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The Best Of TEDxGrandRapids 2013 Via Twitter

Matt Milhouse — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:20:45 +0000

TedxGrandRapids 2013 took place at Grand Rapids Civic Theater on May 9. The event spread “ideas worth spreading” and inspired hundreds. We have the highlights…via Twitter. “Art is a tool that can help people help people.” -Nicole Caruth #TEDxGR — Ben Lichtenwalner (@BLichtenwalner) May 9, 2013 A big unifying theme at this [...]

The Muskegon Black Bear Has A Twitter Account.

Craig Russell — Tue, 14 May 2013 02:10:39 +0000

Of course he does. If you haven’t heard, there is a black bear in Muskegon. CHnnel 13 has the story HERE. Now the bear has been seen swimming across Muskegon Lake. Now the bear has a Twitter account. Really. It’s Here “Muskegon Bear” The bear has tweeted such posts as “After today, the right to [...]

10 Hacked Tweets We Want to See

Emerald Catron — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:00:45 +0000

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.

Funny Tweets By Parents the Week of March 18

Stephanie McMaster — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:00:21 +0000

Parents + Internet = Awesome. Don’t believe us? Check out some of the funniest things tweeted by parents this week, including Melissa Joan Hart’s son’s funny incident with childproof medicine bottles and Jim Gaffigan‘s vow regarding kids and restaurants: ¢ιη∂α¢υηтєяєℓℓα (@alwayzintruble): I'm ready to *take on the world today.. *clean my kids rooms.. Melissa [...]

Funny Tweets By Parents the Week Of March 11

Stephanie McMaster — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 23:06:15 +0000

Another week, another batch of tweets by parents that would surely horrify their children if they were old enough to read. Parents this week hit Twitter with their frustrations over Daylight Savings Time and the embarrassing things their kids say in public. Check out 10 of our favorite tweets by parents this week: Josh Hara [...]

LaughFest 2013 Comedians Talk About First Weekend Of LaughFest On Twitter

Matt Milhouse — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 21:13:01 +0000

LaughFest 2013 is off to a seriously great start after the first weekend! Relive the laughs, sold out shows, and adventures of visiting comedians through Twitter. Hours ahead of his LaughFest show, comedian Joel McHale asked what many Grand Rapidians would consider a rhetorical question: Good beer in Grand Rapids? Sorry. Only [...]

Funny Tweets By Parents The Week Of March 4

Stephanie McMaster — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 00:35:20 +0000

The popularity of social networking has given parents all new ways to embarrass their offspring, and often in hilarious fashion. Our favorite funny tweets by parents this week perfectly captured the frustration (and humiliation) that comes along with parenting. Check out 10 of our favorite things said on Twitter by parents this week: Danny Zuker [...]

Donald Trump has Twitter Meltdown Following Election

Funny 1410 — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 23:00:39 +0000

Following Tuesday’s election, Donald Trump was very Donald Trump, having a bit of a meltodown on Twitter after the announcement of President Barack Obama’s win. Trump called Obama’s win a “great and disgusting injustice,” adding “The world is laughing at us.” While Trump’s world laughs at us, join us in laughing at him: Well, back [...]

Men Vs. Women–What We Both Really Want!

Craig Russell — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:02:20 +0000

This is interesting -- Netbase (a website analyzer) scoured over 27 billion conversations for over a year on Twitter and Facebook to try and figure out what men and women want (or at least TALK about wanting). And, believe it or not, there are 3 things that drive us both crazy with desire...but it's not what you think!

Freak Alert #1- Sinead O'Connor NOT Divorcing Now!

Craig Russell — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:47:11 +0000

So three weeks ago Sinead O’Connor got married. Last week she announced her husband of 18 days and her were splitting up. Something about smoking hash and his family figured out she was a loon. Well, now they are back! Now they aren’t getting divorced after all! WTHeck! Oh no, gentle reader, not only are [...]

Punishment: 100 Apologies on Twitter

Matt Hendricks — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:46:56 +0000

So what do you get for being a bad boy on twitter? Well, in the case, you have to say your sorry – On Twitter. Is this the wave of the future? Turns out this guy was basically harrasing this magazine on twitter. So as part of the settlement, the guy has to apologize 100 [...]

UPDATE: Cash Cab Coming To Grand Rapids Is A Hoax!

Craig Russell — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:26:07 +0000

Update to a story I had last week…according to GRNow.com, the Hit Discovery Channel show “Cash Cab” is NOT coming to town… The producers have forced Facebook and Twitter to take down the pages and suspend the accounts. No one has taken responsibility for the hoax as of yet. Here’s the update from GRNow.com: Hoax: [...]

Gilbert Gottfried Fired As The Aflac Duck For Being Fowl…

Craig Russell — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 04:23:36 +0000

Wow…Gilbert Gottfried is an idiot! Must be nice to have money to burn! Gottfried was fired from his job as the Aflac duck (Sidenote-My friend Jeremy on Facebook says “I didn’t know Gilbert Gottfried used to do the Aflac duck until he just got fired”) after making tasteless Japanese jokes on Twitter just days after [...]

Howard Stern Gains Twitter Fans by Live-Tweeting 'Private Parts'

gary.chenoweth — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:50:59 +0000

Since joining Twitter earlier this month, Howard Stern has quickly amassed fans. On Saturday, he entertained them by live-tweeting an HBO showing of his 1997 movie, "Private Parts."

The stream of tweets became a sort of impromptu audio commentary, in which Stern shared behind-the-scenes anecdotes and trivia about the film

Twitter-Powered Mercedes Demonstration [Video]

gary.chenoweth — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:04:39 +0000

Twitter-Powered Mercedes Demonstration.That’s just what the autobahn needs– some guys tweeting from their cell phones while lurching up and down the highway.

Is Social Media A Fad

gary.chenoweth — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:12:52 +0000

Social Media Revolution 2 is a refresh of the original video with new and updated social media & mobile statistics that are hard to ignore. Based on the book Socialnomics by Erik Qualman