On the one hand, it’s easy to predict where social media’s going over the next 12 months: more of the same, with the sublime, ridiculous and mundane occurring in equal amounts, both reaffirming and quashing our faith in humanity …
‘WTF? I Wanted an iPhone!’ Comedian Retweets Messages from Angry, Entitled Kids
Sure, we’re in the worst economic slump since the Great Depression, with 8.6% unemployment, plummeting home values and Europe on the brink of collapse, but hey, I really wanted an iPhone! That’s the message our country’s youth so …
Science Proves Twitter Really Has Become More Sad Since 2009
Well, this is depressing: A team of scientists from the University of Vermont appears to have proven via the judicious use of Twitter that people have been gradually growing more and more unhappy over the last three …
Regular Citizens Now in Charge of Sweden’s Twitter Account
Oh those crazy, free-wheeling Swedes. It appears the country has decided to allow regular citizens to man its official Twitter feed.
That’s right, instead of boring government announcements and links to policy proposals, …
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Where to Find Santa Claus Online This Year
It stands to reason that in these days of social media awareness, one of the easiest ways of adding credibility to the Father Christmas myth is to point your kids in the direction of his Facebook or Twitter account. The problem …
KFC Asks Students to Tweet for $20,000 College Scholarship
Usually high school kids have to write more than 140 characters to get a college scholarship. Now, thanks to KFC, students who attach the hashtag #KFCScholar to a tweet could end up scoring $20,000 for their college …
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Screenshots: Take a Gander at the New Twitter Design
Rolling out over the next few weeks, Twitter’s new design aims to simplify things a bit with four prominent tabs—Home, Connect, Discover and Me. The new look and feel will be consistent across Twitter’s standard website, mobile …
Tweet Eternal: Pros and Cons of the Library of Congress Twitter Archive
Tweeters of the world, feel proud: You are creating history, 140 characters at a time… even if you didn’t know you were doing it, or even intended to. Thanks to a deal between Twitter and the United States Library of Congress, …