Pixies Play Fallon, Fans Pick Second Song on Twitter
Aside from his penchant for starring in bad Queen Latifah movies, Jimmy Fallon’s usually got the public’s interest in mind. A man of the people, if you will. With his affable persona and regular-dude smile, he emits a charming you-went-to-high-school-with-me vibe. Further proving this, when indie-rock icons the Pixies stop by his show on Nov. 24, viewers have the chance to vote on which song the band will play in addition to the classic “Debaser.”... read more
Found in: Music, NewsCan MySpace Survive Without Free Music Streaming?
Just a few years ago, when Napster wasn’t such a distant memory and free-streaming sites like Lala, Imeem and Hype Machine were in their infancy, one site ruled as the best avenue for free samples of new bands: MySpace. Sure, the site carried a certain affiliation with young people who take oddly angled pictures of themselves, but the it also held, and still holds, a huge cache of band pages ripe with free-streaming tunes.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsWriter Ian Martin Exposes Hate Speech on Twitter
British writer Ian Martin is engaging in a month-long social-networking experiment that will likely make your blood boil. He has replaced his usual followers on Twitter with hate-filled users (neo-Nazi’s to sexists to racists to homophobes) from all over the social networking site.... read more
Found in: Culture, News"Shit My Dad Says" Creator Justin Halpern Talks Book Deal, TV Show
In the wake of news that Twitter phenom @shitmydadsays is being picked up for a CBS TV deal... read more
Found in: TV, NewsDisney and DreamWorks Ban Cast from Using Facebook and Twitter
In what can only be described as a short-sighted business move by Hollywood moguls, Disney and DreamWorks have both added a clause to their contracts for cast and crew forbidding them to use social networking sites while in production on a film.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsTen Photographers to Follow on Twitter
If a picture is worth a thousand words, than photographers have an unfair advantage to those of us limited to 140 characters. The photographers listed here don’t just Tweet images, but when they do they’re worth the click. They also Tweet all about photography and link to stories to help aspiring photographers. All rights to all photos I’ve included here belong to the photographers. Here are some of the best photographers on Twitter:... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayNeil Gaiman Crowdsourcing a Short Story Via Twitter
Coraline author Neil Gaiman wants to make a writer out of you.... read more
Found in: Books, NewsThe Paste Guide to Twitter: The 100+ Best Users to Follow
For a while, we've been compiling lists of musicians, comedians, filmmakers, writers and even fake personalities worth following on Twitter... read more
Found in: Culture, FeaturesTen Review Haiku
Follow @PasteHaiku/Submit a Haiku Review/Topic of your choice Are you following PasteHaiku on Twitter yet? Submit your own using the tag #pastehaiku. You can review anything you’d like—a record, a movie, a TV show episode, a product—and each day, we’ll name the best one Paste's Haiku Of The Day. Here are some examples to inspire you:... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the Day12 Funniest Hash Tags on Twitter
The Hash Tag is dead. Long live the Hash Tag.Sure they can make Tweets seem like some unreadable programming language, but for every hash tag claiming Monday for cats, declaring your love for GI Joe the Movie or starting a movement to bring every single pop star to Brazil, there's a truly funny hash tag meme. Turns out, the hive-mind can be clever. Searching the history of Twitter, we've come up with what he think are the 10 Funniest Hash Tags. Sadly, Twitter.com itself is a lousy place to go looking for older memes, but Google works just fine.... read more
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