British entrepreneur Rob Williams dies on skiing holiday in tragedy played out on Twitter

telegraph.co.uk

Mar. 3, 2009

Rob Williams one of Britain's leading young entrepreneurs has fallen 60ft to his death on a snowboarding holiday in a tragedy played out live on social networking website Twitter.

Canadians gain access to Twitter updates

TORONTO, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Canadians who have mobile phone service with Bell Mobility can now access the popular social networking site Twitter.

Congress a-Twitter with comments on speech

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Members of Congress, personal digital assistants in hand, provided running commentary on U.S. President Barack Obama's speech on the social network Twitter.

Unofficial Dalai Lama Twitter feed back up

LONDON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Twitter says the popular new Dalai Lama feed was back online Tuesday after being suspended because it wasn't really connected to the Tibetan spiritual leader.

Spears, Obama hit by Twitter tampering

LONDON, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Hackers tampered with the Twitter.com accounts of President-elect Barack Obama, pop star Britney Spears and actor Stephen Fry, Britain's Daily Telegraph said.

AMC moves to close 'Mad Men' Twitterings

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- The AMC network has moved to shut down some of the social networking on the Web site Twitter based on its show "Mad Men," the Hollywood Reporter said.