Read more social networking stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/109/social-networking.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:57:38 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74689/pulp-fiction-writer-tweets-prison-horrors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPulp Fiction screenwriter Roger Avary has lost his freedom but apparently not his ability to use Twitter. A Twitter accout— @AVARY —appears to be the work of Avary, who is serving a year for vehicular manslaughter. "My friend @AVARY is tweeting from the inside," sci-fi writer Neil Gaiman recently tweeted....http://www.newser.com/story/74689/pulp-fiction-writer-tweets-prison-horrors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Nov 2009 2:38:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74435/cops-use-facebook-to-bust-underage-drinkers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWisconsin college student Adam Bauer should represent a cautionary tale for Facebook users under 21, or otherwise on the wrong side of the law: be careful what you post, and whom you friend. Shortly after accepting a request from an unfamiliar, “good-looking girl,” Bauer was invited to the local police...http://www.newser.com/story/74435/cops-use-facebook-to-bust-underage-drinkers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 18:19:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74264/facebooks-most-annoying-parents.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe latest annoying trend on Facebook isn’t people who write in all caps or insist on using “ur” instead of “your”—it’s parents. Babble runs down the five most annoying types: Obsessives: If you absolutely have to post a sonogram picture, fine. But must you post 74? The same goes...http://www.newser.com/story/74264/facebooks-most-annoying-parents.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 12:12:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74201/unfriend-is-scam-not-word-of-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter "unfriend" won Oxford University Press' Word of the Year, Adrian Chen started typing away at a piece on Internet relationships for Gawker —"Then I realized that the Word of the Year is a huge scam." Here's the evidence: The past four winners have been hypermiling (maximizing gas mileage by...http://www.newser.com/story/74201/unfriend-is-scam-not-word-of-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Nov 2009 9:08:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74137/in-venezuela-criminals-police-turn-to-facebook.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUpdate your status at your own peril in Venezuela: A pair of university students burglarized their Facebook friends' homes after collecting info on what they owned and when they wouldn't be home. Theft and other crime facilitated by social networking sites are on the rise in Venezuela, and in a...http://www.newser.com/story/74137/in-venezuela-criminals-police-turn-to-facebook.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 17:51:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74157/latest-facebook-star-2009-word-of-the-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a move sure to get English majors talking, the New Oxford American Dictionary has crowned “unfriend” as its Word of the Year for 2009. And yes, the verb means exactly what you think it means: "To remove someone as a ‘friend’ on a social networking site such as Facebook....http://www.newser.com/story/74157/latest-facebook-star-2009-word-of-the-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 16:56:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74110/stung-by-bias-charges-twitter-will-stop-suggestions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA little bird named Biz Stone tells reporters that Twitter’s much-maligned “suggested users” list is getting kicked out of the nest. The feature, which encourages new users to follow a handful of celebrities, has been mired in controversy over the selection process. Republicans, for example, have claimed it favors Democrats...http://www.newser.com/story/74110/stung-by-bias-charges-twitter-will-stop-suggestions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 15:28:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74145/obama-i-dont-really-do-twitter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf you’re one of Barack Obama’s 2.6 million Twitter followers, you’ve been suckered—the president says he’s never sent a tweet in his life. In a Q&A session in Shanghai, Obama was asked what he thought of China’s restriction of Twitter. “I have never used Twitter,” replied the fake...http://www.newser.com/story/74145/obama-i-dont-really-do-twitter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 13:34:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74081/shuttle-launch-comes-with-real-world-tweetup.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFinal preparations for tomorrow's space shuttle launch include inspecting Atlantis, briefing the six-person crew, and making sure followers of NASA's Twitter feed can see from where they're sitting. The first 100 people to register for the event received 2-day passes that include an in-person look at the launch. "I'm certain...http://www.newser.com/story/74081/shuttle-launch-comes-with-real-world-tweetup.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Nov 2009 15:01:42 CST