Read more Twitter stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/28960/twitter.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:10:44 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/74546/twitter-crack-and-other-web-equivalents.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWe all have our favorite Internet time-wasters; now, Patrick Moberg gives us their equivalents in real-world vices: Twitter is crack cocaine: “Fucking ANYONE is your friend. Yuppies do it on their iPhone. Cheap. Short. Fruitless.” Tumblr is a bottle of wine: “A quiet night in with a couple friends …...http://www.newser.com/story/74546/twitter-crack-and-other-web-equivalents.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 22 Nov 2009 13:28:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74419/twitter-founder-murdoch-will-fail-fast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBiz Stone says he’d “love to see what happens” if Rupert Murdoch really yanks his newspapers from Google, predicting that he’ll “fail fast.” The Twitter co-founder thinks News Corp would be better off trying “to make a ton of money from being radically open rather than some money from being...http://www.newser.com/story/74419/twitter-founder-murdoch-will-fail-fast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:35 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/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/74153/current-tv-palin-a-twilf.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLet the Web 2.0 acronym wars commence! Al Gore’s Current TV took a swipe at multiple conservative leaders and the media in a cartoon video dubbed “Stupid Virus,” but its treatment of Sarah Palin has been singled out. In the video, Palin’s twitter handle is shown to be “Gun-Ho;...http://www.newser.com/story/74153/current-tv-palin-a-twilf.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 13:02:43 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 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73767/scale-tweets-your-body-fat-to-the-world.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWant the world to follow the ups and downs of your body weight in real time? A French company has just the product for you: the WiFi body scale, equipped with a wireless connection to post your weight and body fat to your Web page and iPhone—and to tweet...http://www.newser.com/story/73767/scale-tweets-your-body-fat-to-the-world.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 6:06:45 CST