800

Photo: Petr Kratochvil In a late-breaking news item that has shocked the civilised world, Age film critic/writer/commentator/blogger/ tweeter /procrastinator Jim Schembri has actually done what he said he was going to do by judging the Cine Topia Super 8 ...

Nation Digest: 6th earthquake in 4 days recorded in Oklahoma; teen tweeter won ...
Sun, 27 Nov 2011 21:14:36 -0800

As part of a technology change, commenting will not be available on some articles for a number of months. Read more about the change here. sparks another small earthquake has been reported in Oklahoma, the sixth in the state in four days. ...

The top 50 media users of Twitter: who is the most influential?
Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:36:53 -0800

A study looking at the top 50 media users of Twitter ranks Neal Mann of Sky News as top tweeter . Who else makes the list? MPs should be able to use Twitter in the Commons with 'decorum', a committee has recommended. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA Neal ...

Rafinha Bastos: Rio comic named Web's top tweeter
Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:45:58 -0800

By Marcelo Cajueiro Named Twitter's most influential tweeter by indie research group Twitalyzer earlier this year, Brazilian standup comedy pioneer and TV personality Rafinha Bastos boasts 3.5 million followers. Though suspended from "The Daily ...

Symphony is tweet music to their ears
Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:24:06 -0800

"Tweeting the CSO's performance was like attending a members-only social event in the midst of a traditionally formal setting," said tweeter Jennifer Nissenbaum, 35, of Dayton. "I could communicate openly about my reactions to the music, musicians, ...

Celebrity tweeter is more bad luck for Qantas
Sun, 06 Nov 2011 10:01:21 -0800

By Georgina Prodhan LONDON (Reuters) - To have prolific British celebrity tweeter Stephen Fry on board a flight grounded by an engine fault less than a week after a labour dispute-related complete shutdown of services has to count as bad luck for an ...

@Sorority Problem: How this Delightfully Snarky Tweeter Turned into a Best ...
Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:43:05 -0800

The anonymous tweeter speaks to college-aged students and twenty-somethings who party too hard, sleep too late, watch too much reality TV, and swear by their smartphones. She tweets about everything from her hangovers, her relationship woes, ...

Australians are what we tweeter , study shows
Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:06:56 -0800

Adelaideans are the most affectionate tweeters , Hobart sends the most tweets per capita and Brisbane takes out the silver medal when it comes to profanity, after Sydney. Dr Suresh Sood of UTS said Canberra seemed to be out of sync with other capital ...

Herman Cain's New Accuser, Barney Frank Will Retire, Brownback Apologizes to ...
Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:35:16 -0800

Those nine have a combined 88 terms between then, totaling a 176 years of service to the United States House of Representatives, according to John Parkinson and Elizabeth Hartfield. Brownback Apologizes to Teen Tweeter A Kansas ...

Teen tweeter vs. Brownback: Social media have power, she says
Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:51:20 -0800

For Emma Sullivan, the teenager whose tweet about Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback roiled the blogosphere and got the attention of folks in the state capital, the lesson is that social media have power. Sullivan sparked a furor when she tweeted that Brownback ...

Sam Brownback tweeter : Im being bullied
Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:55:14 -0800

Emma Sullivan, the student who received national attention for writing a disparaging tweet about Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, told politico that she is being bullied by other students at her school because of the incident. It is just bullying, ...

120W Tilt-Back Bass Combo
Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:15:41 -0800

EBS say that the Session amp's character is based on the EBS Classic 450 head scaled down to fit this mid sized bass combo perfectly and tailored to match the physics of the cabinet and the carefully selected speaker and tweeter . ...

Exporting holiday cheer to our troops
Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:23:04 -0800

Connie Igo (center) helps Gayle Ricker (from left), Fran Phillips, Thelma Earle and Betty Tweeter , all of Douglas, get cards ready to send to troops serving abroad as part of Operation Christmas Card. Posted: Wednesday, November 23, ...

Will the real @hogan howe stand up?
Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:08:48 -0800

Speculation is rife as to the identity of the spoof tweeter @hoganhowe. Tweeting since October 2h the "commissioner of the Metropolis" - 'not really', has attracted 427 followers including - for some reason - the acting head of Scotland Yard's ...

Tweeter of the Week: @DJCSeattle
Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:11:32 -0800

If you're even remotely interested in what's opening, closing, or happening in Seattle, it's wise to immediately begin following the Daily Journal of Commerce's Twitter account. It's as simple as that. While their actual daily journal can be a ...