October 31, 2011 : Comments (4)
Google+ Updates Android App, Adds New Design And Other Features
Celebrity Tweets
Identity Of Twitter ‘Sex Therapist’ Revealed
An alleged sex therapist, who has gained thousands of Twitter followers since January through a series of humorous tweets, has been unmasked as being a British comedian. The account, @DrPeterThraft, mixes candid tweets about sex advice with mundane witterings about playing golf. Dr. Thraft also appears to take pleasure in blocking any user who attacks him in... Read more » Fan Invites Baseball Star To Little League Game Via Twitter, Player Shows Up
An Ohio teen didn't expect anything to happen when he tweeted one of his favorite baseball players an invite to his little league game on May 12. Little did Connor Echols know that he was going to get the surprise of a lifetime when Cincinnati Reds' second basemen Brandon Phillips actually showed up! Twitter: connecting fans and celebrities directly. Phillips, a... Read more »
UFC Fighters Offered Cash Bonuses For Creative Tweets, Adding Most Followers
While we have seen several instances where an athlete has gotten into trouble for posting something they perhaps shouldn't have on Twitter, the Ultimate Fighting Championship is taking a rather different stance when it comes to the social network. At the UFC Fighter Summit in Las Vegas, UFC president Dana White announced a program that will see MMA fighters... Read more »
Sports Agent Tweets Anti-Gay Marriage Stance, Gets Friction From Colleagues, Followers
A NHL agent is facing some harsh criticism from peers and colleagues alike for tweeting about his anti-gay marriage stance on his company's Twitter account. Todd Reynolds tweeted that, "legal or not," gay marriage will "always be wrong." Now Reynolds has to deal with the consequence of freedom of speech: other people's freedom of speech. The timing for Reynolds'... Read more » Kenton Cool Unboxes Samsung Galaxy S II, Sends First Tweet Ever From Top Of Mt. Everest
Twitter history was made May 6, 2011 when British mountain climber Kenton Cool sent the first tweet ever from the top of Mt. Everest. The tweet was made possible by a 3G antennae placed in the vicinity of Mt. Everest in Nepal in 2010 and the Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone. This marked Cool's ninth trek up Mt. Everest. Cool unboxed the phone and turned it on right... Read more »
Country Music Star Blake Shelton Apologizes For ‘Anti-Gay Violence’ Tweet
If there's one thing that should be clear to celebrities and athletes by now, they should be very, very careful about anything they post to their Twitter feeds. After all, the whole world is watching. Country music star Blake Shelton appears not to have gotten the memo though, as he has been criticized by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)... Read more »
NFL Star Rashard Mendenhall Attempts To Clarify ‘Controversial’ Osama Bin Laden Tweet, Teammate Ryan Clark Speaks
Earlier this week, Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenshall posted a tweet that some people interpreted as the NFL star showing his support for Osama bin Laden. In an attempt to repair the damage he caused, Mendenshall has written a blog post in which he tries to clarify his tweet. His tweet, which was posted to his Twitter account following the raid... Read more »
Steelers Running Back Rashard Mendenhall Causes Controversy With Osama Bin Laden Tweets
Honestly, the only thing that warms my heart more than the dumb things celebrities tweet is the dumb things athletes tweet. The death of Osama bin Laden has provided a lot of opportunity for dumb things to be tweeted by both camps, but no one stood out with their dumb tweeting quite like Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall, who is currently being accused of... Read more »
White Sox Manager Ozzie Guillen Suspended Over Twitter Comments
Ozzie Guillen, manager of the Chicago White Sox, was suspended for two games after he argued with an umpire and tweeted about it. Guillen was ejected from a game on Wednesday after starting an argument with home plate umpire Todd Tichenor for calling a third strike on Paul Konerko. After Guillen was ejected, he took to his Twitter account to flame Tichenor for his... Read more »
MTV Holds First Annual Online Music Awards, Kanye Runs Unapposed For Best Tweet
After hiring the first ever Twitter Jockey, MTV has been making a steadfast effort to embrace the digital world, and they've finally achieved it. The pioneers of trashy reality television held the first annual O Music Awards which aired on Monday. The O Music Awards showcased the very best of the Internet and music—highlighting some of the top trends on the Web as... Read more »
