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Can this algorithm accurately predict the U.K. election based on Twitter?
A team of researchers is attempting to predict the outcome of Thursday's U.K. election by tracking what voters post on Twitter.Computer scientists from the University of Warwick joined forces with the...
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How a racist troll tricked Twitter into promoting white supremacy
It’s not every day that you log on to Twitter and see a racist tweet from a known troll popping up in your normally social justice-infused stream, but that’s exactly what happened to activists and...
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A real-life paleontologist breaks down #FossilFriday
Hashtags come and go but #FossilFriday seems like it may hang around on Twitter as long as the fossils it celebrates have hung around in the Earth.Like most hashtags, it’s hard to pinpoint how or where...
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YouTube fandom airs its feelings with honesty hour hashtag
Since YouTube fandom thrives on authenticity, it’s no surprise a hashtag for fans to be honest drew YouTubers and fans alike to Twitter to share their opinions on both the medium and its stars....
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Some saint translated 'The Big Lebowski' into emoji
The world needs more heroes like Matt Haughey.This Big Lebowski fan spent his Sunday night rewatching the film and translating it into emoji. The dude even abides by the scene breaks, with a new scene...
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Is Iran getting ready to relax its Internet censorship?
The last thing you’d expect from one of the Big Three online censorship regimes is to throw in the towel, especially if the country in question is responsible for anti-free-speech innovations ranging...
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This is what it would be like to date a social network
Combine the awkwardness of a first date with how much we hate social networks like Twitter and Facebook, and you have Emma Blackery trying to navigate the world of dating while being hounded by the...
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5 shocking scandals that prove it's time to boycott Nestlé
Nestlé is in hot water this week as the firm comes under the gun for resolutely continuing to bottle water in California despite the state’s historic drought. While Governor Jerry Brown has instituted...
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Former U.S. military translator arrested after tweeting allegiance to ISIS
In case it needs to be repeated, your public tweets can be read by anyone. This is especially true when it comes to the United States' terror-fighting federal government.The FBI arrested Bilal Abood,...
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Was this incident at Kennesaw State University motivated by racism?
A viral video of a staff member at Georgia's Kennesaw State University threatening to call security on a student has sparked an online debate over whether the incident was racially motivated.The...
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French mayor wants to ban Islam in France
Robert Chardon, mayor of the Aix-en-Provence town of Venelles, France, has spent the last several days tweeting his proposal that Islam and Muslims should be outlawed in France.Chardon is also a...
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Behind the amazing Twitter about weirdos on the Moscow subway
The Russian Twitter account Мода в Mетро ("Fashion on the subway") showcases the weirdest, funniest things that people wear as they go about their business on the Moscow metro system. It's an absolute...
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President Obama finally joined Twitter
President Obama finally has his own Twitter account, and now the American public can hear straight from the president of the United States via @POTUS.Obama sent his first tweet on Monday morning,...
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7 ways Obama should use his new Twitter account
In a move that was sure to galvanize the media on the slowest Monday in recent memory, President Barack Obama now has a personal Twitter account. Call it part of his “DGAF Tour”—just one more sign that...
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Anderson Cooper got duped by a ClickHole joke
Sure, a common lout like Russell Crowe might be duped into thinking that the Onion-owned viral media satire site ClickHole is a genuine news outlet. But surely the same wouldn't happen to a...
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What happens if you threaten Obama on his new @POTUS Twitter account?
Almost immediately after President Obama created a personal Twitter account, @POTUS—his old one, @BarackObama, was mostly used by staffers—Twitter users began making threats.We’re not anyone’s lawyer,...
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Why women scientists are rallying behind #girlswithtoys
Last week National Public Radio aired an interview with astronomer and California Institute of Technology professor, Shrinivas Kulkarni. In the interview, Kulkarni made an off-the-cuff comment that he...
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I tried to make myself happy by blocking all bad news on the Internet for a week
Last year, Facebook revealed that it had been messing with our timelines by intentionally showing users only good news or bad news, in order to test how our feeds affect our emotions. Many thought it...
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Man stuck in train toilet tweets his way to freedom
A man was trapped in a nightmare after being locked inside the crapper on a train headed to southeast London. His genius way out? Tweet at the railway company to let the train's staffers know where he...
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A public service announcement about the dangers of stolen tweets
Folks, it is with considerable chagrin that I must preempt the LOL section’s scheduled posts about sea turtle photobombing and sexy grilled cheese sandwiches to address an Internet matter of the utmost...
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