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Remember Twitter's Music App?
(The Root) — If you’re surprised to hear that Twitter launched a music app for the iPhone and the Web last month, you’re not alone. The app, #Music, seems to have slipped under the radar of many Twitter users, and now, one month after its launch, it looks as if the app will soon be…
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Twitter Horrified by Attack on UK Soldier
(The Root) — Two men allegedly attacked a British soldier on active duty in London on Wednesday, beheading him with machetes and meat cleavers while citizens looked on in horror. The assailants reportedly hit the soldier with their car before attacking him. Afterward they demanded that people on the scene take video. One of the…
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Teens Flock to Twitter
(The Root) — Remember when you had to have a college email address to get a Facebook profile? Those days are long gone, as evidenced by the scores of high schoolers obsessed with the social networking site. But it seems the tide is turning again as a study shows that more teens are leaving Facebook…
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The Great Fried-Chicken Debate
(The Root) — It feels like 1997 all over again: For the second time in Tiger Woods’ groundbreaking golf career, one of his contemporaries has referenced fried chicken in relation to the “Cablinasian” superstar. The first time it happened, Fuzzy Zoeller was behind the comments, made upon Woods’ first Masters Tournament win. This time the…
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Details of McCree Trial Hit Twitter
(The Root) — The Detroit judge who famously declared “no shame in my game” is back in the hot seat. Judge Wayne McCree originally caught the public’s attention after he was caught sending nearly nude pictures to a married bailiff. The bailiff’s husband found the picture and went public with it. When questioned about it,…
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Twitter Through Times of Tragedy
(The Root) — Let’s face it: Twitter isn’t always the nicest place. People bash celebrities, fans of celebrities attack people who bash celebrities, and everyone fights about politics and religion. But while it is true that you’ll always have your trolls, the good consistently seems to outweigh the bad on Twitter during times of national…
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Who Are the World's Social Media Prudes?
(The Root) — In these days of oversharing and TMI online, it may surprise you to know that Americans may not be as reckless online as we think. Private research company Ipsos OTX recently conducted a survey in 24 countries measuring how much information individuals share online, “including status updates, feelings, photos, videos and links.”…
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Drake and Miguel Lose the Internet
Tracy Clayton is a writer, humorist and blogger from Louisville, Ky.
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Yahoo Buys Tumblr
(The Root) — After weeks of speculation, it has been announced that Yahoo will purchase Tumblr, a very popular blogging-site platform used to share various types of media. Yahoo’s big to purchase Tumblr for $1.1 billion has reportedly been approved by both Yahoo’s and Tumblr’s boards of directors. If the move seems desperate, it’s because…
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Woman Gets Job via Instagram
(The Root) — Our daily tasks involve social media more and more. Watching television, breaking up with our old mates, finding new ones — we’ve found ways to incorporate our online interactions in ways we never would have dreamed before. Samantha Bankey recently added “getting a job” to that list, having recently been offered a…