Welcome to Twitter, JK Rowling: 'Harry Potter' author sets up Twitter accountSeptember 25th, 2009 'Harry Potter' author JK Rowling joins TwitterNEW YORK — The real J.K. Rowling has come to Twitter.
Justin Timberlake to play Facebook founder?September 24th, 2009 LONDON - Popstar Justin Timberlake has reportedly been roped in to play founder of social networking site Facebook in a new movie. According to Daily Variety, 'SexyBack' singer will be playing the role of Facebook founding president Sean Parker.
That's not me asking for money: Sushmita SenSeptember 24th, 2009 MUMBAI - A Sushmita Sen impersonator on the social networking site Facebook has started asking for money in her name for charity. After being inundated by anxious queries from friends, the Bollywood actress has clarified that she is not the one asking for money.
Sushmita is not asking money on Facebook!September 24th, 2009 By Subhash K Jha
Charity begins at home page. And sometimes you dont even know youre so charitable.
Timberlake For Facebook Movie?September 24th, 2009 JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE is to star as the founder of social networking site Facebook in a new movie, according to reports. The SexyBack singer will play Facebook founding president Sean Parker, according to Daily Variety.
Katrina Kaif: Not A Twittering Bird!September 16th, 2009 Katrina Kaif is not on any networking site like Facebook, Twitter, and Orkut etc. Apparently there is some fake person posing as Katrina Kaif on Twitter and is spreading out the news and talking to people on her behalf.
I'm not on Twitter or any network: Katrina KaifSeptember 16th, 2009 MUMBAI - She is planning to launch her official website by the end of the year, but Katrina Kaif denies being on the social networking site Twitter and says someone has been impersonating her. "Something has to be done to stop this sort of vandalism.
Keeping it simple: Twitter's new terms of service show it learned a lesson from FacebookSeptember 11th, 2009 Twitter keeps it simple with new terms of serviceSAN FRANCISCO — Twitter keeps it simple, even when it comes to updating the legalese in its terms of service. As part of changes made Thursday, Twitter translated some of the jargon into plain language, to lessen the chances that its users might get the wrong idea about what was happening.
Keeping it simple: Twitter's new terms of service show it learned a lesson from FacebookSeptember 11th, 2009 Twitter keeps it simple with new terms of serviceSAN FRANCISCO — Twitter keeps it simple, even when it comes to updating the legalese in its terms of service. As part of changes made Thursday, Twitter translated some of the jargon into plain language, to lessen the chances that its users might get the wrong idea about what was happening.
NFL to allow players on social media before and after games, not during themAugust 31st, 2009 NFL: Social media OK before, after gamesNEW YORK — Tweet away, boys. Just save it for before and after the games.
Hate violence against Asians in Hollywood movie condemnedAugust 22nd, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Racist slurs against Asians in Hollywood's latest movie "The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard" has angered Asian Americans, who came out to protest against the film's maker on Friday. Karen Narasaki, President and Executive Director of the Asian American Justice Center, said in a statement that the use of harmful, racist slurs and treatment of hate crimes in the film are "unacceptable and should not be tolerated."
Although billed as a satirical comedy, there is nothing funny about using slurs that simply reinforce negative stereotypes, nor in making light of violent hate crimes, Narasaki stressed.
Lily Allen upset over being snubbed from award nominationJuly 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Lily Allen revealed she was left with a long face after she was snubbed from the nomination results for the prestigious Barclaycard Mercury Prize. The singer, while referring to troubled British soccer player Paul Gasgoigne, said she thought she was on the judge's hate list.
Men tend to follow men on Twitter, while women remain choosyJune 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - When it comes to 'twittering', men have the tendency to follow men, while women are more fussy about whom to follow on the microblogging website, reveals a Harvard study. In one of the first extensive sociological studies of Twitter, Harvard Business School collected data from a random sample of the May 2009 activity of 300,000 Twitter users
The researchers then compared the data to user patterns on social networks such as Facebook.
Cheryl Cole's barnet tops Most Wanted Celeb Hairstyle listMay 14th, 2009 LONDON - 'Girls Aloud' star Cheryl Cole's barnet is the most desirable celebrity hairdo. The 25-year-old's hairstyle trounced the Victoria Beckham's pixie cut and Jennifer Aniston's sleek hairdo.
Cheryl Cole fumes at fake Twitter page advertising sex in her nameMay 12th, 2009 LONDON - Girls Aloud member Cheryl Cole is reportedly the latest celeb to have a fake Twitter page set up in her name, which features a link for kinky sex. The fake page is said to have duped even Radio 1's Chris Moyles, 35, and TV star and Twitter fanatic Stephen Fry, 51, with its message boasting Cole to be a "Singer, Dancer, Judge and Climber - in that order!!"
Moyles fell for it after he saw the page announce "Cheryl Cole is now on Twitter!!!".