Tag Archives: Twitter

Step by step, Ted Haggard is plotting his return.

For pure entertainment value, I follow the Twitter account of James Hartline, the “ex-gay” multiple felon who crusades against everything gay in San Diego. Here’s a few gems from recent days. -“It is a proven fact that marijuana reduces learning ability. Isn’t that why most atheists are pot smokers? They can’t see God thru the haze.”-“California let gay activists & …

Angry over the use of Twitter to spread dissent, last night pro-government hackers in Iran brought the service down. Those who tried to access Twitter were redirected to a site that had a green flag and proclaimed “This site has been hacked by Iranian Cyber Army.” The Web site was down for nearly an hour. Representatives from Twitter could not …

If you thought the Laptop Steering Wheel Desk was stupid, check this out. It’s the perfect accessory for the BlackBerry-meets-Bugaboo crowd. A gizmo called Texthook lets parents strap phones to the bars of their strollers so they can text and e-mail without missing a step. The company that makes them said about 100 of the $30 devices have been bought …

Earlier this month, Oxford American Dictionary declared “unfriend” to be the word of 2009. Now some outfit called the Global Language Monitor has named Twitter as the most popular English-language word of the year. The Global Language Monitor has announced that Twitter is the Top Word of 2009 in its annual global survey of the English language. Twittered was followed …

The general manager and news director of an Alabama TV station were suspended for a week after their project to Tweet their news items directly to a roadside billboard resulted in the above image.

A Brooklyn resident has launched a text message and Twitter based system of finding parking spaces in Park Slope, which car-owning locals derisively call “No Park Slope.” It’s no secret. Park Slope is a parking nightmare. But what if you could join a cyber community that allows members to share available parking spot information? Well, now it’s possible with a …

…cuz I think there’s a shark about to be jumped.

– Spider-Man: The Musical, the most expensive spectacular in Broadway history, is in trouble. The NYT reports that opening day has been put on hold and that stars Alan Cumming and Evan Rachel Wood have been released from their contracts. Producers insist the show will open as planned on February 25th once “cash flow problems have been resolved.” – Equity …

You’re probably actually being productive at work today, as Twitter is down in a hacker attack. Twitter co founder Biz Stone: “We are currently defending against a Denial of Service attack on this otherwise happy Thursday morning. Attacks such as this are malicious efforts orchestrated to disrupt and make unavailable services such as online banks, credit card payment gateways, and …

“With sadness in my heart, I’ve decided not to return to #IDOL. I’ll miss nurturing all the new talent, but most of all …being a part of a show that I helped from day1become an international phenomenon … What I want to say most, is how much I appreciate the undying support and enormous love that you have showered upon …

According to a widget created by Stockholm Pride, my Twitter feed is 1% hetero. I’ll try to do better. Or worse, depending on how you look at it. Stockholm Pride is July 27th – August 2nd.

Calling the film a “one day wonder,” TIME critic Richard Corliss contends that insta-reviews on Twitter are responsible for huge drop-off in attendance for Bruno, which did much less business on Saturday than on its opening day, unlike its competitors. Corliss cites box office data: Buoyed by the film’s robust $1.6 million at Thursday midnight screenings and impressive pre-buys of …

Welcome to JMG, Bishop Harry. That’s an interesting list of Twitter users you follow.

As Andrew Sullivan has exhaustively documented over the last few days, the most fascinating aspect of the brewing revolution in Iran is the way that internet social media, particularly Twitter, has worked to unite, inform, and inspire the rebels. Twitter, the online service designed to tell the world – in 140 characters or fewer – how your day is going …

Follow along as Twitter member 1Struggle1Fight tweets the demonstration. It’s fascinating to me that while the first round of Prop 8 protests were clearly a Facebook phenomenon, today belongs to Twitter, where the number one hashtag today is #rejectprop8.