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Alec Baldwin Apologizes to Fellow Passengers for Causing Delay on American Airlines Flight

Baldwin
Apologizes to
Passengers,
Slams Airlines

plus: no more twitter

Dec 8, 2011 8:59 AM CST

Baldwin Apologizes to Passengers, Slams Airlines

Says industry using 9/11 as an excuse for lousy service

(Newser) - More fallout from Alec Baldwin's American Airlines incident : The actor has taken himself off Twitter. "Let’s play a game called Mass Unfollowing. I want to crash this acct and start again," he wrote before deactivating his account, according to the New York Post . But that doesn'...

Theaters Add Tweeting Sections

Dec 3, 2011 9:41 AM CST

Theaters Add Tweeting Sections

Increasingly, patrons want to provide live updates

(Newser) - The bad news is, apparently some of us absolutely cannot sit through a play or opera or ballet performance without tweeting. The good news is, in some theaters, those tweeters will have their own section. As more theatergoers live-tweet performances, so-called "tweet seats" are becoming "a national trend,...

Teen Tweeter Is No Hero

Ruth Marcus

Nov 30, 2011 11:19 AM CST

Teen Tweeter Is No Hero

It's up to parents to insist on civil disagreement: Ruth Marcus

(Newser) - There's something wrong with a world in which Emma Sullivan , the 18-year-old high school student who refused to apologize to Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback after tweeting that he "sucked," is turned into a "heroine of the liberal blogosphere," writes Ruth Marcus in the Washington Post...

Kansas Governor
Apologizes to
Teen Tweeter

Nov 29, 2011 2:00 AM CST

Kansas Governor Apologizes to Teen Tweeter

Not good enough, says Emma Sullivan

(Newser) - The mighty Kansas tweeter teen has turned the tables on a miffed governor, who is now apologizing to her. Self-described liberal Emma Sullivan, 18, tweeted a diss against Governor Sam Brownback while he was giving a speech at a Kansas youth event last week. His aides, who monitor the Twitterverse,...

Teen Tweeter
Won't Apologize
to Dissed Kan.
Governor

Nov 28, 2011 1:36 AM CST

Teen Tweeter Won't Apologize to Dissed Kan. Governor

'I raised my kids to be free thinkers,' says mom of Emma Sullivan

(Newser) - A Kansas teen who blasted her conservative governor in a tweet is refusing to apologize—even though she has been ordered to do so by her school. "Just made mean comments at Gov. Brownback and told him he sucked, in person #heblowsalot," Emma Sullivan, 18, tweeted to pals...

Qantas Luxury Contest on Twitter an Embarrassment

Qantas Has
'Epic PR Fail'
With Twitter
Campaign

Qantas Has 'Epic PR Fail' With Twitter Campaign

It's not a great time to ask customers to tweet 'luxury' suggestions

(Newser) - It’s been a rough stretch for Qantas. First, the Australian airline abruptly stranded customers around the world amid a contract fight with its unions; then those talks collapsed entirely; this week, the firm ticked off customers again with a contest on Twitter . It asked people to tweet their “...

Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher Back on Twitter for Thanksgiving

Demi, Ashton
Back on Twitter

Nov 25, 2011 3:44 PM CST

Demi, Ashton Back on Twitter

They break silence with Thanksgiving messages

(Newser) - It’s a Thanksgiving miracle: Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher are back on Twitter. Both had stopped tweeting after announcing their split last week, but returned yesterday with holiday messages for their fans. From Demi —who is still using the unfortunate Twitter handle @mrskutcher: “Why do we have...

Burger King Twitter Fight
Is the 'Day Privacy Died'

OPINION

Nov 11, 2011 1:51 PM CST

Burger King Twitter Fight Is the 'Day Privacy Died'

World is a reality show, 'and you're the star': David Pell

(Newser) - Catch that story about a couple arguing in Burger King that blew up on Twitter? At Gizmodo , David Pell is not amused. Sure they were arguing in public, but did they really deserve to have their spat turned into a national story, he asks in a post headlined "The...

Teen Tweets of
Abuse 144 Times,
Kills Herself

Nov 11, 2011 4:27 AM CST

Teen Tweets of Abuse 144 Times, Kills Herself

Ashley Billasano was distressed she couldn't get justice

(Newser) - A Texas teen tweeted 144 times in six hours about being molested by a family member and being forced into prostitution. Then 18-year-old Ashley Billasano killed herself—after announcing to some 500 Twitter followers she was going to do just that, reports the Houston Chronicle . No one sought help for...

Twitter Ordered to Spill on Tweeters Tied to WikiLeaks

Nov 11, 2011 2:25 AM CST

Twitter Ordered to Spill on Tweeters Tied to WikiLeaks

Court says tweeters can have no expectation of privacy

(Newser) - In a key case concerning online privacy rights, a federal court has ordered Twitter to turn over information on three tweeters believed linked to WikiLeaks documents. The Justice Department had sought information on the trio, including IP addresses, which could be used to track down their computers without a warrant....

Ashton Dumps
Twitter (for Now)
After Paterno Gaffe

Nov 10, 2011 12:33 PM CST

Ashton Dumps Twitter (for Now) After Paterno Gaffe

Kutcher apologizes for originally defending Penn State coach

(Newser) - Ashton Kutcher is handing over the keys to the social medium he once dominated: The actor made arguably his worst Twitter gaffe ever yesterday when he defended former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, tweeting, “How do you fire Jo Pa? #insult #noclass as a hawkeye fan I find...

Burger King Marriage Spat
a Twitter Blockbuster

Nov 10, 2011 2:20 AM CST

Burger King Marriage Spat a Twitter Blockbuster

'The Restaurant of Broken Dreams' in 140-word blurbs

(Newser) - A cup of Coke, a pile of fries ... and thou. It could have been a tender romantic interlude between a young married couple spotted at a Boston Burger King. Instead, it turned out to be a painful bitch-fest as husband and wife battled mighty ugly in front of a stunned...

CIA 'Vengeful Librarians' Watch Twitter, Facebook

Nov 4, 2011 2:30 PM CDT

CIA 'Vengeful Librarians' Watch Twitter, Facebook

They aim to gather 'open source' intelligence

(Newser) - Somewhere in Virginia, hundreds of CIA analysts are hunched over computers right now, reading Twitter and Facebook posts. This team—affectionately dubbed the “vengeful librarians”—monitors some 5 million social media posts a day, looking for signs of unrest and a general read on the zeitgeist overseas, the...

GOP Erasing Dems'
Twitter Advantage

Oct 25, 2011 3:31 AM CDT

GOP Erasing Dems' Twitter Advantage

Republican candidates have embraced social media

(Newser) - President Obama's campaign had the edge over the GOP on Twitter and other social media tools in 2008 but Republicans have now embraced Twitter warmly, the New York Times finds. House Republicans in particular are moving ahead of their Democratic rivals on Twitter, beating their counterparts by more than...

First Lady Sends First Tweet

Oct 21, 2011 4:36 PM CDT

First Lady Sends First Tweet

Michelle Obama promotes project to help military families

(Newser) - First lady Michelle Obama sent out her first tweet ever this week while attending the World Series in St. Louis, reports USA Today . "Military families serve our nation too," it reads. "Let's all show our appreciation by #JoiningForces with them. Get involved: JoiningForces.gov ." The...

Jon Huntsman Daughters
Find Voice on Twitter

Oct 12, 2011 3:53 PM CDT

Jon Huntsman Daughters Find Voice on Twitter

They defend dad, ask Mitt Romney's son to pizza party tailgate

(Newser) - Jon Huntsman's daughters seemed to have raised their Twitter profile in a big way following last night's debate. (Sample Politico headline: "Huntsman girls gone wild".) That might be stretching things a bit, but Mary Anne, 26, Abby, 25, and Liddy, 23, clearly had some fun, notes...

Teen Bride's
Twitter Feed Is
Totally Terrifying

'jauntily jiggling'

Oct 11, 2011 11:11 AM CDT

Teen Bride's Twitter Feed Is Totally Terrifying

Courtney Stodden's posts are just plain bizarre

(Newser) - Just when you think the saga of Courtney Stodden, quasi-celebrity child bride , couldn't get any weirder ... welcome to her Twitter page. The Huffington Post notes that it's an odd assortment of "Bible quotes and ... lurid notes." Below, some of the highlights (er, lowlights?) from the strangely...

Actor Gives Cat Away on Twitter, Gets Death Threats

Cat lovers aren't happy with Chris Pratt

(Newser) - Here's an example of a bad idea: You're a famous actor with more than 54,000 followers on Twitter , so when you decide you can no longer keep your cat, you give her away ... on Twitter. That's what Chris Pratt did, and he's now facing the...

Hacker Mocks
Thai PM—
on Her Own
Twitter Account

Oct 2, 2011 8:18 AM CDT

Hacker Mocks Thai PM— on Her Own Twitter Account

Yingluck Shinawatra 'can't even protect her Twitter account'

(Newser) - A mocking hacker took over the Twitter account of Thailand's recently elected prime minister today, questioning her ability to defend the country if she cannot even secure her own tweets. The unknown hacker ended a series of at least eight postings on the account of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra...

'HumbleBraggers,'
You Know Who
You Are

opinion

Sep 30, 2011 5:24 PM CDT

'HumbleBraggers,' You Know Who You Are

No one likes a humble show-off: 'Independent' writer

(Newser) - "Wow, I can't believe a national newspaper asked little old me to write a big story for it!" gushes Will Dean in the Independent . "Say hello to the humblebrag." For those outside the Twitter universe, "humblebragging" is the act of showing off one's...