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Jan 28, 2012

Twitter Blackout: Twitter users not to tweet on Saturday, January 28 to protest Twitter censorship

Twitter Blackout: Twitter users not to tweet on Saturday, January 28 to protest Twitter censorship
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A huge number of Twitter users plan to launch a Twitter Blackout on Saturday, January 28, 2012, as a protest to the earlier announcement by Twitter that it would censor tweets on a country-by-country basis. Twitter Blackout symbol Image Credit: CNET As noted at technology news sites on Friday, various tweets in different languages with [...]


Jan 22, 2012

Floyd Mayweather Jr. Rejects 50-50 Split On Pacquiao-Mayweather Fight

Floyd Mayweather Jr. Rejects 50-50 Split On Pacquiao-Mayweather Fight
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. Image Credit: Steve Marcus/Reuters Floyd Mayweather Jr. rejected the 50-50 sharing scheme proposed to him by Manny Pacquiao for a “super fight” in May, several boxing news sites reported on Saturday, January 21, 2012. According to reports, Mayweather told ESPN SportsCenter via email that he is not accepting the 50-50 split for [...]


Dec 9, 2011

New Twitter launched, redesigned version introduces 4 new tabs (Video)

New Twitter launched, redesigned version introduces 4 new tabs (Video)
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A new Twitter was launched on Thursday, December 8, 2011, with the redesigned version and introduced four new tabs, as shown in the demo video below. New Twitter screenshot Image Credit: fly.twitter.com As posted at the official Twitter blog that day, the new design of Twitter is a simplified version so that the microblogging site [...]


Nov 30, 2011

Emma Sullivan, Student, Refused to Apologize for Tweet about Kansas Gov. Brownback, Gained Support from Twitter and Facebook Users

Emma Sullivan, Student, Refused to Apologize for Tweet about Kansas Gov. Brownback, Gained Support from Twitter and Facebook Users
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Emma Sullivan, a high school student from Kansas had refused to apologize for her tweet stating that Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback “sucked.” Many had sympathized with her as evidenced by more than 9,000 Twitter followers who have listed her. This was disclosed by several U.S. news sites, November 28, 2011.


Nov 13, 2011

Pacquiao vs Marquez 3: Fans and celebrities react on Facebook and Twitter

Pacquiao vs Marquez 3: Fans and celebrities react on Facebook and Twitter
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Pacquiao vs Marquez Photo Credit: Chris Farina The Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez 3 fight is over and Pacquiao defeated Marquez in a controversial result. The third Pacquiao vs Marquez bout was really a close fight, and by the time they finished 12 rounds the outcome was still in doubt. Both boxers had incredible exchanges [...]


Oct 6, 2011

Reactions to the Death of Steve Jobs in Twitter and other social network

Reactions to the Death of Steve Jobs in Twitter and other social network
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RIP Steve Jobs ranking on Twitter trends Image Credit: Twitter screenshot Shortly after the announcement of the death of the Apple co-founder, RIP Steve Jobs ranks as number 1 in Twitter. Twitter hashtags #ThankYouSteve, #iSad, #stevejobs were being used at a rate of around 100 tweets per minute, making them as some of the trending [...]


Sep 29, 2011

Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher: Marriage on Rocky Road?

Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher: Marriage on Rocky Road?
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Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher’s marriage has been an object of envy by many, for about six years. Even the tweets of Demi Moore cannot contain how much she is happy with her married life. However, there has been a recent major turn-around about the story of their romance.


Sep 22, 2011

Emily Deschanel gives birth to a baby boy named Henry Hornsby

Emily Deschanel gives birth to a baby boy named Henry Hornsby
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David Hornsby and Emily DeschanelImage Credit: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic Emily Deschanel, an American actress and television producer who plays Dr. Temperance Brennan in Bones, gave birth Wednesday to a baby boy, as announced by several entertainment news sites, September 21, 2011. According to reports, Deschanel’s rep confirmed to PEOPLE that the couple, Emily Deschanel and husband David [...]


Aug 16, 2011

Kate Gosselin Update: TLC decides to cancel “Kate Plus 8”

Kate Gosselin Update: TLC decides to cancel “Kate Plus 8”
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Kate Gosselin and her kids Image Credit: tlc.discovery.com TLC, the network that airs Kate Gosselin and her family, canceled “Kate Plus 8” for the next season, as announced by various international news sites, August 15, 2011. According to reports, TLC issued a statement on Monday that it will not renew the show for another season stating, [...]


Aug 16, 2011

Tara Reid gets married in Greece, tweets updates and correction

Tara Reid gets married in Greece, tweets updates and correction
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Tara Reid Image Credit: Official Twitter page of Tara Reid Tara Reid, the American Pie actress, married new boyfriend Zack Kehayov in Greece on Saturday, as announced by the artist through her personal Twitter account, August 15, 2011. The 35-year-old actress tweeted a series of short updates initially saying, “I just got engaged!” Closely after the [...]