Archive for February 2nd, 2010
Keneally’s Twitter spoof (BigPond News)
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
A spoof Twitter account for NSW Premier Kristina Keneally has been linked from her official website.
Use of Twitter, Facebook rising among gang members (WRGB Albany)
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
LOS ANGELES -- Gangs are tumbling to modern communication methods like twitter, but unbeknownst to them, tweeting members may actually be singing like birds to attentive authorities.
Reports: Phishing attack hits Twitter – CNN
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
(CNN) -- If you're on Twitter, it may be a good idea to change your password this morning. The site appears to have been hit by a phishing attack that could be used to steal a user's sensitive log-in information, according to reports on news sites ...
Wizard101 Friendship Festival Twitter Give Away (WarCry Network)
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
The Wizard101 team has announced a new contest being run in honor of the Friendship Festival and in concert with the game's Twitter page. Grab the detailsafter the jump. Comment | View Article
Gates demurs on question of NY terrorism trial – Miami Herald
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
Cindy McCain, the wife of 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain, and their daughter Meghan have posed for photos endorsing pro-gay marriage forces in California. Mrs. McCain appears with silver duct tape across her mouth and "NOH8" written ...
CORRECTING and REPLACING Barnes & Noble Announces the Finalists for … – Stockhouse
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world's largest bookseller, today announced the finalists for its prestigious 2009 Discover Great New Writers Awards. The winners in each category, fiction and nonfiction, receive a $10,000 prize and a full year ...
Ann Curry and a very well-documented elevator incident – Detroit Free Press
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
... a panel discussion at the New York Times on social media, got stuck in an elevator Monday in the newspaper's building for more than an hour with some fellow panelists and journalists. The good news for ... incident on his Twitter feed Monday. "
Cloudbook uses social media to gather best practices – FederalNewsRadio.com
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
We have a second level and, from a marketing perspective, Cloudbook is a marketing platform to promote content through social media channels such as Twitter and LinkedIn . Timothy Chou and I started Cloudbook because we saw there were two needs that ...
Super Bowl XLIV Media Day Live Blog – CNN Sports Illustrated
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
Embrace it. That was Steelers defensive end Aaron Smith advice to his fellows players last year for the annual orgy of inane questions (and questioners) that Super Bowl Media Day has become. "It's a little headache for us but you come out here and ...
Reports: Phishing attack hits Twitter – CNN
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
(CNN) -- If you're on Twitter, it may be a good idea to change your password this morning. The site appears to have been hit by a phishing attack that could be used to steal a user's sensitive log-in information, according to reports on news sites ...
Rocca Pits Our Town vs. Twitter Generation – Playbill
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
Mo Rocca, a stage veteran ( The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee ), reported on “The Lasting Impact of Our Town ” in a segment for CBS News. David Cromer, director of the current intimate revival Off-Broadway at the Barrow Street Theatre ...
Use of Twitter, Facebook rising among gang members (The Toledo Blade)
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES - When a gang member was released from jail soon after his arrest for selling methamphetamine, friends and associates assumed he had cut a deal with authorities and become a police informant. They sent a warning on Twitter that went like this: We have a snitch in our midst. Unbeknownst to them, that tweet and the traffic it generated were being closely followed by ...
Tequila deletes Twitter account (Jam! Showbiz)
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
Reality TV star Tila Tequila has followed in the footsteps of Miley Cyrus and Chris Brown and deleted her Twitter account - after she came under fire following a series of bizarre online ramblings.
Bishops Must Immediately Suspend All Grants From Catholic Campaign for … – ChristianNewsWire
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 / Christian Newswire / -- The leadership of Catholic Advocate today called upon the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) to immediately suspend distributing any additional grants from the Catholic Campaign for Human ...
Use of Twitter, Facebook Rising Among Gangs (Officer.com)
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
Law enforcement officials say gangs are making greater use of Twitter and Facebook, where they sometimes post information that helps agents identify gang associates and learn more about their organizations.
(OTC: BLAP) New Twitter Application Solves Wide Spread Problem – Yahoo Finance
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - 02/02/10) - Blast Applications, Inc. (Pinksheets: BLAP - News) announced yesterday the launch of their newest Twitter application Twedemption. For a one time fee, Twedemption version 1.2 eliminates the need for a Twitter ...
(OTC: BLAP) New Twitter Application Solves Wide Spread Problem – Stockhouse
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
Blast Applications, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BLAP) announced yesterday the launch of their newest Twitter application Twedemption. For a one time fee, Twedemption version 1.2 eliminates the need for a Twitter user to clear his inbox of unwanted Direct ...
Gangs Use Of Twitter, Facebook On The Rise – Huffingtonpost.com
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
LOS ANGELES — When a gang member was released from jail soon after his arrest for selling methamphetamine, friends and associates assumed he had cut a deal with authorities and become a police informant. They sent a warning on Twitter that went ...
Fall Out Boy Over? – The Gaea Times
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
Rockers FALL OUT BOY appear to have fallen out - if ‘tweets’ written by bassist PETE WENTZ are anything to go by. In a series of recent posts on his Twitter.com blog, Wentz has confirmed the band are currently on hiatus, and hints that it might ...
Twitter Under Phishing Attack? (Mashable)
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
Numerous Twitter users are pointing out that Twitter forced them to change their passwords out of the blue. According to blogger Andrew Girdwood , these users have received an email containing the following message: “Due to concern that your account may have been compromised in a phishing attack that took place off-Twitter, your password was reset,” together with a link for resetting the ...