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10 People Proudly Getting High on Twitter for Bob Marley's Birthday

Emerald Catron — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 02:28:48 +0000

Today (Feb 6) would have been Bob Marley’s 68th birthday. The legendary musician and activist still has quite a following, despite passing away almost 22 years ago. One of the big differences between then and now is that now most people feel the best way to express their appreciation is to smoke a bunch of [...]

The Best Manti Te'o Jokes on Twitter

Emerald Catron — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:07:32 +0000

Ever since it was revealed yesterday that Te'o's story about his perfect girlfriend dying of cancer was a big fat sham, the only purpose anybody has to go on Twitter right now is to make jokes about it.

'Hashtag' Is 2012′s Word of the Year

Donald Deane — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:04:26 +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

National Geographic Plans to Transmit Tweets into Space

Don Deane — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:00:43 +0000

As a way to promote its show ‘Chasing UFOs’ and potentially impress aliens with our highly-advanced Twitter technology, the National Geographic Channel will broadcast tweets into the deepest recesses of space this coming August. The event will also celebrate the 35th anniversary of the “Wow!” signal, an unexplained narrowband radio signal detected by SETI in [...]

James Cameron Tweets From the Deepest Part of the Ocean

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:45:15 +0000

James Cameron is king of the deep blue sea. Using a specially designed one-man submarine dubbed the “Deepsea Challenger,” the ‘Titanic’ and ‘Avatar’ director reached the floor of the Pacific Ocean’s Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the world’s oceans. He is now the first solo explorer to ever do so. So what did Cameron do when [...]

How You Can Help A Minnesota Teen Take A Porn Star To Prom

Sloan — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:52:47 +0000

It might just be a match made in heaven... An Oakdale, MN high school senior is looking for a prom date. But, not just any date; he wants to take a porn star to prom.

Tom Petty Hates Social Media

Jenna — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:11:58 +0000

Tom Petty is not a fan of social networking, but you’ll never guess how he told everyone he hates it. That’s right. Tom Petty used social media to tell the world he hates social media. According to Billboard.com, Tom used a Twitter chat Thursday to talk about headlining the New Orleans Jazz Festival and his [...]

Alec Baldwin Kicked Off American Airlines Flight

Lynn Quale — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:57:44 +0000

Alec Baldwin got himself removed from an American Airlines flight yesterday for playing Words With Friends on his phone while parked at a gate at LA International Airport. I get the obsession with Words With Friends, and I also understand why Alec would think it was ok to have his electronic devise (cell phone) turned [...]

David Lee Roth Takes Up Social Networking

Lynn Quale — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:59:43 +0000

As rumors swirl over the new Van Halen album and supposed tour to follow, David Lee Roth has taken to Facebook and Twitter – which is keeping the rumor mill up and running. Everyone wants Van Halen’s return to be huge, find out what Roth is saying on the social networking sites… David has been [...]

Fellow Musicians Singing Praises For Clarence Clemons

Jenna — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:00:43 +0000

Some of music’s biggest names are remembering one of the biggest personalities to ever pick up a saxophone. Here’s what they had to say. Following the news of Clarence Clemons’ passing, NME.com said U2 front man Bono stopped their 360 concert on Saturday in Anaheim to ask their fans to think about Clemons, The E [...]

Online Okay, Offline..Kinda Creepy!

Baxter — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:02:58 +0000

Facebook and Twitter make it easy to reach out and share details of our personal lives and we don’t seem to think twice about it. Would we react the same if it were face to face? That’s the purpose of this video. Kinda makes you think, doesn’t it?