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Celebrating Osama Bin Laden’s death. Rashard Mendenhall of the Pittsburgh Steelers was not in a celebratory mood. The fourth year running back took to his twitter account and expressed his anger over the celebration along with his belief Bin Laden did not order the attack. The post sparked outrage among fans across the country forcing […]
Tags: Bob Sharpe, Philadelphia Flyers, Rashard Mendenhall, Sports Reporting, Twitter
Facebook, Twitter and even Youtube have provided new and exciting ways to communicate with our friends. These outlets have given people ways to communicate with people they don’t even know. A key aspect in participating in these websites is getting the alerts that someone has contacted you. These are comparable to the ringing of a […]
Tags: Brad Paisley, Carrie Delisio, Demand for News, Julianne Hough, Karl Ravech, Miranda Lambert, Twitter
The Demise of Gaddafi: Even dictators can’t have honorable downfalls anymore
Posted by: Ramy Zabarah | October 24, 2011 | No Comment |Having been part of the Twitter world for over a year now, I just recently realized how powerful this social media tool it is. Twitter helped start a revolution in Egypt. A year ago I never would have guessed Twitter would have that much influence in the world. I was just tweeting some stupid comments about […]
Our last status: A posthumous social media presence
Posted by: patcarroll | October 18, 2011 | No Comment |Fans followed the Black Sox trial through the newspaper
Posted by: rsharpe | October 17, 2011 | No Comment |Throwing the World Series. The mere mention of the idea was not possible to the growing population of Major League baseball fans. In 1919, the Chicago White Sox, now known as the, “Black Sox,” were acquitted of doing just that despite overwhelming evidence and admissions made by the players involved. What makes this scandal so […]
Arrested Development Returns: How did you hear?
Posted by: Ramy Zabarah | October 3, 2011 | No Comment |Does technology cause news to spread TOO fast?
Posted by: mashkenaz | October 3, 2011 | No Comment |With social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, news and gossip can spread like wildfire. Sometimes, it moves a little TOO fast. Word of mouth has been one of the most popular forms of passing news along since language arrived with homo sapiens. People would gather to learn the news of the day/week/month/year. Without the written word, […]
Tags: Amanda Knox, crime, Marissa Ashkenaz, technology, Twitter, Velocity