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Twitter Was Really Excited about the Red Sox-Yankees Brawl

Pedro Martinez, Chipper Jones, and tons of fans weighed-in on the fight at Fenway. By Hayley Glatter· 4/12/2018, 9:12 a.m.. Print. New York Yankees' Tyler Austin, center, rushes Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Joe. Tyler Austin charges the mound. (Photo via AP/Charles Krupa). It may have been freezing … Read More

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Saudi Twitter users welcome sight of Qatari flags in Dammam

Twitter users across Saudi Arabia have welcomed a decision to hoist Qatari flags in public in advance of the Arab League summit, saying they hoped it could serve as a starting point for a return to "brotherly relations" between the two neighbours. Dozens of Qatari flags were raised on lamp …

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Italian Football Team’s Persian Twitter Account a Hit after Iran Censors Crest

An Iranian state TV network's unusual decision to censor the crest of Italian football club AS Roma has helped the club attract a big following of Iranian fans to its new Persian Twitter account. AS Roma's head of digital media, Paul Rogers, posted a tweet Wednesday, saying the club's Persian …

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Twitter reactions to #JacobZuma and #PravinGordhan’s shared birthday

Durban – Birthday wishes have been pouring in on social media for former President Jacob Zuma and Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan. Zuma is turning 76 while Gordhan is turning 69 today. South Africans took to social media to wish the two politicians well although some of the messages … Read …

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That ‘Thud!’ you just heard was Menendez’s Twitter reelection fail

Menendez, whose federal bribery indictment ended in a mistrial last November, saw many of replies to the campaign's Twitter challenge do exactly opposite of what was hoped for: Dredging up fresh doubts from Democratic-leaning voters about whether the senator used his office to benefit a Florida eye … Read More

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Yankees-Red Sox brawl: Twitter has a blast with Stanton and Judge towering over everyone

For the most part Stanton and Judge, who towered over the mob of humanity on the field, tried to keep the peace after Austin charged the mound, or as much as you can call pulling players apart keeping the peace. Naturally, social media ate up Stanton and Judge dominating the …

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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Declines His Salary for 2017 – His Third Straight Year

"As a testament to his commitment to and belief in Twitter's long-term value creation potential, our CEO, Jack Dorsey, declined all compensation for 2017," said a proxy statement that Twitter filed with the US Security and Exchange Commission (SEC). Dorsey, however, has shares whose value went up … Read More

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North Korea error opens door to fake Twitter account

The Our Nation School website, which teaches its readers about the philosophy of former North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung, should point to the @Juche_School Twitter account, but instead links to @Juche_School1, an account run by an online prankster who identifies as Cyber Anakin, the North Korea … Read More

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Bots on the march in takeover of Twitter links

Automated accounts – “bots” – on Twitter are responsible for spreading two-thirds of tweeted links to digital content, the Pew Research Centre has found. The centre looked at 1.2 million tweets over a 47-day period that contained links to more than 2,300 websites covering topics from sport, celebrities, … Read More

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Is that you, Data? Twitter users go wild comparing Mark Zuckerberg to Star Trek character and …

After Mark Zuckerberg's two-day-long testimony in front of Congress on Tuesday, the internet exploded with memes about his timid demeanor. The Facebook CEO and founder got a televised grilling from lawmakers Tuesday and Wednesday in his first ever appearance before Congress, and immediately … Read More