Earlier this week, somebody hacked the AP's Twitter account and posted a tweet saying that there were explosions in the White House and President Obama had been injured. The account was quickly suspended, and the situation dealt with.
The individual responsible for threatening tweets against the University of Evansville on Tuesday which led to school officials to cancel the men's baseball game against Austin Peay State University later that day is in police custody.
A Twitter user known only by the name, Sir Quan, (@PopeQuanPaul), caused the cancellation of the men's baseball game against Austin Peay State University on Tuesday after sending tweets to the UE Athletic Department earlier in the day alluding to possible violence at the game.
There are over 400 million tweets per day on Twitter. Our math department here at TheFW says that amounts to around 2.8 billion tweets a week. We've gone through each and every one of those tweets to bring you the 10 Dumbest Tweets of the Week.
Hashtags may have originated on Twitter, but the popular internet shorthand has since spread to Facebook and even everyday speech. And now, "hashtag" has been declared the 2012 word of the year by the American Dialect Society. #waytogohashtag
Just when you thought the Westboro Baptist church couldn't get any lower, they did.
September 2, 2012 I have to know - do people keep their exes on their friends list?
April 26, 2012 A current trending topic on Twitter is #ThoughtsAtWalmart and I decided to share a few of the thoughts I have when visiting my local Wal-Mart.
On March 21st, 2006 Twitter creator Jack Dorsey launched a social media that would change the course of how we communicate on the internet. Twitter also has gotten big for the fact that you can now connect with some of your favorite celebs. (Just sayin' I've tweeted Mark Hunter, lead singer of Chamaira and he's tweeted back, which is a really cool feeling) In this hilarious video, Jimmy Kimmel has stars read some tweets that they have received from their followers.
'Macho Man' Randy Savage's death on Friday sent the Internet aflutter, with tweeters quick to respond to the legendary performer's death.
May 3, 2011 You didn't go vote. Admit it. With the election turnout in Vanderburgh County hovering at 10%, you are not alone. However in Canada, you're not even allowed to talk about the election....on Twitter that is.
As news of Osama bin Laden's death spread across the globe Sunday night, celebrities and politicians took to the Internet with quick responses to the news.
From Charlie Sheen to Donald Trump, the sentimentality shared was the same. Celebrities poured their American pride and thoughts for the victims of 9/11 into their tweets. Both celebrities and politicians extended accolades to the administration and to the United States military. Several celebrities injected their senses of humor into the news.
We've compiled some of the more notable tweets released in the hours following President Barack Obama's announcement. Check them out after the jump.
