Amanda Bynes’ Erratic Behavior Prompts Calls for Help
Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Actress Amanda Bynes‘ increasingly erratic behavior has concerned onlookers pleading for someone to help her.A friend grew so concerned this week that he asked police to check on Bynes. In an inter…
Geno Smith to Critics: ‘The Work Has Only Begun’
Joe Robbins/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Former West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith is one day away from the NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall in New York, but felt obligated to respond to draft experts on Tuesday.
A recent analysis of Smith by Pro Foot…
Teen London Marathoner Starts Boston Twitter Campaign
Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)(LONDON) — Despite the bombing at Monday’s running of the Boston Marathon, leaving three dead and more than 170 injured, the London Marathon will proceed as scheduled Sunday.Londoner Amelie Hunton, 18, will be parti…
Reports Rapper Lil Wayne Near Death Spark Twitter Frenzy
Kevin Winter/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Conflicting reports that rapper “Lil Wayne” was near death whipped the twittersphere into a frenzy Friday evening, and a tweet from the rapper’s official account saying he was alive and well was …
Three Facts Families Should Know About Eating Disorders
David De Lossy/Photodisc/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Eating disorders aren’t your typical dinner table conversation. However, studies suggest more people die of anorexia than any other mental health disorder. In a recent Twitter chat on eating …
“The Onion” Apologizes for Vulgar Tweet About Quvenzhané Wallis
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Onion, a satirical news site, apologized Monday for a crude tweet posted during the Oscars about Quvenzhané Wallis, the 9-year-old actress nominated for best actress for her role in Beasts of the S…
Rising Computer Hack Attacks Prompt Concern
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A string of hacking attacks at high-profile U.S. companies has security experts and officials worried that the hackers are using information gained to plan even more sophisticated attacks.Facebook announced it &ldquo…
Tweeting After Death? There’s an App for That
Oli Scarff/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — For those who feel their daily musings merit a global audience, there’s Twitter. But for those who feel the world couldn’t spin on without their 140-character pieces of genius if some tragedy should befall the…
Burger King Twitter Account Hacked to Look Like McDonald’s
SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — You could call it the Big Mac of Twitter hacks. Burger King’s Twitter (@burgerking) account was hacked today. The account, which had more than 89,000 followers and was verified by Twitter, was made to look…
Sarah Palin Asks Followers to #SaveSaeed
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has stayed largely out of the limelight in the past few months, but her social media presence is still going strong.Now the onetime GOP vice presidential nominee, who has almost 3…
250,000 Twitter Accounts Hacked: Don’t Panic, Here’s What to Do
SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Approximately 250,000 Twitter account passwords have been compromised by hackers, Twitter said in a blog on Friday, noting that the company now is among the “recent uptick in large-scale security attacks a…
Personal Tweets Cost Employers $650B a Year
Oli Scarff/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — When does tweeting at work cost your employer’s time — and money? When your posts aren’t work-related. Business research firm Basex puts the productivity cost of workplace interruptions, including employee ab…
‘CutforBieber’ Hashtag Goes Viral on Twitter
DISNEYLAND/MARK ASHMAN(NEW YORK) — A hashtag urging Justin Bieber fans to cut themselves went viral on Twitter on Monday but it turns out it was just a prank.The hashtag, “cutforbieber” was started in response to published photos of the &l…
Tweets Liken ‘Fiscal Cliff’ to Y2K, Mayan Calendar
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Remember Dec. 31, 1999, when the Y2K bug caused airplanes and satellites to fall from the sky, physically crashing into financial centers that had already crashed figuratively after important banking computers caught fire…
Pope Benedict XVI Sends His First Tweet
Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images(VATICAN CITY) — Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday sent his first tweet since opening his Twitter account earlier this month.The post from his account, @Pontifex, read: “Dear friends, I am pleased to get in touch with you throu…
Take That, Instagram: Twitter Adds Own Photo Filters
Twitter(NEW YORK) — The filtered photo war is on.Instagram announced Sunday that it was no longer supporting embedded photos on Twitter, but Twitter isn’t sitting still when it comes to photo sharing.On Monday evening Twitter’s updated its…
New Twitter Account Takes On ‘Modern’ Seinfeld
Heidi Gutman/Bravo(NEW YORK) — The world has changed significantly since Seinfeld went off the air 14 years ago. But thanks to a new Twitter account, @SeinfeldToday, we’re getting a taste of what traumas Jerry Seinfeld and the gang might wrestle…
Fiscal Cliff Tweets to Watch
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — With the dirty dishes cleared and leftovers safely in the fridge, Americans across the country start looking ahead to the winter holidays the day after Thanksgiving.But for Congress, there’s a pretty b…
Top Israeli Official’s Facebook, Twitter Accounts Hacked
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A group of pro-Palestinian hackers apparently managed to hack the social networking accounts of Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Silvan Shalom and has promised to release a trove of the top official’s private emai…
Twitter Adds Email Sharing; Facebook Adds Share Button to Apps
Twitter(NEW YORK) — It’s all about sharing — at least if you’re a heavy Twitter or Facebook user it is. On Thursday, the two social media companies rolled out some new features that will make sharing your favorite posts with others a bit …