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Cortney Hicks

Jan 13, 2012 at 10:35 am

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Michelle Obama Joins Twitter

Michelle Obama Joins Twitter

Michelle Obama is now on Twitter!

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Newsone

Dec 22, 2011 at 3:10 pm

Top 11 Fake Deaths On Twitter

Top 11 Fake Deaths On Twitter

By Darnella Dunham

Twitter has killed dozens of celebrities, and it proves that you should definitely not believe everything you read. The lack of credibility from the sender of these false rumors doesn’t stop them from getting retweeted and going viral. And unfortunately, death hoaxes on Twitter have become commonplace.

But Twitter isn’t all bad when it comes to getting the news about the death of a celebrity. When Heavy D died on November 8th, Twitter was the outlet at

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Newsone

Dec 14, 2011 at 4:02 pm

Top 10 News Stories That Broke on Twitter

Top 10 News Stories That Broke on Twitter


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This month, NewsOne presents a special exploration of Black Americans’ influence on social media, #TWEETING WHILE BLACK.
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The way we get our news has clearly changed. These days, Twitter is averaging 230 million Tweets per day. That’s up 110 percent since January. Though 40 percent of Twitter’s 100 million active users only sign in to read what’s up with everyone else,

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adimu

Oct 19, 2011 at 11:25 am

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Twitter Has Over 100 Million Active Users

Twitter Has Over 100 Million Active Users

According to Twitter’s CEO Dick Costolo – the company has over 100 million active users on the social network and has seen significant growth trends in the past year.

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My Majic

Aug 30, 2011 at 9:45 am

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Beyonce’s Baby Breaks Twitter & MTV Record!

Beyonce’s Baby Breaks Twitter & MTV Record!

Beyonce’s pregnancy helped Twitter break a record on Sunday when she made the announcement during the 2011 MTV VMAs. Over 8,000 tweets when out per second.

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Cortney Hicks

Aug 29, 2011 at 11:30 am

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Celebrities React To Beyonce’s Pregnancy On Twitter!

Celebrities React To Beyonce’s Pregnancy On Twitter!

Beyonce is pregnant. After years of wrong rumors, she and Jay-Z are expecting their first child. Here’s how family & friends reacted on Twitter.

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Tom Joyner

Aug 10, 2011 at 9:28 am

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NYPD Forms Unit To Monitor Facebook And Twitter

NYPD Forms Unit To Monitor Facebook And Twitter

NEW YORK — The NYPD has formed a unit to monitor social media outlets Facebook, Twitter and Myspace to find out information about illegal flash mobs, house parties and gang fights.

The New York Daily News reports:

Newly named Assistant Commissioner Kevin O’Connor, one of the department’s online and gang gurus, has been put in charge of the new juvenile justice unit. He and his staff will mine social media, looking for info

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adimu

Aug 4, 2011 at 1:33 pm

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Why Are Black People More Likely To Join Twitter?

Why Are Black People More Likely To Join Twitter?

A writer for the Huffington Post has written an article on why African Americans are more likely to participate on the social networking site, Twitter, than white people.

Instead, the research concluded that an interest in entertainment news was a “significant predictor” of Twitter use and that African American users were “more likely” than other groups to have a greater interest in celebrity and gossip updates.

“African Americans are more likely to be

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My Majic

Jul 27, 2011 at 11:23 am

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Lauryn Hill Releases Confusing Statement About Rohan Marley

Lauryn Hill Releases Confusing Statement About Rohan Marley

After many speculation about Rohan Marley being her newest baby’s father, Lauryn Hill attempted to set the record straight with a statement released via Twitter but failed to do anything more than further confuse her audience.

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My Majic

Jun 21, 2011 at 11:00 am

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Top 20 Signs You’re A Side Chick

Top 20 Signs You’re A Side Chick

A trending topic on twitter all day yesterday was #SignsUaSideChick and while checking my timeline I couldn’t deny the hilarity and honesty in some of the responses. Not only is it funny, it’s actually informative because some of them are real situations.

You may find that you have taken part in one or more of these situations, check out what I’ve chosen as twitter’s top 15 signs you’re a side chick.

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