Cromartie says no fine this time for tweets

Five weeks after drawing coach Norv Turner's ire and a $2,500 fine for tweeting about lousy training camp food, Chargers cornerback Antonio Cromartie said he's not being fined for posting a picture of the notes he was taking during a film session.

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WR Ochocinco says he has tweet surprise for NFL

Chad Ochocinco is working on a tweet surprise for the NFL.

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Study finds most Twitter posts 'Pointless Babble'

A study reveals that more than 40 percent of Twitter's tweets are "Pointless Babble." So what were we expecting?  Why should self-published content to be different than, for instance, conversation?

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Some NFL teams clamp down on tweets

The only tweets during the Miami Dolphins scrimmage Saturday will come from the officials' whistles.

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New service lets Jews tweet a prayer to God

For centuries, people have stuffed prayers written on scraps of paper into the ancient cracks in the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem. In recent years they could fax or e-mail their prayers — and now they can tweet them, too.

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ConsumerMan: Vacation tweets can hurt

Here’s a shout out to Spencer in California. Based on your recent tweets, it looks like the family is having an awesome vacation. As I’m writing this column, I see you’re in Colorado, far from home.

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British royal family joins Twitter

Britain's royal family has extended its kingdom further into cyberspace and joined Twitter — but don't expect Her Majesty to tweet.

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On the Web: 'Something must be done'

Information continues to pour from Iran via various Web sites and blogs reporting on what is happening there, despite a government crackdown on such communication. What follows are excerpts from those reports.

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Some 'tweets' from Newark and San Francisco mayors

Here are a few examples of Newark Mayor Cory Booker's messages sent on Twitter, called "tweets":

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Can Iraqis tweet their way to a state of normalcy?

"Breakfast time ... Lots of helicopters ... Met the president of Iraq ... Amazing palace."

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On Twitter, you're nobody unless you're fake

Hey Twitter, the widow of the president of Nigeria asked me to tell you that she’s got 12 Million dollars for you if you stop screwing with fake celebrities on your service!

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Ark. Judge: Juror 'tweets' don't warrant new trial

An Arkansas judge has decided that a juror's postings to Twitter.com during a civil trial won't affect a $12.6 million judgment in the case.

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The thrill of Twittering and the agony of de Tweet

A look at some significant sports figures who use the social networking Web site Twitter, along with their screen names on the site:

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With Shaq, tweets aren't always the ref's whistle

Lance Armstrong was minutes away from surgery, but still took time to post a photo of himself in his hospital bed.

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Jurors' online posts concern trial lawyers

Eric Wuest's post late Friday to Facebook friends teased: "Stay tuned for a big announcement on Monday everyone!"

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Appeal says juror sent 'tweets' during $12.6M case

A building materials company and its owner have appealed a $12.6 million verdict against them, alleging that a juror posted messages on Twitter.com during the trial that show he's biased against them.

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Twitter boosts public access to federal courtrooms

Order in the court, please, including you tweeter!

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A handful of good tweets from celebrities

— Rainn Wilson ("The Office"): "LA has the most beautiful sunsets. But then again, so does hell."

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This morning, Matt Hardy posted several items on his Twitter account which have now since been removed.

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Gratifying to see so many Iranian bloggers and twitterers in the top 50 retweeted Twitter users of all time.

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Tweeting on Twitter? Don't Be A Twit

Are you a Twitter? You know - the site that allows you answer that life pressing question, "What are you doing?" to your friends, family and colleagues.

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With Twitter being such a hot trend right now, research firms have been anxious to study how people are using the social platform, and analyze trends in aggregate view.

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Did you know that your tweets have an expiration date on them? While they never really disappear from your own Twitter stream, they become unsearchable in only a matter of days (via American Libraries Direct)

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Twitter is the great equalizer. It doesn't matter if you have 100 followers or 10,000, you can break news. That's because all tweets are recorded and indexed at search.twitter.com. If someone types the right keyword(s), they can find your tweet.

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Just a little more than a year ago, I went into the office of the Austin American-Statesman's Internet managing editor and asked whether I could start using Twitter to engage the social media community.

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In them, Spector, 69, who was convicted by a retrial jury last month for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson, tells how: The authorities took his wig; He has befriended a cockroach – "I'm naming him Wilson" – and is playing air chess with him;

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Sleepless in Seattle: Woman hears man on radio show and stalks him for 90 minutes to Louis Armstrong songs. They hold hands.

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Working with Social Media: Twitter's Unlikely Friendships

For those of you following my Twitter journey in this entry we'll explore: The "Retweet", how to personalize your own Twitter background, FreeTwitterDesigner.com #freedesigner, John Prather, unlikely friendships, and private messages.

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It was a week ago Sunday when DJ Waldow decided to start an experiment from his laptop computer. And it began with a simple question: "Is it possible to leverage power of Twitter to sell our house," he typed.

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Knowledge Probe Inc. announces the release of the first of a series of "never-ending" word games for the Twitter platform.

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Appeal says Juror sent "tweets" during $12.6m case.

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Let's get this tweeting party started.

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Following Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore, Wil Wheaton, and Neil Gaiman on Twitter. How celebrities and active audiences interact.

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Yes, I am following Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore, Wil Wheaton, and Neil Gaiman on Twitter Damn-it! Celebrities and active audiences meet and greet!

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Twitter mom posts inappropriate tweet that cops check out.

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A draft US Army intelligence report has identified the popular micro-blogging service Twitter, Global Positioning System maps and voice-changing software as potential terrorist tools.

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"Mah Twitterz--Let Me Show You 'Dem." My Tweets on the Debate

* FINALLY someone says it--spending is going to mess up the economy just as much as this bailout * How are we going to fix our economy when their best idea is messing it up more? * a politician that knows how to cut spending? Welcome to the twilight zone. doo doo doodoo

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Because it's rather like an RSS feed - you choose to read it - and nobody so far has worked out how to spam a feed.

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