Five reasons to get Twitter
Twitter is huge, no doubt about it, but for many it seems stupid. “Why
would I want to hear about people’s breakfasts?” they inquire, and so on.
Let me attempt to convince you. 1. Interesting people don’t just tweet
about what they are doing.
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Smartphone Apps, Twitter Help Christians Maintain Lenten Promises
The smartphone applications “40 Days Lent Observance Tracker” and “Count
Your Blessings” help users maintain their Lenten promises, and even Pope
Benedict XVI is using Twitter to remind followers of the reason for the
Lenten season.
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Governor Chris Christie: “People Get Beer Muscles On Twitter”
Today Christie said, “People get beer muscles on Twitter.” The Star-Ledger
reports that Christie explained how his experience as a “board member of a
substance abuse treatment center “had a ‘profound effect’ on him and
informed his sympathetic view of …
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Government Pressures Twitter to Hand Over Keys to Occupy Wall …
Twitter didn ‘t listen. Instead, as it has consistently warned law
enforcement, Twitter notified …
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Chris Brown Backlash Continues: Twitter Feuds With CM Punk & Miranda
Huffington Post
The backlash surrounding Chris Brown’s appearance at the Grammys and
subsequent remarks on Twitter just won’t stop. The lastest contestant to
throw his hat into the “hatin’ on Chris Brown” ring is WWE wrestler CM
Punk, who is now in a “Twitter feud” …
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Brad Keselowski’s truck covered in Twitter handles
by Maria Burns Ortiz Brad Keselowski Racing About 2600 fans’ Twitter
handles are listed on the bed of Brad Keselowski’s NASCAR truck. Sports
fans are used to seeing Twitter handles pretty much everywhere these days
– across jerseys, placed courtside, …
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Santorum surges online, winning friends on Facebook, followers on Twitter
While both Facebook and Twitter don’t have news anchors and/or a bevy of
pundits weighing in on the facts, figures and conjecture around this race,
the data coming from both of these sources is a clear indication of what
mainstream America thinks and, …
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How’s Taste My Tweet Tweet? MMA On Twitter – Lorenzo Fertitta …
Anton Tabuena of BloodyElbow.com gives a rundown of the most interesting
bits from the MMA and UFC twitter world.
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Facebook is for Brands, Twitter is for News, LinkedIn is for High-Tech
Track Social used its proprietary Social Brand Leaderboards to look at the
leading brands by audience on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. The results
were expected, yet surprising. Track Social (tracksocial.com) is a Social
Media Analytics platform for …
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Bobbi Kristina Twitter? Mystery Tweeter Takes Over Account
Twitter followers concerned about the well-being of Bobbi Kristina
following the funeral of her mother Whitney Houston on Saturday have been
left confused after the 18 year-old’s Twitter account was apparently
deactivated and has now been taken over by …
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Clinton Portis confirms he’s still alive after Twitter rumors
By Dan Steinberg (John McDonnell – THE WASHINGTON POST) Here was a weird
thing that happened on Sunday and early Monday: people on Twitter started
wondering whether Clinton Portis had died in a car crash. Like, famous
people started wondering, too.
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Social TV: The Top 30 Celebrities to Follow On Twitter
By Lindsay Silberman, TV GUIDE What makes a celebrity follow-worthy on
Twitter? For one thing, we like people who tweet for themselves. If we
wanted to hear from someone’s publicist or assistant, well… let’s be
honest: we don’t really want to hear …
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Chicago’s CM Punk takes Twitter war with Chris Brown to video
Brown also reminded us where we’re at in society when he resorted to
criticizing Punk’s number of Twitter followers. “@CMpunk needs more
followers,” Brown tweeted Monday. “He’s such a leader! Not to mention
the roids hes on has made it utterly …
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Atlanta Plastic Surgeon Uses 100000 Twitter Followers to Enhance Patient
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Dr. John LeRoy, or @JohnLLeRoyJrMD as he’s known on Twitter, has over
100000 followers, ranking him among the most followed active plastic
surgeons on the social media platform. Dr. LeRoy says technology, social
media, and quality patient care have …
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Brady Quinn’s Twitter Apology for Tim Tebow Comments Proves Regret Is Often
NESN.com
If you got lost throughout that bit of rambling, it’s probably a feeling
similar to what you’ll feel these days while keeping up with the kids on
the Twitter machine, and the Facebook, and all that social media jazz. It
can really be a bit overwhelming …
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With Twitter and Pinterest, profs embrace social media
The days when students were penalized for surfing websites like Facebook,
Twitter and Pinterest during lectures are gone in many University of
Minnesota classrooms. Professors across disciplines are using social media
as a form of coursework.
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Bradley to hold fire after Twitter users left spitting mad
Bradley ended up losing a three-way playoff for the title at Riviera
Country Club, where fellow American Bill Haas triumphed, and was initially
surprised his on-course expectorating had sparked widespread criticism on
Twitter. However, once he saw for …
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Despite chatter on Twitter, Jeremy Lin’s mother is not part-Filipino
By ADRIAN DY, GMA News February 22, 2012 8:38am Filipino fans of New York
Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin were jolted last night when news began to
spread via Twitter that a New York Times article had written that Lin’s
mother was part-Filipino, …
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Yandex Jumps on Twitter Link as Futures Climb: Russia Overnight
22 (Bloomberg) — Yandex NV surged to a three-month high in the US as a
deal to make Twitter Inc.’s feed available to users of Russia’s most
popular search engine bolstered the outlook for the company. Yandex jumped
6.8 percent in New York yesterday, …
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Oklahoma assistant Jay Norvell reaches out to recruits on Twitter
According to The Daily Oklahoman, the contact came during a dead period for
recruiting and could be seen as a secondary violation. At the minimum, it
has taught Norvell a public nature of Twitter and its pitfalls. Next time,
just use direct message.
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