Tuesday, February 14, 2012
#HoustonDeathTwitterReaction The news of Whitney Houston’s death was tweeted by a twitter user first, 27 minutes before the media broke out the news. Approximately 2.5 million tweets and retweets occurred in the first hour, amounting to more than 1,000 tweets a second. The news of Houston’s death peaked at 5:23 p.m. PT with 61,227 tweets [...]
#OccupyWallStreet This hashtag has exploded on Twitter as a series of nationwide demonstrations that opposes corporate greed and social inequality, have caught fire in recent days. The movement has gained steam since it started in July and has been fueled by the various youth-led movements overseas. Social Media has played a huge part in taking [...]
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
#MobileHurricane As we all know these last few days have been centered around Hurricane Irene pounding the East Coast. Along with the high winds and rain we saw a massive amount of content created centering around the hurricane. There were pictures posted, tweets sent, foursquare updates with shelter information and even a crowd sourcing project [...]
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
#Twitaholism This is the very real condition of being a Twitter addict. You know you are an addict when you begin to take time away from work, school, or watching your children, to check your Twitter. If you think your loved one might be addicted then try this: Send them a tweet asking them to [...]
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
#Undateable Twitter users are taking to the Internet to let the world know what traits they consider make someone undateable. This would be a great opportunity for someone to figure out why they can’t get any dates. What do we consider undateable? Someone who doesn’t love Twitter. Related: #dryspell #whyamisingle
#RIPOldTwitter After, what seemed like a decade long phase-out, Twitter has finally done away with their old design. The new design, which offers a cleaner and more appealing look, is now the only option for those that are joining the networking site. For most of us, we are just happy to be rid of that [...]
#dearyoungself Tweeters are sending tweets to their younger selves giving them the advice they wish they’d heard when they were younger. If you could tell your young self one thing what would it be? #dearyoungself – Invent a website for people to post their thoughts in 140 characters or less, it will be huge! Related: [...]
#ineedtostop Tweeters are taking to the web to air their vices that they should probably stop indulging in. The thing most people need to stop: Spending so much time on the Internet. No, they need to spend more time on the internet, maybe they could check out our website? Related: #twitteraddict
#BlamePalin A Twitter trend that jokingly blames Sarah Palin for everyone’s troubles. The deafening chant of the masses right before the world ends.
Monday, November 22, 2010
#MadeUpFoursquare A way to check-in to geo-locations without using geo-location. Helpful for locations that don’t have checkins (i.e. your back deck.) Used often, a good way to annoy followers on Twitter. “(Name) has just become the Mayor of Hogwarts.” Related Hashtags: #fakegowalla, #homemadefoursquare
