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Word of Mouth
11:26 am
Thu April 19, 2012

Throw The Book At Them

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The Twitterverse lights up literary-style in reaction to the Pulitzer fiction snub.

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Word of Mouth
12:40 pm
Wed April 18, 2012

#HipstersArguingInARestaurant

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A twitter feed feeds the voyeuristic fascination that happens when couples fight in public.

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Here's What's Awesome
12:00 am
Fri March 16, 2012

Friday is for Memes: Defensive Nickelback Fan

Seriously, you guys, Nickelback is pretty good, right? Right? Anyone?

If you think Rebecca Black of "Friday" fame has had a tough run with web users, imagine being in the band Nickelback, the rockers the web loves to hate. Nickelback has been the subject/target of more memes than I can count, as well as the upsetting trend of "Nickrolling," a Rickrolling knockoff that even Rick Astley would give up at the first opportunity.

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Author Interviews
12:01 am
Thu March 15, 2012

The Wild And Crazy 'Tweets Of Steve Martin'

After 40 years on the stand-up stage, countless comedy albums and iconic movies, Steve Martin is still finding new ways to make people laugh.

The comedian got on Twitter in 2010, and by now he has attracted nearly 2.5 million followers with his funny and slightly demented tweets.

But Martin has recently gone old-school by collecting some of his funniest tweets — and the best responses from his followers — in a book, The Ten, Make That Nine, Habits of Very Organized People. Make That Ten.: The Tweets of Steve Martin.

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Word of Mouth - Segment
1:57 pm
Thu February 2, 2012

Taking a Bullet for 'Hair Force One'

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With Mitt Romney now receiving Secret Service protection, the Twitterverse is alight with possible Mitt code names.

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Word of Mouth - Segment
12:34 pm
Thu February 2, 2012

NFL Trends, Tweets, and Tributes

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Only a Game's Doug Tribou runs through the NFL's uneasy embrace of Twitter, the glam-ification of player images, and, well, some kind of awkward fan tributes to players.

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Word of Mouth - Segment
12:36 pm
Mon January 30, 2012

Here's What's Awesome!

NHPR's Brady Carlson, host of All Things Considered provides us with brain food from the Internet buffet - including the censorship of Twitter.

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Word of Mouth - Segment
12:40 pm
Wed January 25, 2012

The OTHER State of the Union, #SOTU

Word of Mouth's Senior Producer and Twittervangelist makes the case for watching every big event with two eyes...one on the TV, and one on the Twitterverse.

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