U.S. Capitol police investigate Onion Twitter joke
One way to get on the radar of the U.S. Capitol police? Post a joke on Twitter about hostages at the Capitol building. That’s what happened when faux news source The Onion tweeted the following message...
View ArticlePope takes up tweeting for Lent
The most Internet-savvy pope in history will be sharing Lenten messages in 140 characters or less now through Easter. Pope Benedict XVI began sending tweets, in a few different languages, through the...
View ArticleStudent on Twitter dares cops to catch her
A woman who tweeted that police would never catch her was arrested at Lamar University in Beaumont on an outstanding warrant for allegedly trying to pass herself off as her sister. Pearland Police...
View ArticleTweets from the scene: How the tragedy unfolded locally on Twitter
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View ArticleSocial media’s best reactions to Lance Armstrong’s Oprah interview
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View Article10 weird and wonderful inauguration images from Twitter
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View ArticleBurger King Twitter account hacked, gains 30K new followers
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View ArticleWas MTV hacked?
Hacking Twitter accounts seems to be the “in” thing to do for tech hackers. MTV’s official page was the latest to fail victim to hackings Tuesday just one day after Burger King. Or was it? The name of...
View ArticleSeth MacFarlane tweets about hosting Oscars again: “No way.” Who did Twitter...
Oscars host Seth MacFarlane was scrutinized and criticized for his jokes and demeanor on Sunday night. Many said they would never want him back. Well he doesn’t want to do it again, either. Here’s...
View ArticleGeotagging shows where the haters are
The eastern half of the U.S. must be sippin’ on haterade. A group of academics, adorably and somewhat mysteriously dubbed Floating Sheep, came out with a study called “Geography of Hate,” a color-coded...
View ArticleIn a world that needs saving, Batkid’s Twitter to-do list piles up
Batkid, the impossibly lovable 5-year old who is running about San Francisco saving distressed damsels from a slow and wildly inefficient demise via cable car, has stolen the hearts of thousands across...
View ArticleRecap of the dumb things people did or said on MLK day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: a time for remembrance, a time for really awkward social media posts and terrible party ideas. Let us all bathe in the horror of some of the above mishaps that took place...
View ArticleNo snow day throws University of Illinois students into a racist hissy fit
When University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Chancellor Phyllis Wise told students that school would still be open despite zero-degree temperatures, all Hell broke loose. Several loud members of the...
View ArticleOregon militia homoerotic fan fiction sweeps Twitter thanks to hashtag
It was inevitable that the armed militia standoff in Oregon would eventually become the subject of homoerotic fan fiction. And now that time has arrived. The Twitter hashtag #BundyEroticFanFic is the...
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