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Congress Members Produce 30% Fewer Tweets After Weinergate [INFOGRAPHIC]

On the evening of May 27, Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York accidentally posted a lewd photo to Twitter, deleted it and claimed that his Twitter account had been hacked. Two weeks later, we’re still embroiled in what is now known as Weinergate, as e… Continue reading

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Congress Members Produce 30% Fewer Tweets After Weinergate [INFOGRAPHIC]

On the evening of May 27, Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York accidentally posted a lewd photo to Twitter, deleted it and claimed that his Twitter account had been hacked. Two weeks later, we’re still embroiled in what is now known as Weinergate, as e… Continue reading

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A Nice Side Effect Of The Tweet Button: Real URLs Back In The Stream

The link shortening revolution that has taken place the past few years has been interesting for a number of reasons. But one of the most interesting aspects is that we’re all now trained to click on a URL even if we have no idea what it actually is…. Continue reading

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Drunken Tweets To Plummet Tomorrow Night As Twitter Will Be Down

Tomorrow night, July 31, Twitter has announced they are having some planned downtime. Beginning at 11 PM PT, Twitter will likely be down on and off for up to 5 hours, Twitter warns.
The reason for the downtime? NTT America, Twitter’s hosting provider… Continue reading

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