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Skylar Astin, Britney Spears, Donald Faison + More in Celebrity Tweets of the Day

Ryan Anderson — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:47:56 +0000

Today (May 16) celebrities experienced continued dental woes, craved breakfast, drew blanks, celebrated anniversaries, rah-rah’d and went bug-eyed. First up, Skylar Astin just wasn’t creative today. Can’t think of anything to tweet so I guess I won’t post anyth– — Skylar Astin (@SkylarAstin) May 16, 2013 Britney Spears was celebrating an anniversary that will [...]

Funny Tweets By Parents the Week Of March 11

Stephanie McMaster — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:06:15 +0000

Another week, another batch of tweets by parents that would surely horrify their children if they were old enough to read. Parents this week hit Twitter with their frustrations over Daylight Savings Time and the embarrassing things their kids say in public. Check out 10 of our favorite tweets by parents this week: Josh Hara [...]

Man Uses Senator's Twitter Feed to Make Charming Marriage Proposal

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:02:19 +0000

As we advance deeper into the 21st century, a Senator's press secretary is at least as likely to be getting the word out on Twitter than communicating with the press in more traditional ways.

So when Brett Wanamaker decided he wanted to surprise his girlfriend Beth Adelson, who is the press secretary for Virginia Senator Mark Warner, with a marriage proposal he had a pretty good idea where to find her.

Funny Tweets By Parents The Week Of March 4

Stephanie McMaster — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:35:20 +0000

The popularity of social networking has given parents all new ways to embarrass their offspring, and often in hilarious fashion. Our favorite funny tweets by parents this week perfectly captured the frustration (and humiliation) that comes along with parenting. Check out 10 of our favorite things said on Twitter by parents this week: Danny Zuker [...]

Liam Payne of One Direction Snarks at Boy George on Twitter For Not Knowing Who He Is

Cassandra Rose — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:43:58 +0000

One Direction member Liam Payne still can't seem to understand that not everyone knows who he is.

He threw a hissy fit online back in December because the Empire State Building wasn't aware of his existence, and now he's attacking Boy George, who mistook him for his bandmate Niall Horan at the 2013 Brit Awards.

Hackers Make Burger King Twitter Praise McDonald's

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:00:46 +0000

Things got weird in the burger wars yesterday when hackers broke into the Burger King Twitter page and started firing off pro-McDonald’s tweets. Under the handle McDonalds@BurgerKing, the hackers posted messages which said Burger King had been sold to McDonald’s, accused Burger King employees of on-the-job drug use and posted links to popular hip hop [...]

See What Neil Patrick Harris, Lena Dunham + More Tweeted From the 2013 Grammys

Kathy Landin — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:06:24 +0000

It’s always fun to see celebrities behaving like us regular folks and award nights like the 2013 Grammys seem to be a great time for that.

Sure, some of them are dressed in clothes we’ll never even get near and they rub elbows with people who seem to live on a different planet from us, but then there are the ones who act as excited as we would to be around other celebrities. Or, they sit at home and snark on the stars just like we do.

Here are some celebrity tweets about the Grammys that made us feel like they’re all just one of us. Except their follower counts might be a bit higher.

Super Bowl 2013 Blackout Prompts Twitter Outrage, Awesome Oreo Response

Emerald Catron — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:00:03 +0000

What? No lights? A power surge caused a blackout at Super Bowl 2013, which gave people on Twitter plenty of opportunity to move on from Beyonce’s half-time performance. Everyone shifted gears and focused their bit-writing abilities on the fact that they game is delayed. With the above picture, Oreo really rose to the occasion, but [...]

Twitter Thinks Bane Caused the Super Bowl XLVII Blackout

Emerald Catron — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 04:04:37 +0000

We're going to pretend all of these people are hilarious and not morons. When the 2013 Super Bowl was delayed by a power outage, most people took it as a chance to actually talk to the people at their football party. These people decided to make jokes on Twitter that the half hour of darkness was actually 'The Dark Knight Rises' villain Bane's fault.

Oprah Will Not Be Trifled With on Twitter

Emerald Catron — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:08:40 +0000

Maybe you think you can just mess with Oprah on Twitter and get away with it. Maybe you think she's too busy/rich/famous to actually pay attention. Maybe you're wrong, jerk.

Somebody tried to get sassy with Oprah by insulting her appearance on Twitter(on the day before her birthday nonetheless). Apparently they thought Oprah was going to let it slide. She did not. Here's what happened.

No, Shirley Temple Did Not Join Twitter

Shauna Wright — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:38:34 +0000

Earlier this weekend, pop culture buffs and the AARP set were all abuzz when word circulated that Shirley Temple, one of America's most famous former child stars, had signed up for a Twitter account.

But 10,000 followers -- and a couple tweets to Dick Van Dyke -- later, it turns out that it was all a hoax.

Everyone on Twitter Can't Stop Talking About Michelle Obama's Bangs

Emerald Catron — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:20:28 +0000

Everybody in America who was planning on getting bangs this week is thoroughly miffed at Michelle Obama for stealing their thunder. People sincerely cannot stop talking about the First Lady’s haircut. Even people who want everybody to stop talking about it are talking about it. We know, because they’re our favorites from this roundup of [...]

Are Most of Lady Gaga's 29 Million Twitter Followers Fake?

Amy Sciarretto — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:42:50 +0000

Lady Gaga is the unquestionable queen of Twitter, with a whopping 29 million followers, which is more than anyone else who uses the social media messaging service. Perhaps she was wise to start her LittleMonsters.com site and foster an intimate and authentic community, since new reports have emerged, indicating that 71 percent of those 29 million Twitter followers are fake!

Research Reveals Ways to Identify Dangerous People on Twitter

Mike Adams — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:08:06 +0000

You might think you can distinguish between civil society and the dance of a maniac just by gazing into the hollow, unstable color of a person’s eyes, but a new study finds that it is actually a person’s Twitter account that tells the haunting tale of the mental defective. Researchers at the London Online Privacy [...]

National Geographic Plans to Transmit Tweets into Space

Don Deane — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 19:15:43 +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 [...]

Celeb Deaths, Giant Squid, Crazy Tweets and More Best Pics of the Week

Nick Romano — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:33:06 +0000

This week we said goodbye to a number of celebrities we fell in love with over the years through their memorable and relatable characters. Dick Beals, who lent his high-pitched voice to the characters of Gumby and Speedy the Alka-Seltzer kid, passed away May 29, but people were still mourning the loss into the weekend. [...]

Which Companies Make the Best Use of Twitter for Customer Service?

Shauna Wright — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 12:48:44 +0000

Many businesses are using social media like Twitter to supplement their customer service operations. But a new study says not all companies are using the microblogging service as they should. Customer service ratings company STELLAService reviewed more than two dozen major retailers and found less than half of the questions asked on the companies’ Twitter [...]

Donna Summer Dead: Stars React on Twitter

Jessica Sager — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:21:51 +0000

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The undisputed queen of disco passed away today at 63, and the pop world was quick to mourn through — what else? — Twitter. Stars who Donna Summer clearly influenced, like Rihanna, Robyn and Nicki Minaj were fast to respond. One pattern we noticed

Is the Celebrity Tweet Becoming the New 'Autograph'?

Mithun Divakaran — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:30:48 +0000

Social media has the changed the world in so many ways, there’s hardly anybody that hasn’t experienced its impact, no matter how big or small. Twitter in particular has opened doors to celebrities that us commoners never imagined. Why wait for a star outside a restaurant in Beverly Hills to get a scribbled autograph when you could just get a shout-out from them on Twitter? And it has worked for many.

How Did One Tweet Get Oprah Winfrey in a Ton of Trouble?

Shauna Wright — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:10:39 +0000

After Whitney Houston’s untimely death on the eve of the Grammys, the Sunday night awards show saw a 50 percent increase in viewership, but that didn’t stop Oprah Winfrey from trying to poach some of those eyeballs — and it’s gotten her into a lot of hot water with ratings powerhouse Nielsen.