9 April - The Labour Party candidate for Moray, Stuart Maclennan, was sacked after making offensive comments on his Twitter page.
On August 25, 2011 Gilberto Martinez Vera and Maria de Jesus Bravo Pagola made a series of fraudulent Twitter tweets alleging that an attack by drug gangs was in progress at an elementary school in Veracruz Mexico.
The public sought information about this event using Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.
The Philadelphia Wings announced that during the February 12 game against the Buffalo Bandits, the Wings players will wear special jerseys with their Twitter user names instead of their last names.
On June 24, 2011, the band announced via Twitter that they had finished tracking the first batch of new songs.
Flood announced that he had rejoined his first professional club, St Patrick's Athletic, via his Twitter account.
The game uses an algorithm that tracks news volume from Twitter and Facebook to determine how many points each celebrity is worth every day.
This could include social media, like Twitter, videos or information, including tour dates and song lyrics.
Furthermore, the ability for everyone to follow their favorite athletes, actors, etc. on Facebook or Twitter allows for a closer connection to and knowledge of these celebrities, therefore leading to more BIRGing.
In June 2012, Jenkins became embroiled in a row about her comments on social networking site Twitter, in light of the meeting between Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness and Queen Elizabeth II at a charity reception.
Subsequent vintages of this wine continue to bear the #brownzin hashtag, an homage to Twitter, which has been a source of inspiration and support as Brown Estate has built its reputation as a wine industry leader in the realm of social media.
Many news writers are beginning to have an active Twitter presence to communicate with their audiences.
On 25 November 2009, Carrie mentioned on Twitter that she had ripped her skinny jeans trying to get out of the car.
In February 2011, Pierro-Zabotel's wife Levi criticized the Penguins organization on Twitter, unhappy that her husband was not giving more opportunities to play at the AHL level.
The Centre's work will be coordinated by a central website that takes and passes feeds through to a range of social media applications including Google Maps, Flickr, Twitter and other content management tools.
The network exists virtually using the Facebook and Twitter platforms as well as a privately owned web site to communicate and assist its supporters.
The technology of curation can also allow for the creation of online newspapers or magazines (see paper.li or scoop.it) or pages like Storify, which lets the user create stories or timelines using social media such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
In May 2009, Remnick was featured in a long-form Twitter account of Dan Baum’s career as a New Yorker staff writer.
Dutch politician Geert Wilders tweeted that Moroccans were responsible for the violence in youth football, and the large number of immigrants in Nieuw-West was a factor in discussions after the attack on Nieuwenhuizen.
In a tweet that day, the SIU said it opted to arrest Forcillo at a secret location because death threats had been made against him on social media.
According to Emerald's Twitter account, the album's name refers to a figurative term in the film industry.
From March 2012, the club also launched an official Twitter account.
In mid August, Kristian Alfonso posted a picture on Twitter of herself, Vaughan and a few co-stars, with Vaughan wearing a clerical collar which immediately led to speculation that the character of Eric had become a priest.
While on loan at Queens Park Rangers in 2012, Macheda was involved in two cases of misconduct on Twitter.
Due to the timely nature of signals, they are usually communicated via email, website, SMS, RSS, tweet or other relatively immediate method.
The candidate songs were released on 28 February 2012 through ERT's official Eurovision website, Facebook and Twitter pages, though the names of the artists and songwriters were concealed in order to place emphasis predominantly on the songs.
There was also a live Twitter feed from the convention, written in the style of the character Marvin the Paranoid Android.
The sub-unit was officially billed as 'JS & Hyuna', which Hyun-seung went on to reveal on his Twitter included his new stage name for the subunit, Jay Stomp.
“Mom passed this morning,” her son, Corbin Bernsen, said on Twitter the day of her death.
On June 22, 2011, John Noseworthy announced via Twitter that he was retiring from his position as Auditor General effective July 31, 2011, 13 months before his 10 year term as Auditor General was up.
The catch was described by Sir Vivian Richards as "one of the greatest grabs of all-time." and caused a Twitter meltdown amongst cricket fans and players alike.
In mid May 2013, Quintero posted on Twitter 'good bye and thank you' to Pescara, hinting that he was to leave in the Italian side in the summer.
Posetti achieved notoriety as the subject of Australia's first threatened Twitter lawsuit however there has so far been no writ issued.
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Julie Posetti is an Australian journalist and academic best known as the subject of a threatened lawsuit because of statements she reported via Twitter.
According to Knoebels Twitter account, the Mini Golf was eight inches under water, as well as at the door of the Country Store.
In July 2011 Sports Illustrated named Coon to their Twitter 100 which lists the 100 most essential people in the sports world to follow on Twitter.
After the rescision, Lucas signed a 4-and-a-half contract with La Liga club Espanyol Barcelona, according to his Twitter.
On January 28, 2011, MAQAM turned their official Facebook and Twitter pages into live feeds, reporting all calls, emails, tweets, photos, video, and news from Egypt, giving Egyptians under the internet blockade access to their global audience during the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.
In February, Twitter disclosed that the accounts of some 250,000 subscribers had been the victims of attacks from China similar to those carried out on the New York Times.
Van Poppel ran a popular Twitter-based news service called BreakingNewsOn from May 13, 2007 until December 1, 2009, at which time it had nearly 1.5 million followers.
He has developed a cult following on his Twitter account where he frequently makes humorous remarks, mostly related to the game.
Hunt communicates with fans via the use of Twitter and her inspirations in rugby have been the former England Women's captain Sue Day and Susie Appleby.
In May 2010, The Guardian also named OneClimate as one of the 50 key people to follow on Twitter.
He received a suspended 10-month prison term for violating South Korean National Security Law by resending North Korean tweets.
On 21 April 2010 Chaloner posted this on his Twitter feed: Currently looking for a new job, sadly :( .
This message can then be posted to popular social networking sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Myspace, Twitter and Bebo.
Everitt has been criticized for comments made on Twitter and Sunrise in response to the alleged rape of a woman by two Collingwood players.
In addition to the standard features of personal spaces, Loot's Space Apartment also allows users to view Twitter feeds from a ticker, and to search for photos from their Flickr account and display them on photo screens.
Each character has their own online "life" complete with Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter accounts.
In September, Cooper tweeted infamous comments regarding his thoughts on the Wallabies set-up, which included criticising the defensive style-of-play and lack of player input under coach Robbie Deans, inadequate training and recovery facilities, and a "toxic environment".
He has said on Twitter that the kit will be traditional Leeds Rhinos colours (Blue and Amber).
In October 2013, Stig became embroiled in controversy when he made homophobic public comments on Facebook and Twitter disparaging gay marriage.
On May 9, 2012 Savion Saddam released 4 tracks including the intro "Salute" off the album via his official Twitter account.
In early March 2013, Ibrahim came under criticism after Samuel Tadros, writing in The Weekly Standard, accused her of posting anti-Semitic and anti-American statements on her Twitter account.
Dolan began investing in new start-up companies via Twitter in 2010, initially offering a £5 million investment pot for successful business pitches on the social networking site, earning himself the nickname "Twitter Dragon".
Others implement the Twitter API, allowing their users to share content through tweets.
On May 1, 2012, IU posted a hand-drawn picture of a peach to her official Twitter account, which she described as "racy".
Cyber bullying involves abusive text messages or messages of the same nature on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media networks.
Horie maintained a digital newsletter from his prison cell and communicated with the outside world though staffers who posted to Twitter on his behalf.
Due to the convenience, affordability and broad reach of social media platforms like YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, terrorist groups have increasingly used social media to further their goals and spread their message.
With integration high up on the agenda, the now 18-month-old website was updated by Jack Smale and Julian Farmer with even greater core presence on Facebook and Twitter.
According to Lee's official Twitter, the album includes a total of nine tracks, with one outtake featured ("In the Booth").
UCG states: "The mission of the Church of God is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of God in all the world, make disciples in all nations and care for those disciples." Emphasis is consequently placed on the proclamation of "The Kingdom of God" to the general public, which is accomplished through various media, ranging from Twitter and Youtube to more traditional forms such as radio, print and television.
Some of the tweets have even been looked at as actively negotiating with the Unions by some writers.
As of January 8, 2013, Westland has a rivalry with Upper Arlington after a fierce anti-Upper Arlington Twitter campaign spearheaded by Westland PR representative, @EZTrav.
On 16 April 2010, local councillor Daniel Hamilton (for the Englefield Green East ward of the borough of Runnymede), having had his journey to work delayed by half an hour by a No To Bike Parking Tax rush-hour "go slow", called the demonstrators "tossers" on his Twitter account.
The club became known for its fliers which were posted around campus (often in unapproved locations) to announce club meetings, as this was long before e-mail and text messaging and Facebook and Twitter.
His message on Twitter saying Ansar al-Jihad al-Alami, or the Helpers of the Global Jihad, had posted a claim of responsibility for the attacks was given prominence in The New York Times, though he expressed skepticism about the authenticity of the claim and The Times noted it could not be confirmed.
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-- odd spelling supported by source, twitter account name, etc. --> Marie Gomez (born March 2, 1997), known better by her stage name Becky G, is a Mexican-American hip hop singer, rapper, songwriter and dancer from Inglewood, California.
She left the BBC on Thursday 1 March 2012 after taking redundancy and stated on Twitter that she was unable to commit to the BBC Sport move to Salford, due to family reasons.
On 14 July 2012 the term 'choc ice' became the focus of a racism row when footballer Rio Ferdinand seemingly endorsed a tweet by a Twitter user who had used the term pejoratively in criticising fellow footballer Ashley Cole, suggesting Cole was figuratively "black on the outside, white on the inside".
The show is presented by Craig Doyle with guests discussing latest topical news interspersed with news on the latest events on social media such as Twitter and Facebook.
Crawford took to Twitter where he send out this video to different teams specifically the Saskatchewan Roughriders hoping to gain interest.
Wheelock is sharing pictures of the Earth, station and views of space via Twitter, as Soichi Noguchi did before him.
Rio+20 (to be held in 2012) has websites to which major groups and stakeholders can contribute and use to get involved in the preparatory process as well as links with Facebook and Twitter.
On January 12, 2013 the Florida Lottery celebrated 25 years in operation with a major rebranding campaign including a logo redesign and presence on social media, including Facebook and Twitter.
In January 2013, the GNAA collaborated with imageboard 4chan to start a "#cut4bieber" trend on Twitter, encouraging fans of pop singer Justin Bieber to practice self-harm.
That would pay off handsomely some years later, when Twitter and Facebook became accelerants of democratic change in the Middle East.
In addition to writing fiction, Weiner is a co-creator and executive producer of the (now-cancelled) ABC Family sitcom State of Georgia, and she is known for "live-tweeting" episodes of the reality dating shows The Bachelor and The Bachelorette.
Politico named her one of 2011's "50 politicos to watch" for her Twitter feed @askmormongirl.
The show's newly installed executive producer, Frank Valentini later took to Twitter himself to dispel the rumors of Barash's firing.
Anderson's Twitter account in 2012 was rated by Evan Carmichael on his list of "Top 100 Most Powerful Women Entrepreneur experts to follow".
He got his first taste of the startup world when was a member of the Mayfield Fellows Program at Stanford University which led to his internship at Odeo, the company that eventually gave rise to Twitter.
Founder Satya Witoelar states as he and co-developers Fajar Budiprasetyo, Leo Laksmana, and Daniel Armanto developed the site, they took inspiration from a variety of competing foreign social networks, including Plurk, Twitter, Lifestream, and Brightkite.
On June 2, 2012, actress Alexa Vega announced via Twitter that she would be starring in the video and 2 days later, director Casey Patrick Tebo tweeted that Vega's scenes had just finished filming.
In July 2009, Pfeifle created a stir in the online and tech community when he called for Twitter to be considered for the Nobel Peace Prize for its assistance in helping the people of Iran.
PageStation — An advanced text messaging software system that provides real-time text messaging to pagers, PDAs, Twitter, and cell phones, from any authorized computer on a network.
Contacts - Automatic synchronization of all contacts in the People hub to their Microsoft account, including contacts added from other connected services such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Sina Weibo.
Some drivers take advantage of the down time in unique ways: Brad Keselowski famously sent a tweet from his car during a red flag for a track fire at the 2012 Daytona 500.
The shows were last-minute affairs and were announced via the group's Twitter mere hours before they happened.
The group originated in October 2009 when a group of bloggers organised demonstrations using word of mouth, Twitter and Facebook, culminating in No Berlusconi Day on 5 December 2009.
He is well known in the Slashdot internet community, where he posts under the username "NewYorkCountryLawyer" and in the Twitter community under the username "raybeckerman".
Reál Sangria also has an ongoing social networking campaign on Twitter, Facebook and MySpace.
Ryan Star released a free EP to his fans in January 2012, titled The America EP via Twitter and Facebook.
Popular Marketing and Social Media applications include Facebook, Google Analytics, Internet Marketing, and Twitter.
In November 2009, CBS announced that it was developing a television sitcom based on the Twitter feed, which would star William Shatner.
Demi Moore and her followers intervened to stop a suicide that had been announced on Twitter.
After the St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series in 2011, Hillerich & Bradsby, makers of Louisville Slugger bats and other baseball equipment, created a scavenger hunt through Twitter in order to raise awareness for their company.
Chris Lilley announced on his Twitter page that "Squashed Nigga" was available for download in the iTunes Store in the United States on 7 February 2012, less than a week before the Angry Boys finale was set to air in the United States.
teeshirtsdirect.com makes significant use of social networking sites in their advertising, with facebook, Twitter and myspace playing extensive roles in this strategy.
In 2012 Rhianna Pratchett announced on Twitter that she would be adapting Wee Free Men into a movie.
In December 2012, Cleverley's girlfriend, former The Only Way Is Essex cast member Georgina Dorsett, announced on Twitter they were expecting their first child.
In March 2011, Gurley announced via Twitter that he filed organizational papers to run for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina in 2012.
On July 19, 2013 it was announced that Daniel Loreto, engineering lead for Twitter and Google is joining Venrock as EIR.
After a romantic tweet that actor Kim Mu-yeol meant to be a private message to Yoon was accidentally posted on her Twitter page (then re-tweeted by netizens before Kim deleted the post), their agencies confirmed in February 2012 that the two are dating.
On July 24, 2012, Churchill caused a controversy when he posted on Twitter that former NDP leader Jack Layton would be disgusted the way the provincial NDP are operating in Nova Scotia and described Premier Darrell Dexter as making Prime Minister Stephen Harper, "look like a saint".