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The Great Fried-Chicken Debate
(The Root) — It feels like 1997 all over again: For the second time in Tiger Woods’ groundbreaking golf career, one of his contemporaries has referenced fried chicken in relation to the “Cablinasian” superstar. The first time it happened, Fuzzy Zoeller was behind the comments, made upon Woods’ first Masters Tournament win. This time the…
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Details of McCree Trial Hit Twitter
(The Root) — The Detroit judge who famously declared “no shame in my game” is back in the hot seat. Judge Wayne McCree originally caught the public’s attention after he was caught sending nearly nude pictures to a married bailiff. The bailiff’s husband found the picture and went public with it. When questioned about it,…
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Twitter Through Times of Tragedy
(The Root) — Let’s face it: Twitter isn’t always the nicest place. People bash celebrities, fans of celebrities attack people who bash celebrities, and everyone fights about politics and religion. But while it is true that you’ll always have your trolls, the good consistently seems to outweigh the bad on Twitter during times of national…
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Who Are the World's Social Media Prudes?
(The Root) — In these days of oversharing and TMI online, it may surprise you to know that Americans may not be as reckless online as we think. Private research company Ipsos OTX recently conducted a survey in 24 countries measuring how much information individuals share online, “including status updates, feelings, photos, videos and links.”…
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Drake and Miguel Lose the Internet
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Yahoo Buys Tumblr
(The Root) — After weeks of speculation, it has been announced that Yahoo will purchase Tumblr, a very popular blogging-site platform used to share various types of media. Yahoo’s big to purchase Tumblr for $1.1 billion has reportedly been approved by both Yahoo’s and Tumblr’s boards of directors. If the move seems desperate, it’s because…
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Woman Gets Job via Instagram
(The Root) — Our daily tasks involve social media more and more. Watching television, breaking up with our old mates, finding new ones — we’ve found ways to incorporate our online interactions in ways we never would have dreamed before. Samantha Bankey recently added “getting a job” to that list, having recently been offered a…
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Twitter Listens to Kanye
(The Root) — Beginning at around 9 p.m. last night and stretching into the wee hours of the morning, Kanye West’s video for his new single, “New Slaves,” premiered in an innovative way — projected on the sides of buildings at 66 locations around the globe. The song can most accurately be described as “very…
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Twitter Lands Bahraini Activists in Prison
(The Root) — It’s not rare for people’s behavior on social media to land them in hot water; people lose their jobs all the time for things they post on Facebook or put on Twitter. But in Bahrain, tweeting the wrong thing about the wrong person just might land you in prison. That’s what happened…
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NBA Star Addresses Lawsuit on Instagram
(The Root) — Why waste time having your public relations team release an official statement when you can do it yourself via social media? That seems to be NBA star Nick Young’s logic. The Philadelphia 76er is being sued by a woman alleging that he raped her two years ago. Young has vehemently denied the…