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Friday, May 24, 2013  Twitter is getting one local student into quite a bit of trouble. CNS senior Patrick Brown too kto Twitter after his district's budget failed to pass on Tuesday, tweeting that the plumbing, windows, doors and even the High School's Executive Principal should be cut from the budget.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Hackers have compromised the main Twitter account of The Associated Press, sending out an erroneous tweet about an attack at the White House.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  Bill Clinton is now on Twitter, albeit without a very presidential name.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Syracuse University's official Twitter account mistakenly sent a tweet regarding head basketball coach Jim Boeheim.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Two major U.S. corporations are reporting they've been the target of hackers.

Monday, February 18, 2013  It appears that Burger King's Twitter account has been hacked. Starting just after noon Eastern time on Monday, the fast-foot company's Twitter picture was changed to a McDonald's logo, and the account tweeted that it had been sold to rival McDonald's.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  A new photo app is creating a lot of buzz and some controversy. It's quickly gaining a reputation for being the new sexting app and many people are learning that, while they think their photos are private, they may not be.

Friday, February 01, 2013  In the latest online attack, Twitter says hackers may have gained access to information on 250,000 of its more than 200 million active users.

Friday, December 21, 2012  Twitter is offering its more than 200 million users a chance to keep a digital scrapbook of all their tweets.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012  Matt's Memo: Matt Mulcahy blogs about the total integration of the two screen shared experience of watching #121212Concert for Sandy Relief.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  A defense lawyer says an Occupy Wall Street protester plans to plead guilty in a disorderly conduct case that turned into a clash over law enforcement's access to social media postings.

Monday, November 26, 2012  New York State Police lauched a Facebook and Twitter account to better communicate with the public.

Tuesday, November 06, 2012  Local students are showing their political involvement on Election Day, volunteering at local polling locations and being active on social media.

Friday, October 26, 2012  Mayor Stephanie Miner launched a Twitter account for the City of Syracuse today and this afternoon tweeted "“One small Tweet from a Mayor, one giant leap for the City of Syracuse. Let the conversation begin - Mayor Miner.”

Thursday, October 04, 2012  Romney used Big Bird and PBS as an example of programs he would cut funding to if elected President in November.