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Politwoops preserves its 1.1 million tweets with the Internet Archive
Twitter has pulled the plug on Politwoops, but the gaffes and misstatement of politicians—and their efforts to rewrite history—will live on, thanks to the Internet Archive.The Sunlight Foundation/Open...
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Priest recreates the Vatican using half a million Lego
Pope Francis is heading to the States next week, but will he get to see one man's recreation of the Vatican? Rev. Bob Simon used some very special bricks to recreate the Vatican: Lego. He told CBS...
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The psychosis of Virgil, a wrestling icon turned lonely meme
There’s a large part of me that feels like Virgil must be trolling us all. My first correspondence with the pro wrestler-turned-social media phenomenon took place via Twitter, which is unsurprising. He...
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'General Hospital' star apologizes after criticizing Viola Davis's Emmys speech
Last night, Viola Davis won an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama for How to Get Away With Murder, making her the first black woman to ever win that category. Her acceptance speech was the...
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In defense of 'outrage culture'
BY ROBIN TRANWhen I hear good friends of mine pontificate about how much they hate social media and “outrage culture,” I can’t help but feel hurt. Putting aside for a second the irony of being outraged...
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'Black Mirror' creator insists he didn't predict #piggate
Black Mirror, the Channel 4 anthology series created by Charlie Brooker, has offered fans several visions of the future: one where we might be able to play back memories via an implant, or bring a dead...
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The 11 best (and worst) questions from #AskTrump
Every so often, a famous politician’s team invents a plan with #fail written all over it. The 2016 presidential race has already seen a few of them, but Monday was peak fun for Twitter users when...
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Donald Trump didn't answer a single Pokémon question yesterday
On Monday, real estate heir turned reality TV star turned 2016 GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump let Twitter ask him questions using the hashtag #AskTrump.The result was, unsurprisingly, a...
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Guillermo del Toro is sharing his little-known creative inspirations on Twitter
Acclaimed director Guillermo del Toro joined Twitter last week, and while his presence has been sporadic, he's using the platform for very constructive purposes.Del Toro clearly has no interest in...
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Your Twitter Q&A is doomed to fail
In the least surprising development of what is already a chaotic 2016 presidential race, Donald Trump’s Twitter Q&A went very, very poorly. While answering softball questions about the Second...
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Was CJ Pearson blocked by @POTUS?
Someone is lying—it's just a question of who: A teenager or the most powerful office in the land?CJ Pearson, a 13-year-old activist and rising star in the world of conservative commentary, has accused...
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Jimmy Kimmel made celebrities read mean tweets to a live audience
Jimmy Kimmel has steadily recruited celebrities, musicians, basketball players and even the president to read the terrible things people say about them on Twitter, but the stakes are even higher when...
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China's President Xi Jinping takes to Facebook while banning it back home
The message from the world’s most censorial regimes is simple: Do as I say, not as I do.Chinese President Xi Jinping is chronicling his landmark visit to the United States on Facebook, the world’s...
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IBM's Watson supercomputer to start analyzing your selfies for marketing data
If you share selfies prolifically on Facebook and Twitter, you’re probably used to other humans poring over your life. What you might not be used to is an artificial-intelligence entity doing the...
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Fans offer support after rapper Fetty Wap injured in motorcycle accident
Fans are offering support after rapper Fetty Wap was involved in a motorcycle accident on Saturday. The "Trap Queen" star was reportedly riding his motorcycle in his hometown of Paterson, New Jersey,...
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Anti-gentrification protesters descend on London 'hipster' cereal cafe
Anti-gentrification protesters laid siege to a London "cereal cafe" on Saturday night, painting the word "scum" on the windows and protesting outside with flaming torches.The protest was organized by a...
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How Trevor Noah plans to reinvent 'The Daily Show'
At Friday’s press breakfast at the redesigned Daily Show studio, Trevor Noah made it clear that he wasn’t merely replacing Jon Stewart, but transforming the show into something that’s his own,...
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7 reasons why Facebook can never replace Twitter
A little bit about me. I was an early user of Twitter. Joined back in November 2006. Was one of the first 100 to Instagram. Have 7 million followers on Google+ and now am one of the top tech futurists...
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WNYC greenlights 2 new podcasts, TV-style
Podcasts are getting their own pilot season. Over the weekend, winners were announced for WNYC’s first-ever Podcast Accelerator contest, which sought to find new producers for pilots. In collaboration...
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Police: 'Yes we can confirm Facebook is down, please don't call us!'
“Hello, police? Yeah, I’d like to report a murder?”“Yes, what's wrong? Who's hurt?”“My social life! Facebook is down and nobody got a chance to like my selfie.”OK, so that’s probably not exactly how...
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