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White House Staffer Fired for Snarky Twitter Account

Jofi Joseph was senior National Security Council official

(Newser) - Jofi Joseph isn't the first person to lose his job for griping about his workplace on Twitter ... but he's probably the first person to do so while working at the White House. Joseph, the director of nuclear non-proliferation for the National Security Council, was unmasked as the man...

Rihanna Tweet Leads to Another Arrest

Bar owner arrested after singer tweets about live sex show in Thailand

(Newser) - Rihanna continues to fight crime in Thailand, 140 characters at a time. Last month, two men were arrested for possession of protected animals after the singer posted a selfie with a slow loris. Now, a Phuket bar owner has been arrested after she posted the details of a sex show...

This Book Will Scare You Off Social Media



 This Book Will 
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Oct 12, 2013 12:29 PM CDT

This Book Will Scare You Off Social Media

Dave Eggers' novel The Circle describes Facebook-like firm: Michele Filgate

(Newser) - Most of us are familiar with the pervasive need to check, and recheck, Facebook and Twitter—but it's not always easy to take a step back and realize how dependent we've become. For Michele Filgate, that moment of perspective came when she read Dave Eggers' upcoming book, The ...

Why Nielsen's Twitter TV Ratings Are a Con

Beejoli Shah: It's just a scam to make Twitter and Nielsen more money

(Newser) - Nielsen's new Twitter TV ratings have been the subject of much hype—but the hype is just that, says Beejoli Shah at Defamer : "It's a load of crap solely designed to make Twitter rich and keep Nielsen richer," she writes, offering several reasons why. To start...

Nielsen Now Rating Twitter Buzz

Launches Twitter TV Ratings—but do advertisers care?

(Newser) - Nielsen launched a new ratings system today, but it doesn't measure what people are watching on TV. Instead, it tracks what TV shows people are tweeting about. The Twitter TV Ratings dig deep into the data to find out not just how many times a show was mentioned on...

Mysterious Twitter Investor to Make Big Bucks on IPO

Suhail Rizvi's equity firm amassed 15% stake, says Reuters

(Newser) - As Twitter prepares to go public , there's plenty of people waiting in the wings to cash in; yesterday's filings reveal investment firms, board members, and execs will have the highest payouts, but one mysterious Hollywood financier also will add a good chunk of change to his bank account....

Twitter Reveals Revenue in IPO Papers

Social media giant has lost $419M in all

(Newser) - Twitter unsealed the documents today for its planned IPO and says it hopes to raise up to $1 billion. The company is also revealing for the first time the amount of money it makes: Founded in 2006, Twitter has never turned a profit and has an uninterrupted history of losses...

New Gang Territory: Twitter

Taunts and recruitment moves from streets to social media

(Newser) - Al-Shabab isn't the only group of criminals boasting about its misdeeds on Twitter : an increasing number of gangs and other criminal groups are also using the service to document their activities and recruit new members, USA Today reports. A recent study found 20% of gang members reported their outfit...

Kanye, Kimmel in Bizarre Twitter Feud

West blasts late-night host for recent skit

(Newser) - Kanye West let loose on Twitter last night, freaking out about a recent Jimmy Kimmel skit in a foul-mouthed, all-caps rant. The Kimmel skit mocked one of West's typically boastful interviews (which included a weird bit about "leather jogging pants"). Some of the less offensive samples of...

Comedian Punches Reporter After Tweet-Diss

Dan Nainan arrested at DC comedy contest

(Newser) - A decidedly unfunny moment at DC's Funniest Celebrity competition, at least for one journalist: While professional comedian Dan Nainan was onstage as a headliner, Newsweek/Daily Beast correspondent Josh Rogin sent out a few critical tweets. ( Sample : "Dan Nainan makes his umpteenth joke about how Asians cant distinguish...

Twitter Really Wants TV's Money

Site looks to partner with networks in advance of IPO

(Newser) - It's now pretty common for Twitter to explode when something crazy happens on TV—but these TV shows obviously don't have to pay for that publicity. Now, with plans to go public , the social network wants TV to start pushing dollars its way, and is actively trying to...

Ex-NFLer Watches, via Twitter, as Teens Trash Home

Rounds up list of 200 names, invites them back

(Newser) - A Labor Day party at an ex-NFLer's Stephentown, New York, vacation home turned into a real mess, as hundreds of partying high-schoolers smashed windows, punched holes in walls, and graffitied the place, the AP reports. But it wasn't just that Brian Holloway was upset by the $20,000...

Gone Again: Twitter, Facebook Access in Iran

'Technical glitch' lasted just a few hours

(Newser) - Iranians were free to share duckface selfies , waste hours on FarmVille, and get angry at their friends for spoiling Breaking Bad plots ... for a few glorious hours, at least. Yes, after four years, Facebook and Twitter were back online in Tehran—at least for some local Internet service providers, the...

Twitter Going Public, Files for IPO
Twitter Going
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Sep 12, 2013 4:43 PM CDT

Twitter Going Public, Files for IPO

But financial details will be under wraps for a while

(Newser) - Twitter is indeed going public, which it announced today via tweet , of course. "We've confidentially submitted an S-1 to the SEC for a planned IPO," it reads in part. The Wall Street Journal pegs the value of the company at about $10 billion, but those looking for...

Kenneth Cole Tweets Tactless Wordplay ... Again

Defends himself, says he's provoking 'dialogue about important issues'

(Newser) - It appears Kenneth Cole didn't learn his lesson when he sent a very questionable tweet out into the world to promote his brand back in 2011. He's done it once again, this time using the situation in Syria, rather than Egypt, for inspiration, Gawker notes. "'Boots...

More Bad Behavior? Miley Posts Nasty Tweet

Uses a very bad word

(Newser) - Because flaunting her butt to the world twice in as many days apparently wasn't extreme enough, Miley Cyrus took to Twitter Wednesday to tell this charming story:
  • "Just called this paparazzi a C***. So before he makes breaking 'news' out if it. Ill just say it. Ha-Ha
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Geraldo Rivera Loses Gig Over Nude Selfie

Booted from panel at Duquesne University

(Newser) - Geraldo Rivera's semi-naked selfie is still making waves. The Fox News commentator has been booted from a speaking engagement at Pittsburgh's Duquesne University, which decided the photo "was inappropriate and inconsistent with who we are as a Catholic university," the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Rivera had originally...

10 Stars You Actually Should Follow on Twitter

They know how to do something other than take selfies

(Newser) - Not every celebrity uses Twitter to call people ugly or get in ridiculous fights with other celebrities . The Week rounds up 10 stars you might actually want to follow on Twitter:
  • Patton Oswalt : He recently spent a day shamelessly trolling Twitter by tweeting admirable (or at least harmless) thoughts ... but
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'Syrian' Hackers Force NYT to Use Alternate Website

Group says it's loyal to Bashar al-Assad

(Newser) - A group of hackers that claims loyalty to Syria's Bashar al-Assad seems to have hacked the New York Times, reports PCMag . The newspaper's website went down completely this afternoon, and a Times VP says a "malicious external attack" is likely to blame. Some visitors are seeing a...

Another Teen Nabbed in WWII Vet's Slaying

Outrage over Delbert Belton's death explodes on social media

(Newser) - Another teen has been arrested following the beating death of Delbert Belton , an 88-year-old World War II veteran, in Spokane, Wash. Both Kenan Adams-Kinard and a suspect arrested earlier are 16; Adams-Kinard's name was released despite his age because, according to officials, "he represents ... an actual danger to...

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