IDG News Service - Twitter warned users Tuesday of a new phishing scam on the social networking site. It’s the latest in a series of scams that have plagued the site over the past year, designed to trick victims into giving up their user names and passwords.

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Twitter warns of new phishing attack (Computerworld)

The Kansas City Chiefs’ Larry Johnson, once an explosive running back on the football field, has launched into the national consciousness this week, but not for his achievements on the gridiron. After the Chiefs’ 37-7 drubbing at the hands of the San Diego Chargers Sunday, Johnson used his Twitter account to …

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Twitter slur lands Larry Johnson in hot water (The Christian Science Monitor)

Hull striker Jozy Altidore is the latest sportsman to come under fire for inappropriate Twitter posts.

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Hull striker Altidore is dropped for being late and is fined for his Twitter apology (BBC News)

Hull striker Jozy Altidore is the latest sportsman to come under fire for inappropriate Twitter posts.

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Hull striker Altidore is dropped for being late and is fined for his Twitter apology (BBC News)

State Transportation Department officials are touting their latest way to get information out about traffic and construction updates.The department is using Twitter, a social networking site, to get information out about the agency and its work through tweets.The department has picked up more than 500 followers since launching its pilot Twitter program earlier this month.”For no longer than we …

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Oklahoma officials find ‘tweet’ success on Twitter (The Oklahoman)

CHICAGO/LONDON, US/ENGLAND (Reuters) - Deciphering William Shakespeare plays in school essays apparently was not enough for two university students who have written a book of Twitter entries that summarize and satirize works of literature.

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Twitter entries satirize works of literature (AsiaOne)

SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter Inc. is selling the rights to mine its communications hotbed to both Internet search leader Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp.

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Twitter now mutual friend of Google, Microsoft (The Wenatchee World)

In the span of one up-and-down week, Twitter lost one of their most influential teen Twitterers in Miley Cyrus , and then almost immediately found new life in the tween market with the launch of the Twilight Twitter account . It may sound silly, but these 140 character pop culture dramas do matter to Twitter, because their US traffic is flat , and that’s a problem. At the Web 2.0 Summit earlier …

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Twitter Traffic: 3 Solutions to Twitter’s Growth Problem (Mashable)

Twitter stream of people tweeting the Channon-Christian torture-slaying trial. Posts are in newest-to-oldest order and are of those using the “hashtag” or keyword #cntrial. See the latest

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Christian-Newsom trial followed closely on Twitter (Knoxville News Sentinel)

LOS ANGELES — “Is it proper to Twitter during sex?” That’s one of the latest howlers from Robin Williams in our recentpress con with him.

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Twitter during sex and other funny quotes from Robin Williams (Philippine Daily Inquirer)