Democrats aim to subpoena Apple, Twitter over private chats
Their recently published memo in the aftermath of the investigation calls on the House Intelligence Committee to subpoena Apple, Twitter and WhatsApp for info regarding encrypted chat apps and private messages. The Democrats want to know which apps key actors in the 2016 US election used, and … Read More
8 questions with the mastermind behind UMBC’s hilarious Twitter account
Did you have a Twitter plan going into the game, or were you thinking of just doing a play-by-play? The funny part is I don't normally do men's basketball. I'm in charge of our social media, but when we have home games, our games are on ESPN3. So I'm normally …
UMBC’s ‘social media guy’ wins Twitter as basketball team busts brackets
Zach Seidel, who directs digital media for UMBC Athletics, is getting a lot of attention for the department's Twitter feed. (Dustin Roddy/UMBC). Alison KnezevichContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Zach Seidel is feeling a little taken back by all the attention he's getting. As the person behind the Twitter … Read More
Twitter Sleuths Identify Mystery Whale Scientist, Unnamed African American Woman in 1971 …
Twitter loves a good mystery, and on March 9, illustrator Candace Jean Andersen posted one that quickly went viral. Andersen shared a photo she had found from the 1971 International Conference on the Biology of Whales, which held in June in Shenandoa National Park, Virginia. The conference's … Read More
2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball: No. 16 UMBC stuns No. 1 Virginia, Twitter reacts
It was bound to happen. But nobody, maybe except for the University of Maryland-Baltimore Count fans, predicted that March 16, 2018 would be the day NCAA Division 1 Men's College Basketball history would be made. If you haven't looked at your bracket yet, you should. You may have just lost …
Kyle Walker Leads Twitter Reaction to Liverpool and Manchester City’s Champions League Clash
Kyle Walker Leads Twitter Reaction to Liverpool and Manchester City's Champions League Clash … only side to beat Manchester City in the Premier League this season and, d espite the Citizens fine form throughout the campaign, Liverpool supporters on Twitter remain confident ahead of the clash . Read More
Seth Davis apologizes after getting roasted by UMBC’s Twitter account
CBS studio analyst Seth Davis has a tradition during the NCAA tournament, one that's become fairly well known to college basketball. When a game's outcome is no longer in doubt, Davis tweets out “Sharpie” to his hundreds of thousands of Twitter followers. Friday night, he tweeted “Virginia. Sharpie” at … Read …
Magda Wierzycka vs Black Twitter twar ends in a R200‚000 peace offer
One of South Africa's top businesswomen‚ impaled by Black Twitter on Saturday over an ill-advised tweet‚ responded by apologising and offering R200‚000 for job creation. Billionaire Magda Wierzycka‚ the chief executive of financial services company Sygnia‚ launched a day-long furore with a 7.15am … Read More
UMBC’s Twitter account won’t get into battle with Wendy’s
But as we recently discovered, UMBC's Twitter account is equally as entertaining and was on fire during the Retrievers' historic 74-54 upset over No. 1 seed Virginia on Friday night. It was so sassy and sarcastic that since the beginning of that first-round game, it gained about 60,000 new followers …
‘Glow Up’ Trend Hits Twitter With People Sharing Transformation Selfies
People on Twitter are uploading their photos from 2012 and 2018 to show just how much they have transformed over the years. Some people are using the hashtag “Glow Up” to demonstrate how they have improved in their looks over the last six years. For some it was growing their …