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Blair teacher helps students improve grammar through social media
Blair reading teacher Theresa Hiller is using a new tool to get her students engaged in syntax and word choice: social media.
TechnoLogical: Twitter communicates unclear policy toward hate speech
Last week, Twitter took action against offensive content on its site by blocking a neo-Nazi account and deleting racist tweets, causing controversy and accusations of censorship among its users.
When in Paris...
Gwyneth Paltrow posted tweet referencing a Jay-Z and Kanye West song, along with a picture of the two performing in France on June 1. Though Paltrow did not write out the full word, and it is, as she later rightfully pointed out, the title of a song, cries of racism ensued almost immediately.
#Twitterfamous
Sophomore Julian Henry and a handful of other Blazers are celebrities. Their claim to fame? The Internet.
Death rumors aren't dying out
Death is a natural occurrence of life and spreading rumors is a natural human instinct. But now, thanks to social media and Twitter, death rumors are becoming a normal incident.
Retweet this article
The SCO social networking experts have declared that Facebook is no longer the best way to follow your favorite celebs, now that Twitter has taken over. Therefore, we've compiled a list of celebs that need to be on your radar.
Ashton Kutcher and the giant Twitter scandal
Celebrities are human and they are bound to make mistakes. But it's how a celebrity handles the situation and owns up to their faux pas that separates a respectable celebrity from a trashy one.