Spike Lee Retweets Incorrect Address of Trayvon Martin Shooter
Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic(ORLANDO, Fla.) — An elderly Florida couple has been caught in the crosshairs of the Trayvon Martin shooting case due to an inaccurate retweet by Spike Lee and others.The director retweeted an address said to belong to George Zim…
Church of England Looks to Twitter for Leader
KIMIHIRO HOSHINO/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — The Church of England has been around since the 1530s, but leaders are turning to a modern means of communication to choose its new leader. The UK Telegraph reports the church is using the social networking …
Twitter Celebrates Its Sixth Birthday
Saeed Khan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — “Just setting up my twttr,” Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey sent from a service that no one had heard of exactly six years ago. It was the first tweet, or 140-character message, to ever be sent on Twitter. Twitter ha…
Man Gets Thousands of Calls After Justin Bieber Tweets Number
Donna Svennevik/ABC(DALLAS) — A tweet sent out by teen sensation Justin Bieber had one Texas man’s phone ringing off the hook, as “beliebers” from across the country hoped to be his “Somebody to Love.”The tweet, sent out …
Rick Perry Discusses Twitter and Campaign Lessons at SXSW
Win McNamee/Getty Images(AUSTIN, Texas) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry, the former presidential candidate, dropped by SXSW 2012 Friday evening to discuss all things social media and politics.At an intimate event held at CNN’s Grill in downtown Austin, …
Mexican League: Jose Canseco Admits to Taking Banned Substance
Fernando Nunez/Jam Media/LatinContent/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Former bash brother Jose Canseco was trying to make a comeback into the MLB. That comeback hit a roadblock on Wednesday when the Mexican Baseball League said Canseco admitted to taki…
Santorum Breaks Twitter Record on Super Tuesday
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Mitt Romney may have won the most states in Super Tuesday’s 10 primaries, but Rick Santorum stole the show online.As Santorum took the stage for his election night speech, Twitter exploded with chatter about him.More than …
Miss Seattle Apologizes for Twitter Rant
KIMIHIRO HOSHINO/AFP/Getty Images(SEATTLE) — The new Miss Seattle has had her crown for less than a week and is already apologizing for a Twitter rant about Seattle’s incessant rain and says she didn’t mean it when she talked about the city’s “annoyin…
Miley Cyrus Wants Twitter to Monitor Threatening Tweets
ABC/KAREN NEAL(LOS ANGELES) — Miley Cyrus isn’t going to stand by and let anonymous people wish her harm via Twitter. After one such person tweeted that that they wished the singer/actress dead because she “dresses like white trash&r…
Oscars Telecast Spurs Twitter Accounts for Jolie’s Leg, J-Lo’s Nipple
SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Angelina Jolie’s leg is relishing its 15 minutes of fame after it caught the attention of millions of Oscar viewers on Sunday night.The actress wore a black dress featuring a split by her right leg, which was…
Doctor Live-Tweeting Coronary Bypass Surgery
Keith Brofsky/Thinkstock(HOUSTON) — Doctors tweeting throughout surgery and providing pictures and video is not new, but tweeting during open-heart surgery? That’s happening for the first time Tuesday.Surgeons at Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospi…
Miranda Lambert and Chris Brown in Twitter Feud
Chris Polk/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — Miranda Lambert and Chris Brown have been battling in a public Twitter feud since the Grammy Awards last Sunday night.On Monday, country singer Lambert, who is married to The Voice co-host Blake Shelton, tweeted: &l…
Whitney Houston Dies: Stars Flood Twitter with Tributes
Kevin Mazur/AMA2009/WireImage(NEW YORK) — Soon after the death of Whitney Houston was confirmed Saturday, celebrities, fans and friends of the late singer flooded Twitter with tributes. At one point, every trending topic on Twitter was Wh…
US Officials Say Kim Jong Un Assassination Rumors Untrue
Dieter Depypere/Bloomberg via Getty Images(BEIJING) — The Internet was abuzz with rumors Friday that North Korea’s newly installed leader, Kim Jong Un, was assassinated during a trip to Beijing, but U.S. officials are debunking the reports as no…
Roland Martin Suspended by CNN Over ‘Offensive’ Tweets
Joe Kohen/WireImage/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — CNN has smacked the “ish” out of Roland Martin.The commentator has been suspended indefinitely for tweets he sent during Sunday’s Super Bowl that were criticized as being anti-gay, accordi…
Most Tweeted Ex-Couple? It’s Not Who You Think
Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage(NEW YORK) — For all of Demi Moore’s recent troubles, she might take comfort in knowing that her headline-making November breakup with Ashton Kutcher was NOT the recent celebrity split that attracted the most attention on …
Senior Obama Campaign Staffer Tweets Subtle Attack on Romney
The White House/Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — President Obama’s senior campaign strategist took a not-so-veiled swipe at Mitt Romney via Twitter on Monday.David Axelrod tweeted a photo of the president in the backseat of a vehicle, peering out the wi…
Pair Detained in Los Angeles After Apparent Twitter Mix-Up: Reports
KIMIHIRO HOSHINO/AFP/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — A young couple was detained at a Los Angeles airport after Homeland Security agents mistook a couple Twitter quips for threats against the U.S., the two told British media Monday. Friends Irishman Leigh…
Twitter to Censor Tweets Country By Country?
SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) — Twitter announced Thursday that it now has the ability to selectively block tweets country by country.A post, titled “Tweets still must flow,” on the company’s blog Thursday said that, until now, administra…
Sen. Grassley’s Twitter Account Hacked by SOPA Protesters
SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Republican Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley’s Twitter account was hacked Monday by the group “Anonymous,” which is protesting the anti-piracy bills being considered in Congress.The Senator’s ac…