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Hackers Break Into Associated Press Twitter Account, Post Tweet About White House Explosions

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:04:07 +0000

Hackers broke into the Associated Press Twitter account on Tuesday and posted a tweet claiming two explosions had rocked the White House, injuring the president. The AP responded to the incident by suspending its account and saying it was trying to fix the problem. The tweet has since been taken down. This is the latest [...]

Justin Bieber Really May Not Be the King of Twitter After All

Amy Sciarretto — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:04:54 +0000

A social media report that sounds like it could have been crafted by little monsters claims that Justin Bieber really isn't the King of Twitter after all. While the signer generated more Twitter interest than the Grammys and broke the Internet trying to stage a live chat, Socialbakers claims Lady Gaga still rules the Twitter roost because less of her followers are fake.

Drake Bell Engages in Twitter War With Beliebers

Amy Sciarretto — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:12:55 +0000

Hey, he started it! Drake Bell engaged in a Twitter war with Beliebers, riling them up by insulting Justin Bieber, tweeting photos of him being attended to by a makeup artist and comparing him to Miley Cyrus.

Twitter Split on Lindsay Lohan Trial

Emerald Catron — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:04:56 +0000

Lindsay Lohan managed to show up to court almost an hour late this morning, after taking an overnight flight on a private jet sponsored by an energy drink from New York to LA. She got glitter-bombed on the way in, so at least she's looking fabulous.

Kelly Clarkson, Lady Gaga, Mr. T + More in Celebrity Tweets of the Week

Kathy Landin — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:32:24 +0000

In our Celebrity Tweets of the Week, Kelly Clarkson and Clive Davis had a little dust up, Lady Gaga had a message for her Little Monsters before she had surgery, Don Cheadle wants to be Sarah Silverman’s hero, Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks looked utterly adorable together on their first Oscars date -- and a whole lot more.

Hackers Make Burger King Twitter Praise McDonald's

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:00:46 +0000

Things got weird in the burger wars yesterday when hackers broke into the Burger King Twitter page and started firing off pro-McDonald’s tweets. Under the handle McDonalds@BurgerKing, the hackers posted messages which said Burger King had been sold to McDonald’s, accused Burger King employees of on-the-job drug use and posted links to popular hip hop [...]

Alec Baldwin Provides Proof He Isn't a Racist and Then Bids Farewell to Twitter

Jessica Sager — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:58:35 +0000

Remember how Alec Baldwin used a bunch of racial slurs against a New York Post photographer and threatened to choke one of their reporters to death?

Neither does he -- because apparently it never happened.

More People Tweeted About Justin Bieber Than the 2013 Grammys

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:31:26 +0000

Host LL Cool J was imploring viewers to tweet about the 2013 Grammys on Sunday night (Feb. 10) while on some exotic island with a poor quality web connection, Justin Bieber was rubbing his hands together and staging a takeover. It was a David vs. Goliath social media battle, with The Biebs emerging as the clear victor, since he had exponentially more people tweeting about him.

Super Bowl 2013 Blackout Prompts Twitter Outrage, Awesome Oreo Response

Emerald Catron — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 02:40:03 +0000

What? No lights? A power surge caused a blackout at Super Bowl 2013, which gave people on Twitter plenty of opportunity to move on from Beyonce’s half-time performance. Everyone shifted gears and focused their bit-writing abilities on the fact that they game is delayed. With the above picture, Oreo really rose to the occasion, but [...]

Twitter Reacts as Lance Armstrong Confesses at the Altar of Oprah

Shauna Wright — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 05:20:46 +0000

It didn't take long after Lance Armstrong told Oprah those words everyone had been waiting years to hear -- yes, he doped during his illustrious cycling career -- before Twitter lit up with reactions.

When we weren't taking shots or playing bingo, we complied some of the better tweets we saw.

The Best Celebrity Twitter Feuds of 2012

Cassandra Rose — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 13:00:45 +0000

Twitter has been giving celebrities a platform to air their opinions and what they ate for breakfast since 2006, and boy have they. It's also given them a place to interact with other celebs and share their grievances with one another.

This of course has inevitably led to a new form of communication: The Twitter slapfight, in which stars duel over the internet in 140 characters or less (often to the amusement of millions of onlookers).

Westboro Baptist Church Twitter Account Hacked By Anonymous

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 23:30:51 +0000

Just when you thought the Westboro Baptist church couldn’t get any lower, they did. The radical group, which has gained notoriety for protesting military funerals and blaming the deaths on America’s acceptance of homosexuality, announced that they would picket a vigil that is being held this week for victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting. In response, the hacktivist group [...]

Adolescents with Questionable Taste Make Justin Bieber This Year's Most Tweeted-About Celeb

Cassandra Rose — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 04:00:33 +0000

He may not have been nominated for any Grammys or topped this year's Google searches, but at least tween sensation Justin Bieber won where it really counts: on Twitter. But since at least half those tweets were probably mocking him or lamenting his breakup with Selena Gomez, we're not entirely sure that's much of a win after all.

Can the Pope Conquer Lady Gaga's Twitter Following?

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:00:43 +0000

Lady Gaga and the Pope aka Benedict XVI are going head to head… again! This time, the social media realm, not issues of faith and politics, is the battlefield. Gaga has taken the Pope to task before over his views on gay marriage. Now, the two may square off in the social media realm. The [...]

Chris Brown Posts His First Tweet

Nadine Cheung — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 21:00:44 +0000

Chris Brown recently took his Twitter down after a harsh online feud with comedian Jenny Johnson, but now his account has been reactivated and features one solitary tweet (so far). The short message simply reads “#CarpeDiem,” a hashtag promoting his current tour of the same name. The tweet was sent on Monday, Dec. 3, one day [...]

Chris Brown Posts Boastful, Smoky Photo With Rihanna, Returns to Twitter

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 01:30:34 +0000

The folks at Instagram must love Chris Brown and Rihanna for all the publicity they generate for the photo service. The duo keeps posting lots and lots of photos that seem to confirm what we already know but they refuse to acknowledge: that they are a couple. Oh, this again?

Hallelujah! Pope Benedict Joins Twitter

Donald Deane — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:30:28 +0000

Pope Benedict XVI may be the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church with a tradition dating back more than 2,000 years, but that doesn't mean he's not up on the latest technology. In fact, the Vatican recently revealed the pope's Twitter handle and said that he'll start tweeting to followers on Dec. 12.

Chris Brown Deletes Twitter Account After Fight With Writer

Amy Sciarretto — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:30:11 +0000

The Twitterverse is a man down. Prolific tweeter Chris Brown, who engages in plenty of wars of words in the space of 140-characters, has deleted his account after a particularly nasty exchange with writer Jenny Johnson.

Chris Brown Goes on Another Twitter Rant

Jessica Sager — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 03:31:44 +0000

Chris Brown came under fire on Twitter for his 2009 assault on Rihanna. It’s 2012. Apparently a certain writer just got the memo about the infamous pre-Grammy bustup and picked a fight with the notoriously temperamental tweeter. Breezy’s Twitter feud was with writer Jenny Johnson, who basically trolled him — but he was foolish and [...]

Teen Fakes Abduction on Twitter, Then Runs Away

Leslie Reynolds — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:21:28 +0000

"Life's a game, you can either play it or sit on the sidelines." This is the quote 16 year old Kara Alongi has broadcast on her Twitter. On Sunday, Alongi stuck to that and started her own game: it's called "Tweeting Wolf." Alongi used hers to tweet a supposed break in and abduction from her home, sending social media into a frenzy. It turns out she was just playing a cruel joke on Twitter users everywhere.