Celebrities Muse About The LA Earthquake In Today's Tweet Dreams

March 21st, 2010

L.a. was all shook up this morning when a 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck at, aptly enough, 4:04 a.m. While some celebs like “New Moon” star Daniel Cudmore slept through the rumbling, many weren’t so lucky. “Glee” star Lea Michele tweeted, “So the earthquake knocked me out of bed last night. I’m from new York people! I’m not used to this stuff!” Meanwhile, the quake helped “Extra” host Mario Lopez realize he needed to add something to his shopping list. “Wow, that earthquake freaked me out this morning,” he wrote. “Happened at 4am and couldnt go back to sleep…reminded me I need to get a flashlight.”

Another trend that rocked the Twitterverse today was #whenifirstmet, which got celebs divulging how they met their famous acquaintances. “#whenifirstmet @RealTalibKweli I was 14, wearing a blazer and a tie… as was he. He had dread locks back then… I didn’t,” wrote Dawson Leery, um, I mean James Van Der Beek. Questlove from the Roots didn’t make such a great impression on one E! reality star. “#whenifirsttmet @KhloeKardashian she was waiting to go into a bathroom i just took a MASSIVE dump in. (i ran away of course).”

Check out what else celebs were tweeting today, from a musician’s Facebook follies to Tori’s “time of the month.” Follow us @hollywoodcrush to get even more celebrity and pop culture news around the clock!

@joelmchale Chevy and I both have colds. I’m trying to figure who gave it to whom. We haven’t been making out lately so I’m stumped.
-Joel McHale, host/actor, “The Soup,” “Community”

@torianddean Its that monthly time again… Nope, not THAT time. Its blonde time!
-Tori Spelling, actress/reality star, “Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood”

@markhoppus I have no idea how to work my facebook page. I feel like my grandma trying to program her VCR.
-Mark Hoppus, musician, Blink-182

@Ali_Sweeney how did I miss out on Girl Scout cookie season??? Damn it! Frozen thin Mints are my fave!!
-Alison Sweeney, host/actress, “The biggest Loser,” “Days of our Lives”

@waynebrady Benefit of being single #1: 6 hr naked Call of Duty video game sessions while eating Lucky Charms out of a big ass bowl with my name on it!

A little bit later…

@waynebrady Downside of being single#1: Refer to first tweet
-Wayne Brady, host, “Let’s make a Deal”

@ImMattGiraud Got my taxes done today and they gave me a 1040 tax form made of chocolate.Don’t know if it’s cool or a sad reminder on how much I gotta pay
-Matt Giraud, former contestant, “American Idol”

@ConanOBrien Hey sports fans, here’s my NCAA pick: bet it all on the Savannah College of Art & Design. Go Fighting Acrylics!
-Conan O’Brien

@tinselkorey Texas might be getting some Tinsel on their trees in April
-Tinsel Korey, actress, “New Moon”

Lindsay Lohan 'unwelcome' in India

March 21st, 2010

Twitter tirade has made actress Lindsay Lohan unwelcome in India and Los Angeles, says the tabloid New York Post.

Quoting a British newspaper, it said on Saturday that the troubled actress faces ban from India for visa violations while filming a BBC documentary on child labour in December.

The actress worked in India while on a tourist visa, it said.

Under Indian laws, a work visa is required for any non-tourist activity. She also outraged Indian social activists for claiming her role in freeing child workers in Delhi.

These activists say she was nowhere near when 40 child workers were saved from sweatshops.

After India, another place where the actress is unwelcome is Los Angeles, the tabloid said.

The paper said the actress went on a Twitter tirade after security guards didn’t let her in LA club Trousdale.

After bouncers barred her because her name wasn’t on the list for a private party being held there, Lohan twittered that she was simply trying to say hello to a friend, wrote the tabloid.

“I’ve never been treated so poorly in my life, this is why I never come to LA… Aren’t they supposed to ‘protect’ us? Rather than man-handle and scare us (girls)?” she reportedly wrote on Twitter.

“That was scary, mean, arrogant, and unnecessarily aggressive. I pick new York just like Jay-Z,” she added.

Twitter in legal trouble after triggering Sarkozy infidelity …

March 21st, 2010

Sarkozy, Bruni kissing video on Facebook branded ‘nauseating’ by press

May 22nd, 2009 LONDON – French President Nicolas Sarkozy has come under attack from the press after he revamped his Facebook page by posting a video of him kissing his supermodel wife Carla Bruni. The video, which was shot this month during an informal interview between First Lady and competition winners from a women’s magazine, has been branded as “nauseating” by the press, reports Sky News.

UK’s oldest Twitter user is a 103yr old woman

May 15th, 2009 LONDON – While most ladies her age prefer to sit quietly, 103-year-old English lady Ivy Bean loves to Twitter, something that has made her the oldest user of the social networking site. Bean, a great grandmother, decided to join Twitter after she got bored of using Facebook, where she had made 4,800 friends.

Skeptics question French President Sarkozy’s Facebook post suggesting he saw Berlin Wall fall

November 9th, 2009 more imagesmore imagesSarkozy Berlin Wall claims raise questionsPARIS — Where was Nicolas Sarkozy when the Berlin Wall fell?The French president suggests — in a casual post on his Facebook page — that he was at Checkpoint Charlie, chipping away at the Cold War with a pickax alonside throngs of Berliners on Nov. 9, 1989. French journalists aren’t so sure.

Social networking sites can raise rights for publicity issues

June 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON – Social networking tools like Twitter might offer a platform for people to make new friends, but it can also raise a variety of legal issues concerning the right of publicity, says an intellectual property attorney. Citing the examples of Peyton Manning and La Russa incidents, Faber said Indianapolis Colts issued a statement on Colts.com that a Twitter user posing as Peyton Manning was not the ‘real’ Peyton.

Document service aims to make early fundraising rounds less expensive for entrepreneurs

March 1st, 2010 more imagesmore imagesmore imagesNew document service aims to lower startup costsSAN FRANCISCO — Raising money shouldn’t cost startups so much money. at least that’s the theory underlying the latest idea backed by former entrepreneurs-turned-venture capitalists Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz.

How to find interesting Twitter Lists using Listorious

December 5th, 2009 more imagesDo you know how to get the best of the Twitter lists ? With the new List feature Twitter allows all its users to curate the real time web. however, it’s a tough ask to dig-out the best list from the plethora of Twitter lists.

Accenture ends 6-year relationship with golf star; says no longer the ‘right representative’

December 13th, 2009 Accenture announces end to Tiger Woods sponsorshipGlobal consulting and outsourcing firm Accenture is ending its sponsorship of Tiger Woods, saying the golfer is “no longer the right representative” after the “circumstances of the last two weeks.”Accenture’s announcement Sunday marks the company’s first statement since allegations of Woods’ infidelity surfaced in recent weeks. The company is the second key sponsor of Woods to pull away.

Trim bonuses and regulate markets, France’s Sarkozy tells business leaders at Davos

January 27th, 2010 Sarkozy calls for tighter regulation at DavosDAVOS, Switzerland — French President Nicolas Sarkozy, in a broad riposte to free-market capitalism, told a room full of international bankers and CEOs on Wednesday just what they didn’t want to hear: Brace for bonus curbs, tighter banking regulations and new bookkeeping rules. it was a brazen posture for the World Economic Forum, a gathering of business and political elite at a Swiss ski resort that in many ways embodies the globalized economy.

NASA’s new Twitter strategy: Se Habla Espanol; Astro_Jose to tweet bilingually from space

July 2nd, 2009 NASA astronaut takes Twitter to space en EspanolWASHINGTON — NASA has tweeted in space, but now one of its astronauts is breaking a new space Twitter barrier. He’ll tweet from space in Spanish and English.

After last week’s outage, Twitter is down briefly because of another attack

August 11th, 2009 another attack downs Twitter, briefly this timeNEW YORK — Twitter has suffered from another attack following one that left the site down for several hours last week. Tuesday’s outage was brief.

Twitter launches home page with a new look

July 29th, 2009 LONDON – Popular microblogging website Twitter has launched a new home page. The Internet phenomenon, which boasts of an estimated 55 million visitors each month, made changes to the page, that now includes a search facility and lists the 23 most popular “trending topics” “by the minute, day, and week”.

Twitter prodding users to update settings to create more ways for people to find each other

February 26th, 2010 Twitter wants users to update their personal infoSAN FRANCISCO — Twitter is prodding its users to update their personal settings to create more ways for people to connect on its communications service. The request will pop up when Twitter users log into their accounts.

Twitter outage clamps tweets, site says cause ‘unknown’

August 6th, 2009 Twitter outage clamps tweets, cause ‘unknown’NEW YORK — Twitter is down. for users of the short messaging site, this means no tweeting about lunch plans, the weather or the fact that Twitter is down.

Samajwadi Party demands higher price for sugarcane farmers

November 9th, 2009 LUCKNOW – Samajwadi Party (SP) president Mulayam Singh Yadav would lead a demonstration here Nov 15 to protest what he termed as “unfair” State Advised Price (SAP) fixed by the Mayawati government for sugarcane. “The price fixed by the state was lower than the input cost of the farmer,” he said.

Twitter to Launch Paid Business Accounts from 2010

November 24th, 2009 more imagesDon’t get angry corporate fellas! Twitter is still free if you want to use its services as you have had for the past years. rather, it is a good news that twitter is planning to add a special layer of access to the business people who would sign up for a paid account.

College Basketball Fans Brave Winter Weather

March 21st, 2010

By Jacqueline Sit, NEWS 9

OKLAHOMA CITY — College basketball fans are braving the bitter cold on the first day of spring.

Many fans from Iowa, who were wearing only sweatshirts and jeans, told NEWS 9 they’re used to this. “This weather doesn’t bother us one bit, we just want our Panthers to win,” one fan said.

However Kansas State fans said they’re surprised by the 70 degree weather from Friday to the snowstorm today. “I wasn’t expecting this, I only packed my sweatshirt, shorts and flip flops, it’s ridiculous,” another fan said.

Visitors are getting out of the frigid weather by staying indoors and watching the NCAA games at restaurants and sports bars.

“We’re ready for our KU and Kansas State to win!” said one Jayhawks fan. “It’s my birthday today and that would be the best present.”

“You call this a blizzard?” one UNI fan asked. “We get this at home all the time, this is a normal day for us.”

Your Random Weekend Memo

March 21st, 2010

Video: Danny Gokey answers Idol Chatter readers’ questions!

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Next week, the top 11 Idols tackle the music of Teen Idols. I had hoped that iTunes would have a Teen Idol-themed playlist by now — much as they did for Rolling Stones night — but no such luck. So I’ve got no idea how narrowly or broadly the show’s producers are defining the theme. my idols when I was a teenager included David Bowie and Bruce Springsteen. If I were on the show, could I get away with singing Golden Years or Candy’s Room?

Is this an excuse to get Justin Bieber’s and Taylor Swift’s songs into the show? Do the Beatles qualify? will somebody dare go all the way back to Frankie Avalon? anybody taking bets on Siobhan Magnus doing a Hanson song? (Me, I’d love to hear hear what she could do with MmmBop. after all, I have this job because of that song — indirectly, at least. Remind me to tell you that story sometime). and could the producers have picked a week more perfectly designed to keep Tim Urban on the show? as my editor says, “Sheesh, he can sing I think I Love You and call it a day.” If I were him, though, I’d go for a Justin Bieber song and corner that texting block, since Aaron Kelly and Katie Stevens already blew their chances at courting it.

On a completely different topic, USA TODAY has its own talent competition going on, in conjunction with Norwegian Cruise Line. in the Search for the Epic Star contest, would-be stars who think their talent is epic should submit a video of one minute or less at epicstar.usatoday.com. The winner will get to perform at the July inaugural of Norwegian Epic and receive a seven-day Caribbean cruise on Norwegian’s largest and most elaborate vessel. For all the details on the contest, go here.

Singers, musicians, dancers, jugglers, comics, rappers and more in groups of one to four performers who are 21 years of age and older and reside in the U.S. or Canada are eligible.

As always, be sure to check in at the Forum. There’s a new Five for Friday listening list and lots of great conversation going on.

Generating Traffic Using Twitter |

March 21st, 2010

Most people know that Twitter is an awesome way to keep current on what’s going on in the world these days. whether the goal is to keep up on the latest specials from your favorite businesses or to simply keep up with your friends’ lives, Twitter is a great tool. Interestingly, most people claim to be annoyed by the term ‘tweet’, yet studies show that the site is still growing in popularity

Using Twitter is easy, even if you’ve never done it before. After you have created an account, you can add short messages (less than 140 characters) simply by typing them in. these messages, or ‘tweets’, are sent to everyone that has become one of your “followers”. If you find other people or businesses you’d like to keep up on, you can choose to be a ‘follower’ of them, and you’ll be updated whenever they add a new post.

Due to its rising popularity, it’s quickly becoming an effective way to get more visitors to your website. More and more businesses and individuals are using it to increase traffic. If you know how to do it, you can do the same.

There are several reasons why this is becoming more common:

*It’s user-friendly. Anyone that knows even the basics of computers and the internet can easily use it.

*It’s widely accessible. People can use it from any computer or even their cell phones. they can get updates from anywhere. they don’t need to carry around stacks of coupons anymore. they can just go to Twitter from their phone and see if any new specials have been posted from the business they are about to visit.

*Its instantaneous. most users are constantly checking for updates. It has become a pretty big part of their lives. And if they happen to ‘follow’ you, that makes you a part of their lives as well.

*Its popularity is growing. Thousands of people are joining Twitter every day. And if I’ve only learned one thing about society in my entire life, it’s that a majority of the people in the world like to ‘keep up with the Joneses’.

The first step to take in order to increase your website traffic is to simply gain new followers. Like the proverbial tree in the forest, if you’re tweeting and no one is there to listen, it’s not really making any sound. One of the easiest ways to gain instant followers is to notify your other network sources. If you have an email list or a list of business contacts, let them know that you’ll be updating your Twitter account more often. If you don’t have this option, start following other people or businesses the same or related field. Many of these users will follow you in return, and if you add interesting or informative tweets properly, the word will spread.

Once you have a number of followers, you want to make sure you use your tweets wisely. Don’t waste time by talking just to be heard:

*Keeping your relationships current. whether they are clients, business contacts, or friends, Twitter can help you keep your followers updated with your latest news, just as following them will keep you updated on them. this type of two-way communication will likely lead to a better and long term relationship. You even have the option to follow-up or ‘re-tweet’ their tweets through other lines of communication. this kind of effort will likely lead to good things down the road.

*Announce new product releases. If you have a number of followers, Twitter is a good way to announce a new product, website, or offer. You can also use it to slowly build up excitement about an upcoming release or announcement.

*Website updates or changes. If there is anything new or different on your website, even if it’s something as small as a new article, spread the word on Twitter. this will likely cause your followers to visit your site again even if they are regular visitors.

*Become a valued resource. If there are things going on in the world that interest you or might interest your followers, spread the word. People like gaining valuable or interesting information and they may just pass your tweet around to others rather then doing their own.

Whether we like it or not, Twitter has become a practically essential part of living in the 21st century. The numbers show that it’s becoming more popular every single day. A business is doing themselves a disservice by not utilizing its potential to grow their website traffic.

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March 21st, 2010

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Hunch's Twitter Predictor Game Is Awesomely Accurate

March 21st, 2010

When I first read about Hunch’s Twitter Predictor game, I was pretty skeptical. the game asks you to put in your Twitter user name and based on who you follow and who you are followed by, it predicts how you will answer questions on Hunch. then I used it. It’s awesome. Well, pretty awesome.

Out of 35 questions I answer, Hunch correctly predicted by my answer to 32 of them and was only wrong with 3, 91% correct. And these aren’t just “yes” or “no” question, some have several possible answers. In fact, the game got so many right that at first I was sure it was all fake and they were just saying they were going to pick what I eventually did. then I noticed the “take a peek” link, which tells you before you answer the question how you’re going to answer it.

I also wondered if Hunch was simply predicting how I’d answer based on other Hunch questions I had answered on my account. but actually, the game works even if you’re logged out of your Hunch account.

So yes, the predictor made by new Hunch employee Ben Gleitzman (a former Googler) is very accurate. but then I noticed something. as I played it again in another browser, the game asked the exact same questions. And the first question is always about my age range. So this is likely one of the keys to how the predictor works. another friend had a series of questions that made it clear she was a woman — likely another key predictor.

I would bet the game is quickly scanning your Twitter followers and getting some obvious topical data, such as age range and sex. then it uses the aggregate Hunch data that the service has collected over the past several months.

Still, it’s a pretty cool idea. And a great way to show off the data Hunch is collecting. the team answers more about the game here.

March Madness And Tori And Dean's Battle With Chelsea Handler In Today's Tweet …

March 21st, 2010

If you’ve spent the majority of your week filling out your brackets for NCAA March Madness, you certainly aren’t alone. It seems actress Emmy Rossum had every intention of spending her Friday glued to college basketball and hoping the best for her picks, tweeting, “Off to watch 12 hours of basketball games!! how do I feel? Excited! ask me again in 8 hours!” Unfortunately, for rapper Asher Roth, he’ll have to check to see if his teams won, when he told followers, “Missing the games, traveling to pittsburgh.”

Basketball wasn’t the only competition that piqued our interest on the Twitterverse today. It looks like you may have to pick a side soon in the battle between late night funny girl Chelsea Handler vs. Tori Spelling and her hubby Dean McDermott (all pictured). Chelsea, who is notorious for picking on Tori and her reality TV family, posted about how all may not be so well with the reality TV brood: “Home Sweet not Home: Tori and Dean may not be having the best time on their new season bit.ly/976BlR,” Chelsea wrote, which prompted Dean to respond, “Chelsey slams me all the time. I have no idea what I’ve done to her??? I’ve never even met the woman. She hates me and I have no idea why.” He later went on to tweet, “The funny thing is, T and I watch her show. We’re fans. She is very funny, but I don’t get the hatred for T and I.”

Check out what else had celebs tweeting for TGIF, including some friendly reminders about “The Vampire Diaries” and a bizarre “SpongeBob SquarePants” sighting! Follow us @hollywoodcrush to get even more celebrity and pop culture news around the clock!

@julieplec every day for the next week, remind someone you know that the Vampire Diaries is coming back on Thursday.
-Julie Plec, Co-Executive Producer (“The Vampire Diaries”)

@iansomerhalder On set, it’s 3:59 AM- great scenes tonight with my brother Paul Wesley
-Ian Somerhalder, Actor (“The Vampire Diaries,” “LOST”)

@sn00ki Missing bronzer = hectic morning! Wah
-Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, Reality Star (“Jersey Shore”)

@jimmyfallon I love when I look out my window and see Spongebob crossing the street. happy Friday. twitpic.com/19jljc
-Jimmy Fallon, TV Host (“Late Night with Jimmy Fallon”)

@zuzannawanda Beautiful spring finally! I am wearing my sequined Keds today to celebrate
-Zuzanna Szadkowski, Actress (“Gossip Girl”)

@mattmorris Knitting a hat for Saturday’s #SXSW performances.
-Matt Morris, Musician

@thisisrobthomas getting dressed. finishing packing. vegas is imminent.
-Rob Thomas, Musician

@nickyhilton Excited for the weekend. Viva Las Vega$!!
-Nicky Hilton, Designer, Heiress

@joejonas thank you tralier couch for morphing into a bed to help with my nap time.
-Joe Jonas, Singer

@joshgroban Goodnight glass of milk, goodnight chewed up dog toy, goodnight script I can’t get through, goodnight spider, goodnight plastic bag.
-Josh Groban, Singer

Hollywood stars help prevent suicide after Twitter alert

March 21st, 2010

Hollywood stars help prevent suicide after Twitter alert

Hollywood actresses Demi Moore and Nia Vardalos, star of my big Fat Greek Wedding, helped police on Friday thwart a possible suicide attempt after being alerted to it through Twitter.

Moore and Vardalos were instrumental in rushing police to the home of an 18-year-old. The suicidal man, wrote a message addressed to Moores Twitter account saying he was about to go hang myself from a tree outside my house and end my life. Moore, who is married to actor Ashton Kutcher and goes by @mrskutcher on Twitter, wrote the man back asking if he needed help. Vardalos, who saw the exchange on Moores public Twitter feed, called a suicide prevention centre in Los Angeles, which contacted the Seminole County Sheriffs Office. The police officer said the man admitted posting the suicide threats on Twitter and that he did not know what he would do to himself without help. he was placed in protective custody. Moore posted a message on her Twitter account on Friday saying, Thank you Twitterverse for your help supporting someone in pain last night. it was the second time in less than a year that Moore was involved in preventing a possible suicide. afp

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