The venerated AP Stylebook has just announced that it will now accept “it is hoped” as a definition for “hopefully,” in addition to the traditional “in a hopeful manner.” The historic Tweet: Read full article > >
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So this is what it’s come to: As Anthony Weiner tried to end an excruciating press conference in which he admitted to sending the underwear bulge Tweet and lying about it, someone repeatedly shouted: “Were you fully erect?” The moment — even if that didn’t come from a reporter — perfectly captured the scene, and suggests this story isn’t ending anytime soon. Read full article > >
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Weinergate isn’t going away
At least the alleged hacker had a sense of humor: A closeup photo of a man’s bulging boxer-briefs was posted on New York Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner’s Twitter account Saturday, followed by another tweet that read, “FB hacked.” Weiner sent an email…
Twitter is in negotiations to buy TweetDeck, the London-based Twitter aggregation service, for an estimated $40 million, sources said. Neither side has commented on the deal. TweetDeck, which employs only 15 staff members, was started in 2008 by…
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Twitter to Buy TweetDeck: Report
By Kimihiro Hoshino/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Wall Street Journal reported Monday that Twitter is in talks to buy TweetDeck, the popular Web and mobile app generally associated with Twitter power users.
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Report: Twitter in talks to buy TweetDeck
Poetry and literature may be flowering in the socially networked, microblogged world of the tweet.
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How Do I Love Thee? Count 140 Characters
Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. has lots of “friends” – 58,610 of them, to be exact.
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Text, tweet, win? Not so fast.
