Last week, a British tabloid reporter claimed that Alec Baldwin's wife Hilaria was Tweeting about things like wedding presents and upcoming TV appearances during James Gandolfini's funeral. Both Alec and Hilaria denied it, and Alec said he was going to Tweet at the reporter's funeral. But it didn't end there.
If you like feeling awkward, keep reading! The twitter meltdown Alec Baldwin had after a Daily Mail reporter had the gall to report that Baldwin's pregnant wife was tweeting during James Gandolfini's funeral is epic. And angry. Very very angry.
On a good day, Twitter is used as a social media platform where others can connect and interact in a cordial way. On a bad day, people hide behind their handles and unleash some harsh thoughts into the Twittersphere. But thanks to the folks at 'Jimmy Kimmel Live,' the bad days just got better.
Earlier this week, somebody hacked the AP's Twitter account and posted a tweet saying that there were explosions in the White House and President Obama had been injured. The account was quickly suspended, and the situation dealt with.
By now you've heard that former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died yesterday at the age of 87. Or, if you get your news from Twitter, you may have heard that Cher died. That's because after Thatcher's death, someone started the confusing hashtag #nowthatchersdead.
Twitter celebrated its seventh anniversary yesterday, and released a two-minute video, recapping some of the biggest news stories people have tweeted about over the past seven years...like the Arab Spring and the tsunami in Japan.
I think we all know where Yoko Ono stands on the issue of gun control. But she drove the point home on Wednesday by Tweeting a picture of John Lennon bloody glasses. Wednesday would have been their 44th wedding anniversary.
There's something special about Florida. Not the Keys or the Everglades. Really it's the propensity for weird news that gets us. Strange things are always happening down there. If you're familiar with the bizarre state, @_FloridaMan on Twitter will delight you.
Have you been on Twitter lately? It's really just a repository for Manti Te'o jokes. Ever since it was revealed yesterday that Te'o's story about his perfect girlfriend dying of cancer was a big fat sham (for the full story, this is a good source), the only purpose anybody has to go on Twitter right now is to make jokes about it. Here are some of our favorites, although there are so many it's real