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New mafia game hits up Twitter players for money

Jun. 23, 2009
Twitter Inc.'s founders still haven't decided how to cash in on their popular Internet messaging service _ to the delight of a rapidly growing audience. But the deliberate approach may not prevent a gold rush among opportunistic outsiders. Lolplaying, the...
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BEIJING, June 2 (UPI) -- China's censors Tuesday began working to limit access of its tech-savvy population to vast areas of the Internet, Web posters said.
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Taylor thanks well-wishers via Twitter

LOS ANGELES, May 23 (UPI) -- Hospitalized Hollywood actress Elizabeth Taylor has used the social networking service Twitter to thank her supporters, her spokesman says.
Reznor, Twitter win Webby Awards

Reznor, Twitter win Webby Awards

NEW YORK, May 6 (UPI) -- Trent Reznor, Jimmy Fallon, Lisa Kudrow, Sarah Silverman and Twitter were among the winners of Webby Special Achievement Awards announced this week.
Apple may be ready to buy Twitter

Apple may be ready to buy Twitter

CUPERTINO, Calif., May 5 (UPI) -- U.S. technology giant Apple Inc. may be considering a $700 million buyout offer for Internet networking Web site Twitter, a variety of bloggers claim.

Swine flu fear invades Twitter

WASHINGTON, April 28 (UPI) -- The swine flu outbreak is showing the best and worst of Twitter, the highly popular micro-blogging site, Internet experts said.
Sony debuts 'Terminator' Twitter game

Sony debuts 'Terminator' Twitter game

CULVER CITY, Calif., April 21 (UPI) -- Sony Pictures Releasing International says it has created its first movie-based game for the Twitter social networking platform.

Post-Aniston Mayer deems Twitter 'silly'

LOS ANGELES, March 28 (UPI) -- Singer John Mayer, who recently split from U.S. actress Jennifer Aniston, says the social networking service Twitter is "inherently silly."

Commuter: Use Twitter to catch a train

CHICAGO, March 25 (UPI) -- A Chicago commuter says he has set up a system in which Twitter users can receive updates regarding Chicago's Metra railway system.

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.
Unofficial Dalai Lama Twitter feed back up

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.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler