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   President Obama's Response to Clint Eastwood Speech Was Most RT'd Tweet of the RNC

   12:25 pm 9/2/2012

   • by Jane Kellogg

   A zinger from the Barack Obama Twitter account--following the Hollywood Republican heavyweight's speech, which included talking to an empty chair--was the most retweeted post from the Republican National Convention.Read more

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   Bill Cosby Death Hoax Rumors Persist Online

   11:01 am 8/29/2012

   • by THR Staff

   The comedian, who recently celebrated his 75th birthday, is alive and well, even remaining active on his own Twitter account.Read more

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   Inside MTV's Multiplatform Video Music Awards Experience

   7:00 am 8/28/2012

   • by Sophie Schillaci

   The network is including new tactics to get the most out of its social media presence, including a tool to create show moment gifs in real time. Read more

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   Rob Delaney, Twitter Comedy Star: Making You Laugh and Cry (Q&A)

   9:28 am 8/14/2012

   • by Jordan Zakarin

   The king of the retweet and Mitt Romney's online antagonist speaks with THR about politics, depression, stand-up and the Tosh/Cook controversies.Read more

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   Olympics 2012: Twitter Users Sent More Than 150 million Summer Games Tweets

   1:27 am 8/13/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

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Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps drew the most messages during the London Olympics, while the Spice Girls set a closing ceremony record of 116,000 tweets per minute.Read more

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   NYPD Investigates Threats Against Mike Tyson's Broadway Show; Twitter Now Cooperating

   2:41 pm 8/7/2012

   • by Eriq Gardner

   After a Twitter user wrote, "People are gonna die like Aurora," local police in New York pressed the social media service to ID the tweeter.Read more

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   Olympics 2012: U.K., U.S. Athletes Top Global Social Media Ranking

   6:26 am 8/3/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   Data from 11 social networks shows Michael Phelps, two Chinese stars and Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt among the top 10 Olympians.Read more

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   London 2012: Michael Phelps Most-Mentioned Olympic Athlete on Twitter So Far

   4:11 am 8/2/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   A British diver and another swimmer round out the top three in what have been dubbed the first-ever social media Olympics.Read more

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   London 2012: Social Media Takes Its Toll on Olympics

   5:38 pm 7/31/2012

   • by THR Staff

   Twitter has allowed viewers, pundits and athletes to weigh in at will. The result: Overloaded networks, player expulsions and at least one arrest. Read more

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    Guy Adams' Twitter Account Restored Day After Ban

    12:12 pm 7/31/2012

    • by Jordan Zakarin

    The LA editor of "The Independent" newspaper had his tweeting privileges revoked after complaining about NBC's Olympic coverage.Read more

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