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5 Important Ways Social Media Networking Affects Your Career

Kathy Landin — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:26:13 +0000

While the social media landscape often changes quickly, it’s pretty clear that networking on those sites is going to be a big part of our lives for a long time—both personally and professionally. In many ways, social media is as much for work as it is for fun. It may have started out as a [...]

'Hashtag' Is 2012′s Word of the Year

Donald Deane — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:04:26 +0000

Hashtags may have originated on Twitter, but the popular internet shorthand has since spread to Facebook and even everyday speech. And now, "hashtag" has been declared the 2012 word of the year by the American Dialect Society. #waytogohashtag

Choose the Music at Tri-City Americans' Sept. 22 Home Game!

Andrew Kirk — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:24:32 +0000

This Saturday, Sept. 22, come cheer on the Tri-City Americans with 98.3 The Key at the Toyota Center in Kennewick. Help the Americans program the music you’ll hear in the rink that night. Through Twitter, tell them which of these songs to play: Everybody Talks by Neon Trees Blow Me One Last Kiss by P!nk [...]

Joan Rivers and Rihanna Embroiled in Twitter Feud

Alexandra Capotorto — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:00:20 +0000

It was a good day for us in the Twitter universe today (Aug. 24). First, Spencer Pratt of MTV’s ‘The Hills’ followed us on the social media site (we’re dumbfounded and excited at the same time), but even better than that? We found out comedian/TV host/author/etc. Joan Rivers got into it with Rihanna on Twitter. Day = made.

New Research Reveals 'Central Link' Between Computer Use and Mental Disorders

Camilla Turner — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 23:54:40 +0000

Facebook, Twitter and Skype users, be warned. New research has found a “central link” between mental health disorders and intensive computer use. The study also suggested a correlation between stress and always being available on the phone. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg examined over 4,100 Swedish men and women between the ages of 20 and [...]

2012 Top Twitter Accounts

Miki Harvey — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:00:31 +0000

According to Statista the following Twitter accounts have the MOST followers as of May 2012: 1. Lady Gaga (24.13 million followers) 2. Justin Bieber (21.82 million followers) 3. Katy Perry (19.52 million followers) 4. Rihanna (18.81 million followers) 5. Britney Spears (16.67 million followers) 6. Shakira (16.02 million followers) 7. barackobama (15.38 million followers) [...]

More Employers Hunting Through Facebook, Twitter and Other Social Media to Recruit New Hires

Mike Adams — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 14:30:08 +0000

If you didn’t know it by now, employers are using social media outlets like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn as an active part of their recruiting process. In fact, a new survey suggests that even if you are not providing a recruiter with your social media information, most are still looking at them anyway. According to [...]

Who Is the World's Most Popular Celebrity?

Amy Sciarretto — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 13:00:16 +0000

Lady Gaga reigns supreme. With 25 million Twitter followers in her corner, Gaga was named the world’s most popular celebrity, thanks to new statistical data provided by the newly-launched measuring service StarCount. According to DigitalSpy, the Mother Monster cruised ahead of Justin Bieber and Rihanna to be christened as such based on aggregated info from [...]

Avery's Bucket List Blog Raises Awareness of Newborn's Heart-Wrenching Illness

Nick Romano — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:30:24 +0000

“Imagine you’ve been diagnosed with an incurable genetic disease and you are told you will not only lose your ability to walk and move your arms, but you will die between now and the next 18 months. What would you do?”

The parents of 5-month-old Avery Lynn Canahuati, who’s suffering from spinal muscular atrophy, had to ask themselves this same question. Their answer? Avery’s Bucket List Blog.

Yes, The Titanic Was Real – Stupid Photo of the Day

Big Jim — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:58:53 +0000

Twitter has given us a window into just how stupid people’s unfiltered thoughts can be. As most of you know I am some what of a history buff, and yesterday was the 100th anniversary of the Titanic setting sail, so the voyage is getting a lot of press. Which launched a frightening number of [...]

Is R&B Singer Usher Dead? Another Celebrity Death Hoax

The Brad — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:24:13 +0000

Twitter is single handedly killing off celebrities on a daily basis. One retweet leads to hours worth of specualtion, further rumors, and confusion and it all started off of a bogus website.

Once again, a rumor is just that. Usher is not dead. Neither is Justin Bieber, Adam Sandler, Will Smith, Jon Bon Jovi...the list goes on.

No Graduation for You! High School Senior Expelled After Swearing in a Tweet [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:31:55 +0000

We may live in an era that many feel is dangerously approaching the Big Brother world depicted in the book ’1984,’ but after a high school student was expelled for using profanity in a tweet, lots of people cried foul.

Is Jennifer Lopez Getting Married?

Amy Sciarretto — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:27:31 +0000

Jennifer Lopez is still in the process of divorcing husband Marc Anthony and now rumors abound that she and her 24-year-old lover Casper Smart are planning a trip down the aisle. It’d be the glamazon’s fourth marriage, if the rumors were true. Turns out they aren’t. The whole story about Lopez planning to swap vows [...]

How Are You Adapting to Facebook and Other Social Media? – Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:15:05 +0000

Now that people are getting more used to being on social networks like Facebook they seem to be getting more picky about whom they are sharing their information with.

According to a survey from the Pew Research Center, 63 percent of social media network users removed people from their friend rolls in 2011, which was up from the 56 percent of those who did so in 2009.

2012 Oscars Night Erupts With Tweets Asking, 'Who Is Billy Crystal?'

Nick Romano — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:02:15 +0000

You know you’re getting older when it seems like nobody on Twitter knows who Billy Crystal is. Yeah, you read that right. Loads of people (and by people we mean out-of-touch teens) took to the Twittersphere after seeing the opening of the 2012 Oscars with utter confusion as to who the iconic actor is. [...]

Facebook and Twitter Are Harder to Resist Than Cigarettes and Alcohol

Big Jim — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:38:18 +0000

If you can’t fight the constant urge to check what’s happening on Facebook or Twitter every waking moment of your miserable existence, you’re not alone. Researchers at the University of Chicago found that it’s harder to resist the urge to check Facebook, Twitter, and email on your cell phone than it is for smokers and [...]

Nick Cannon Tweets From Hospital After Mild Kidney Failure

Amy Sciarretto — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:27:56 +0000

Nick Cannon, who was being treated at an Aspen, Colo. hospital for mild kidney failure this week, tweeted an update from the hospital. The husband of Mariah Carey recently posted: “Currently being transfered to a hospital in LA. Thank you all for all your love, prayers and concern. You know me… I will be a’ight.”

'Jon Bon Jovi Dead' is Twitter Hoax

The Brad — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:07:36 +0000

The web has gone crazy with rumors that John Francis Bongiovi has died. Name not ring a bell? The alias Jon Bon Jovi probably does. According to a fake, and poorly, created press release Bon Jovi was apparently ‘found in a coma’ and ‘not breathing’. Calm down. It’s just another internet hoax. Currently trending on [...]

Facebook and Twitter Are Harming Our Kids, Says Majority — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:00:27 +0000

Facebook, Twitter and all the other social media sites have changed the way young people interact with each other, but according to a survey from Poll Position, the majority of Americans don’t think this has been a change for the better.

Britney Spears Joins Twitter's '10 Million Club'

Shauna Wright — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:08:18 +0000

With her career on the upswing, Britney Spears now has one more thing to celebrate: on Friday, the pop star became the latest celebrity to reach the eight-figure follower mark on Twitter.

She is the sixth person, fourth woman and third female musical artist to become a member of Twitter’s so-called “10 million club,” whose membership already boasts stars such as Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, President Barack Obama, Katy Perry and Kim Kardashian.