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Fake AP News Tweet Sends Dow Plunging

Hacked account falsely claims White House explosions

(Newser) - Hackers got their hands on AP's Twitter feed today and briefly sent blood pressures racing with an afternoon tweet that President Obama had been injured in a pair of White House explosions, reports the Huffington Post . The real AP tweeted minutes later that it was a hoax and suspended...

Twitter Launches Its Music App
 Twitter Launches Its Music App 
Apr 18, 2013 12:38 PM CDT

Twitter Launches Its Music App

Site teams with Pandora, Spotify

(Newser) - Twitter officially joined the crowded world of online music today with the launch of its Twitter Music app. The premise is to help users find music via Twitter in a few different ways—through the bands you follow, what's trending on the site, what your connections are listening to,...

How Not to Tweet About a Tragedy
 How Not to Tweet 
 About a Tragedy 
OPINION
Apr 16, 2013 12:18 PM CDT

How Not to Tweet About a Tragedy

Jeremy Stahl offers the media some advice on Slate

(Newser) - In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing, Twitter was flooded with breaking news—some of which turned out to be erroneous—as well as some journalists using that news to score political points. Journalism has been called "the first rough draft of history," and Twitter has become...

53% of Bieber's Twitter Followers Are Fake

So is Lady Gaga the real queen of Twitter?

(Newser) - Justin Bieber is the most-followed person on Twitter , but don't be too impressed: Just 47% of his followers are real people, the BBC reports. Socialbakers, a service that identifies fake Twitter accounts , finds that 17.8 million of Bieber's 37.3 million followers are legit. The company spots...

Colbert Signs Up @PrezBillyJeff on Twitter

Bill Clinton sends first tweet, sort of

(Newser) - Stephen Colbert dragged Bill Clinton into the social media revolution on last night's special Colbert Report . In an interview that aired last night, Colbert asked the former president if he was on Twitter. No, Clinton confessed, "I think I'm sort of insecure. What if you tweet and...

Bills Player to N. Korea: If You Hit US, Nuke the Patriots

Stevie Johnson tweets rogue state to target Foxboro, Mass.

(Newser) - Buffalo Bills player Stevie Johnson would really like North Korea to "chill out with that nuke talk ." But if it doesn't, the wide receiver has suggested a target for Kim Jong Un's agression: "War is nothing to be played with. I apologize North Korea........but...

US Embassy in Cairo Scrubs Daily Show Tweet

Link to Stewart monologue prompted feud with Egypt

(Newser) - Egyptian officials weren't happy with a recent tweet from the US embassy in Cairo—so the embassy pulled its Twitter feed, at least initially. The tweet in question: A link to Jon Stewart's recent monologue defending Bassem Youssef, the so-called "Jon Stewart of Egypt," in which...

Today's Best April Fool's Stories

Twitter, Google, and Virgin roll out doozeys

(Newser) - You may have seen Google's plan to "shut down YouTube," but that wasn't the only media-perpetrated April Fool's prank today, CNN reports. Among the day's best:
  • Twitter (sorry, "Twttr") announced that vowels are no longer permitted in tweets, so as to facilitate
...

Google's April Fool: YouTube Closing Down

Also new on April 1: Google Nose, Treasure Maps

(Newser) - Google has gotten into the April Fool's Day spirit once again: After eight years of accepting entries, YouTube is going to shut down to "select a winner." A spoof announcement on the site claims that "YouTube has been nothing but a contest to find the best...

#HashtagsAreUseless
 #HashtagsAreUseless 
OPINION
Mar 29, 2013 1:36 PM CDT

#HashtagsAreUseless

Daniel Victor at Nieman Journalism Lab explains the futility of hashtags

(Newser) - Hashtags are, in one sense, incredibly popular—and that's also why they're incredibly useless, argues Daniel Victor at the Nieman Journalism Lab . Victor assumes that if you, say, put "#SuperBowl" on your tweets during the Super Bowl, you were hoping to get it in front of more...

Amanda Bynes' Behavior Gets ... Weirder

Threatens to sue gossip rags over photos

(Newser) - Wondering how Amanda Bynes is doing these days? Answer: She still seems to be in the midst of some sort of breakdown . But we better be careful saying that, because Bynes is feeling sue-happy. She tweeted yesterday, "I'm suing @usweekly & @perezhilton for continuing to act like I'...

Zimmerman Bro: Twitter Tirade a 'Mistake'

Robert Zimmerman says his racially charged comments not helpful

(Newser) - George Zimmerman's brother is apologizing for his racially charged Twitter rant earlier in the week, saying it was wrong and probably bad for his brother's case, reports Reuters . Robert Zimmerman posted pictures comparing the teens who shot a baby in a stroller last week to Trayvon Martin, tweeting...

Yoko Shares Photo of Lennon's Bloody Glasses

In tweets pushing for gun control

(Newser) - Yesterday was the 44th anniversary of Yoko Ono's marriage to John Lennon, and she marked the occasion by offering a personal—and graphic—statement on the gun-control debate: She tweeted a photo of Lennon's bloodstained glasses. "Over 1,057,000 people have been killed by guns in...

Facebook Looks to Use the Hashtag

Would serve Twitter-like function in conversations

(Newser) - It's done so well at Twitter, the hashtag may soon have a job at Facebook, too. The social network is looking into using the symbol to organize conversations on the site, the Wall Street Journal reports. As with Twitter, Facebook users could potentially click on a hashtag to see...

MIA Hit By Restraining Order After Twitter Meltdown
MIA Hit By Restraining Order After Twitter Meltdown
custody wars
Mar 14, 2013 10:38 AM CDT

MIA Hit By Restraining Order After Twitter Meltdown

Benjamin Bronfman doesn't want her taking son to London

(Newser) - Things have gotten pretty ugly between rapper MIA and her babydaddy and ex-fiance Benjamin Bronfman: After MIA allegedly threatened to take son Ikhyd to London, Bronfman got a temporary restraining order to make sure she can't, sources tell the New York Post . All three are currently living in Brooklyn,...

Google to End Google Reader
 Google Killing Google Reader 
Mar 14, 2013 4:40 AM CDT

Google Killing Google Reader

Service to shut down July 1; 'usage has declined'

(Newser) - Some eight years after the service launched, Google is shutting down its Reader, Marketing Land reports. The news-reading service was "an effort to make it easy for people to discover and keep tabs on their favorite websites," Google said in a blog post . "While the product has...

Time for Fine Print on Social Media Ads: FTC

The old advertising rules still apply

(Newser) - Just because an ad's on Twitter doesn't mean it can get away with being misleading. The FTC today unveiled new guidelines for social media advertising, saying that it must adhere to the same essential rules as traditional advertising. For instance, ads must make clear the fact that they...

No Laughs Over Onion's Super Nasty Oscar Tweet

Satirical newspaper in hot water after calling Quvenzhane Wallis the c-word

(Newser) - Pro tip for the Onion: When your joke involves the c-word, it shouldn't also involve a 9-year-old girl. The satirical newspaper is in hot water for one of its Oscar tweets posted last night involving Best Actress nominee Quvenzhane Wallis. The Huffington Post has a screenshot: "Everyone else...

Pope's Twitter Account Leaving With Him

Vatican Radio says @Pontifex clearly belongs to Benedict

(Newser) - If you'd been looking forward to keeping up with ex-Pope Benedict's exploits as a Vatican lay-about/shadow pope on his @Pontifex Twitter feed, or maybe hoping he'd hand the handle off to his successor, we've got some bad news. The much-hyped account, which has drawn 2 million...

Hacker Breaches Customer Service for Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest

Zendesk says no passwords stolen, but advises caution

(Newser) - Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr are all scrambling to deal with a security breach, after a hacker accessed their customer support company and stole email addresses and other information, reports Mashable . Zendesk, the customer service company, said it detected the hack this week, took steps to close the vulnerability, and notified...

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