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If by now you are not convinced that Twitter is taking over the world, there must be no convincing you. Before long, high school students will be writing @ResearchPapers with #Hashtags in them and still earning #QualityGrades. It sounds crazy, but …
Among the thousands of Twitter users in the world who spend their lives hoping their favorite athlete or celebrity will give them a retweet, very few believe that retweet is going to come in the form of an insult. Unless the person you are following …
Those of us who work in sports have a love-hate relationship with Twitter. On one hand, it’s the fastest way to get breaking news, unique stories, and fantastic material from athletes and celebrities. On the other hand, it’s also a great …
After 16 highly successful NFL seasons with the Eagles and Broncos, Brian Dawkins has decided he won’t be sticking around for the Peyton Manning era in Denver. Using his Twitter account on Monday morning, Dawkins announced his retirement with a …
We know some athletes use Twitter as a medium for connecting with their fans, while others use it to post nonsense and share their ridiculous thoughts with the world. However, I can’t ever remember hearing an athlete credit Twitter for their …
The creators of Twitter had their Mark Zuckerberg moment long ago. They already know they’ve made it. Try going through an entire day without hearing the words “tweet” or “twitter.” It’s almost impossible. Twitter …
Some people could have been using Twitter for years without realizing that the site’s bird logo actually has a name. Yup, the Twitter bird is named Larry. Also news to me: the bird was named after Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird. Digital Life …
Welcome to the ruthless world of social media, Mike Aviles. In this universe, even utility players are fair game. The Red Sox shortstop probably thought he would become an every-day starter in the MLB before people started drumming up hoaxes about …
The NFL is always looking for ways to spice up the Pro Bowl. As we all know, the Pro Bowl now takes place between the conference championship games and the Super Bowl. Although the game is still painfully boring, the NFL thought more people would …
It’s easy to hide behind a computer and insult someone. With the way in which technology has progressed over the last decade-plus, we have all experienced that in some way. Plenty of things are said over Twitter and Facebook that can be fluffed …
Michigan star quarterback Denard Robinson joined Twitter not long ago, and it’s proving to be a decision he may regret. His account (@denardx) has been suspended after he was apparently hacked by an ex-girlfriend. Here are some of the tweets …
Anyone who follows New England Patriots receiver Chad Ochocinco on Twitter will realize that the typically prolific social media maven has been inactive the last several days. In fact, Ocho hasn’t tweeted since September 24th. For a guy …
Panthers tight end Jeremy Shockey ripped the referees for taking a touchdown away from him in the third quarter, but later claimed his Twitter account was hacked. With the Panthers down 24-20 to the Bears Sunday, Cam Newton hit Shockey for a …
Montreal Canadiens defenseman Hal Gill has been busting his teammates’ chops from a secret Twitter account, 25Stanley.com informs us. Gil began tweeting from his @PeanutGreen25 account last December. In April, he may have tipped off his …
Let’s face it folks, Twitter is apparently here to stay. If Martin Luther King, Jr. had delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech some fifty years later, he might have needed to amend it to include the content of people’s 140 characters. It used …
Victor Ortiz is getting ready for his September 17th fight in Las Vegas against Floyd Mayweather Jr. Though Ortiz is preparing for the most difficult fight of his life, he’s still maintaining an online presence in the social media world. Ortiz …
