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Boya Dee Witnesses Soldier's Beheading in London, Gives Details Via Twitter

Emily Tan — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:09:43 +0000

It was one thing to see some of the footage and then the aftermath of the tragic attack on a British soldier -- he was beheaded -- on May 22. It's another to actually witness it then share the gory details with the world, but that's what up-and-coming U.K. rapper Boya Dee did.

Jewel, Kevin Bacon, Milla Jovovich + More in Celebrity Tweets of the Day

Ryan Anderson — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:01:14 +0000

Today (May 21) celebrities reacted to the devastating tornado that ripped through Oklahoma, and rallied everyone who’s able to help with the recovery. The pictures and videos of the devastation in Oklahoma are staggering; one can only imagine the heartache of actually being there. — Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) May 21, 2013 Text REDCROSS to 90999 [...]

How Hateful Is Gallatin County on Twitter?

Cole — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:55:41 +0000

Now that everything we do digitally is virtually 100% traceable, maybe it’s about time people start analyzing what they do and say online like they would in real life. This map illustrates the amount of hateful words being tweeted across the country based on each state’s counties. Where does Gallatin County fall on the map? “Some Hate” Gallatin [...]

Watch Jessica Alba and More Celebs Read Mean Tweets

Kyle Dowling — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:34:35 +0000

On a good day, Twitter is used as a social media platform where others can connect and interact in a cordial way. On a bad day, people hide behind their handles and unleash some harsh thoughts into the Twittersphere. But thanks to the folks at 'Jimmy Kimmel Live,' the bad days just got better.

Hackers Break Into Associated Press Twitter Account, Post Tweet About White House Explosions

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:04:07 +0000

Hackers broke into the Associated Press Twitter account on Tuesday and posted a tweet claiming two explosions had rocked the White House, injuring the president. The AP responded to the incident by suspending its account and saying it was trying to fix the problem. The tweet has since been taken down. This is the latest [...]

The Dumbest Tweets of the Week

Ben Worcester — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 23:25:52 +0000

There are over 400 million tweets per day on Twitter. Our math department here at TheFW says that amounts to around 2.8 billion tweets a week. We’ve gone through each and every one of those tweets to bring you the 10 Dumbest Tweets of the Week. Following the massive wake of tweets caused by former [...]

Roger Ebert, Demi Lovato, Jimmy Kimmel + More in Celebrity Tweets of the Week

Kathy Landin — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:46:55 +0000

In our Celebrity Tweets of the Week, the Fonz pranked Tom Bergeron, ‘Hot in Cleveland’ had an epic cast list, Jimmy Kimmel congratulated Jimmy Fallon and revealed a relationship we didn't even know they had, Demi Lovato went unmasked, the dearly-departed Roger Ebert got two thumbs up from St. Peter -- and a whole lot more.

Drake's Life Goal Is 'Accomplished' as a Result of Rosie O'Donnell

Amy Sciarretto — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:56:46 +0000

Drake appears to be a huge Rosie O’Donnell fan, but the feeling isn’t exactly mutual! When the talk show host and “Queen of Nice” tweeted about her love for Drake, the Canadian rapper was beyond stoked about it and returned the favor, tweeting about her acknowledgement and essentially labeling it a bucket list item for [...]

Donald Trump Loses His Magic Decoder Ring + Retweets a Veiled Insult

Cassandra Rose — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:02:18 +0000

Donald Trump, who has his share of detractors thanks to public stunts like asking President Obama to prove his citizenship and suing comedian Bill Maher for cracking jokes about him, was so happy that someone actually complimented him on Twitter for once that he went right ahead and retweeted the seemingly innocuous statement without giving it a second thought.

At least until someone pointed out that all those strangely capitalized words within the message spelled out something that was far from praise.

The Onion Gets a Well-Deserved Smackdown + Apologizes for Calling Quvenzhane Wallis the C-Word

Cassandra Rose — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:32:24 +0000

We expected well-known satirical news site the Onion to take some pot-shots during the 2013 Oscars, but we never expected them to refer to 9-year-old Best Actress nominee Quvenzhané Wallis as a not very nice word that, as the closing song joked, rhymes with Helen Hunt.

Donald Trump's Twitter Account Was Hilariously Hacked. Too Bad It Didn't Last Long.

Cassandra Rose — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:40:52 +0000

Blowhard billionaire Donald Trump generally uses his Twitter account to complain about the state of the world, which is why everyone was confused when he seemingly posted a “raunchy” Lil Wayne lyric from will.i.am. and Britney Spears' remix version of 'Scream & Shout' instead of announcing his latest ridiculous lawsuit.

Live Twitter Feed of Ex University of Montana Quarterback Rape Trial

Cole — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:40:54 +0000

The trial for former University of Montana quarterback Jordan Johnson began on Monday and took a break Tuesday. Today they are back in the court and Emily Adamson of NBC MT is live tweeting all the events in the trial including testimonies. The trial is expected to last 11 days.

Twitter Thinks Bane Caused the Super Bowl XLVII Blackout

Emerald Catron — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 04:04:37 +0000

We're going to pretend all of these people are hilarious and not morons. When the 2013 Super Bowl was delayed by a power outage, most people took it as a chance to actually talk to the people at their football party. These people decided to make jokes on Twitter that the half hour of darkness was actually 'The Dark Knight Rises' villain Bane's fault.

Vine, Twitter's New Video App, Is Already Causing Problems

Amanda Ferris — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:02:19 +0000

Twitter has unveiled their easy-to-use new video app for both the iPhone and iTouch called 'Vine.' This app allows users to post short videos (about 6 seconds each) to their Twitter account, Facebook account, or even to the Vine community.

The Best Manti Te'o Jokes on Twitter

Emerald Catron — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:07:32 +0000

Have you been on Twitter lately? It's really just a repository for Manti Te'o jokes. Ever since it was revealed yesterday that Te'o's story about his perfect girlfriend dying of cancer was a big fat sham (for the full story, this is a good source), the only purpose anybody has to go on Twitter right now is to make jokes about it. Here are some of our favorites, although there are so many it's really hard to choose.

'Hashtag' Is 2012′s Word of the Year

Donald Deane — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:04:26 +0000

Hashtags may have originated on Twitter, but the popular internet shorthand has since spread to Facebook and even everyday speech. And now, "hashtag" has been declared the 2012 word of the year by the American Dialect Society. #waytogohashtag

Anderson Cooper Makes Time to Shame Twitter Trolls

Emerald Catron — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:39:35 +0000

What with nearly being exploded by bombs and all, you might think Anderson Cooper is a little too busy with not dying to take trolls to task. But that is simply not the case. Cooper was reporting from Gaza City on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a subject which gets a lot of people up in arms. Unfortunately for those angry people, if your arms are merely Twitter insults directed Cooper, you're about to get badly burned.

Research Reveals Ways to Identify Dangerous People on Twitter

Mike Adams — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:08:06 +0000

You might think you can distinguish between civil society and the dance of a maniac just by gazing into the hollow, unstable color of a person’s eyes, but a new study finds that it is actually a person’s Twitter account that tells the haunting tale of the mental defective. Researchers at the London Online Privacy [...]

High School Senior Combats Bullying With 'Good News Only' Twitter

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:53:38 +0000

Kevin Curwick is a senior at Osseo High School in Osseo, MN. He’s also the captain of the school’s football team — which makes him an unlikely candidate for cyberbullying. But Curwick has seen many of his friends and classmates suffer from internet bullies over the years, and he decided to combat this abusive online [...]

Watch Justin Bieber, Kristen Stewart and More Celebs Read Nasty Tweets About Themselves

Don Deane — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 18:02:37 +0000

As a way to show the consequences of nasty, anonymous comments made on the internet, Jimmy Kimmel invites celebrities to read mean tweets about themselves on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live.’ Justin Bieber, in particular, gets his comeuppance in a big way.