Mother's Day on Twitter

It's never too early to start worrying about what to get your mum for Mother's Day.
Not to worry: Twitter's got you covered:

@sjfabulous11 Guess I should go head and look for my Mother's day gift this weekend b/c everyone will be doing it next weekend. What to buy, what to buy?

@NLCC_Cicero Come to "Free Mother's Day Picture for Mother's Day" Sunday, May 9 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Join us on Mother's... http://bit.ly/bnukhV

@DestinationSpa Fun Mother's Day ideas + special all-inclusive packages from Destination Spas http://tinyurl.com/2ejynra

@Kasiablue Mother's Day sale going on now at Poetica http://bit.ly/a70yLT

@daddylogue PayPal Mother's Day Specials: Mother's Day is only nine days away. Frugal dads who want to save a little should ch... http://bit.ly/c9LU2J

@chachkagroup Got the urge to play in the dirt? CHS Garden Center Container Garden Party with Whistle Stop Farms in Madras. Great for Mother's Day!

@daddyforever PayPal Mother's Day Specials http://goo.gl/fb/gfsnr

@theweddingguys The best Mother's Day gift is spending time with your mom. Same for a bride and groom spend a little time with her on you big day!

@kodakCB For a chance to win a PlaySport vidcam http://bit.ly/9GKFFt RT this - Download a Mother's Day #BOGOKodakDVD coupon here http://bit.ly/momdvd

@BirdsOutBack There's still time to order Mom a great new feeder or birdhouse for Mother's Day! http://fb.me/w9vFdD8K

Justin Bieber is (still) the king of Twitter

Maybe Justin Bieber is not quite the king of Twitter, but certainly is an arch-duke. Bieber has been a trending topic on Twitter for weeks now. Today word has been spreading of the new Sean Kingston video "Eenie Meenie" featuring Bieber.
It's Sean Kingston's song and video--Bieber just happens to be in it.
Apparently it's quite popular...

@IvaNa_BieBer If Eenie Meenie music video on VEVO isn't available in your country, you can see it here.. --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPaVWXfVJyY

@princeton818_ video Eenie meenie: 1) @justinbieber OMG quuuanto lo amo!!*O* 2) leii.. baah.. l'avrei ammazzata

MissMariBieber OMB!!!!! i love Eenie Meenie!!!!!!!!!

@isayjbieber justin looked hottttttt in the eenie meenie vid #BieberRules

@WantsJBieber RT @leonorawrr: all beliebers should watch EENIE MEENIE MUSIC VIDEO NOW! :]

@denissaa okay now @hilmiyusuf @icamumtaza and @princessakeelah GOT A BIEBER FEVER! LOL Shawty is a eenie meenie miney mo lava...

@NJ_BieberShecks So i twitpiced, tweeted, amd watched eenie meenie. now in bed. not sure about sleeping yet though. mwahaha

@ingridna Eenie Meenie music video is soo goooood!!

@i_lUv_jBiEbZ so give me the night,to show you and hold you,don't leave me out here dancing alone...Eenie Meenie ROCKS,Eenie Meenie ROCKS!!

Twilight Saga, director named, Twitter erupts

If you have not heard of the Twilight Saga, books and movies, you have been living under a rock. Or perhaps, you just don't care.
Either way, you must also have missed the news that Bill Condon has been named the director of the coming film Twilight: Breaking Dawn.

Needless to say, both subjects have quickly become trending topics on Twitter...

@evangesell RT @Twilight Bill Condon to direct Summit Entertainment's THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN (http://bit.ly/d9tKXz )

@aimeyeteaa its official Breaking Dawn to be directed by Bill Condon ! yes i m kinda flying with excitement instead of preparing for 2 talks in an hour

@ej_samson Bill Condon of Dreamgirls/Chicago/Gods&Monsters/Regis HS (my alma mater) to direct Breaking Dawn. But will there be jazz hands?

@joestxgirl Hell yeah! RT @Twilight: Bill Condon to direct Summit Entertainment's THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN (http://bit.ly/d9tKXz )

@jehlefebvre Bill Condon..who? q

@twicuz34 *does a tiny dance* RT @KaTieitsMEE: Bill Condon and Breaking Dawn are trending!! WOOH!

@awkwardcanadian its not like we can't handle the sexual heat. i mean, it's nature. come on bill condon, don't let us down.

@CosmoMTwilight Bill Condon será el Director de Breaking Dawn. http://bit.ly/9EEzfV

@eebbers61 RT @twilighterz: Check those trending topics...we have Breaking Dawn AND Bill Condon up there. Take that, Bieber!

Lindsay Lohan tracked on Twitter

Lindsay Lohan is at it again. Partying with her underage sister; A public squabble with her dad; a public feud with Perez Hilton.
Her current predicaments are the talk of Twitter....

@sweetlitthing Lindsay Lohan Deemed ‘Unbankable’ - Lindsay Lohan has been dumped from her latest movie project. The troubled star ... http://ow.ly/17bSf5

@juniorpot Michael Lohan Tears Into Wife and Daughter; Lindsay Lohan Likely Seeking Restraining Order: Lindsay and Ali Loha... http://bit.ly/9AoVjG

@cherylmarella Mean girls, which one is Lindsay Lohan? @riantic @HilyaniHidranto n who is @sorayahylmi sps to be? http://tweetphoto.com/20130038

@w4yne Blog News: Michael Lohan Calling on a Judge to Stop Daughter Lindsay From 'Dying' - FOXNews http://bit.ly/bSh7i6

@ohaychaim i slept in today, so i should feel refreshed and ready to take on the world. ...so why do i feel like Lindsay Lohan? THIS IS SOME BULLSHIT.

@inae I love Lindsay Lohan http://bit.ly/dx8Z3F (via @livialira)

@CelebrityZone Lindsay Lohan gets fired from her new film... and resorts to promoting milkshakes: Daily Mail Her personal life ha... http://bit.ly/cUSxpn

Education cuts strike Twitterers

Education cuts are likely the talk of your town if you live anywhere in the United States (and hang out with people who have kids in public school.)

Every time a school makes cuts, it makes the Twitter...

@kevinbutera RT @massteacher: CNN coverage of Tewksbury teachers who were fired & rehired as part-timers w/ a 5 % cut in pay & job duties. http://bit.ly/9WeC6f

@GaryBrannigan RT @jasontbedell: Teachers won't dare to be great or take risks if they're too afraid of being fired. via @irasocol http://ow.ly/1CUBg

@tbfurman IConcur. RT @jasontbedell: Teachers won't dare to be great or take risks if they're afraid of being fired. @irasocol http://ow.ly/1CUBg

@Mr_YoungPrince #InTheSuburbs Teachers ® Fired #InTheGhetto Teachers Quit

@MyFoxNY Seniority Battle Looms In Teacher Layoff: Last hired means first fired - and for 8,500 teachers that could be exac... http://bit.ly/cLxctG

@ddjango @everydaywitch my county just fired 600 teachers (!!!)

@itsthemedia Corcker shakes his head No, when Dems say Bank CEO's 2 B fired if insolvant. WTF, Cons want 2 Fire Teachers & workers 4 trivial mistakes!

@weraadi RT @danceoncamera: What will happen to arts education if so many public school teachers will be fired? My sympathies to all. Any solutions in the works?

@ASN_News #video Teachers fired, then rehired for less http://url4.eu/2vx1I

@dabeard How should teachers be fired? New from Kara Miller. http://bit.ly/9OeC7B

@mshappybunny123 whatching news and annoyed about teachers being fired... it should be about performance on if they get fired; not age!

Immigration topic shakes up Twitter

Arizona's move to control illegal immigration has prompted a flurry of discussion on Twitter. Some in favor of Gov. Jan Brewer's move to force police check citizenship status of suspicious persons, and some, decidedly against.

Check it out:

@carotuo RT @CBSnews: Divisive Ariz. Immigration Bill Signed Into Law http://bit.ly/dh0JyP

@txvoodoo RT @mattyglesias: Quick facts on Arizona's draconian immigration bill: http://bit.ly/9r0i1f

@cartergilson Right. Next step, the courts. RT @tpmmedia: BREAKING at TPM: AZ Gov. signs controversial immigration bill http://tpm.ly/caJHjq

@twtrgtr BreakingNews: Arizona's governor says she will sign a tough immigration bill called 'misguided' by President Barack Obama

@Tattriee Jan Brewer signed Arizona's immigration bill. Apparently, even my LOW estimation of her was too high. Constitution-schmonstitution...

@AZbeetlebug Brewer signs immigration bill. Not sure how AZ is supposed to pay for this. #azimmigration

@BlogArizona kudos to gov brewer. i didn't think she'd sign immigration bill

Earth Day on Twitter!

It's been 40-years since the day someone thought burning rivers and massive tracts of deforested Amazonian rain forest might not be so good for the planet.

U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson first proposed the idea in a speech in 1969. Since then, the idea of a day devoted to remembering this is the only Earth we have has spread around the globe...


@BohoMag Earth Day is every day at boho! Happy Earth day everybody! What are you doing to make the earth a better place?... http://bit.ly/cLuAEP

@CanarsieBK Earth Day 2010: 40 years of environmental awareness http://bit.ly/d9nZni via @CBSSmartPlanet

@wellnesstravel Inspirational, energizing, grounding, #Nature is the most accessible alternative therapy. Happy #Earth Day

@nyclq RT @whitneymuseum: In celebration of Earth Day, read up on environmentalist, humanitarian & past exhib subj Buckminster Fuller http://bit.ly/9OyxIt #earthday

@JohnSchlimm Happy #Earth Day!!! How are you going to celebrate? I'm headed into the blooming woods of #Pennsylvania

@Dreman1731 I'll celebrate Earth Day by cutting my grass. It's a mess out there.

@aliciaghio Happy Earth Day. But don't forget to make every day Earth Day.

@Rutabega80 1300+ students all wearing green and jeans!! Happy Earth Day!!!

Haiku on Twitter keeps it short and sweet

Fancy a little Haiku? No pun intended.

Haiku, with its 5-7-5 system is perfect for Twitter, which has a 140-character limit per tweet.

There are many Twitter folk who post haiku, and several 'bots, too. Some are decidedly better than others.

@laguiri Watching the desert / Drinking your beer. / Brilliant, and bitter. #haiku #poem

@Sahrazad528 RT @RavenClause: Born out of love’s grace ~ we dissolve back into love ~ what have we to fear?@yiota143 #haiku #senryu

@HaikuMumbler talk time telling // a faint // light that prairie #haiku

@bonn_voyage @Mike_Lazar: This retweet to boost // my haiku self-esteem? Or // sorry for Phoenix?

@InVinceWil: Him: If I told you / I'd have to kiss you. Let's not / talk about love yet. #haiku

Apple iPhone 4G: Lost and Found?

An Apple engineer walks into a bar with a prototype iPhone with a front facing camera, better batteries and a smaller screen, then exits the bar, leaving the phone behind.
There is no punch line so don't hold your breath.
Turns out the phone is the next generation from Apple, still in development. Whether it was acci8dentally left on the bar stool or planted there as a marketing ploy by Apple remains to be seen.

Needless to say, Twitter is abuzz....

@UpDogNews Top-Secret iPhone Left at a Bar?: An Apple employee's absentmindedness leads to a look at the new 4G phone. http://bit.ly/bM2Dqm

@agilemanagement Apple Wants Its iPhone Back (AAPL): So, this is how the Gizmodo iPhone story ends. Apple asked for its phone back.... http://bit.ly/bSvWXC

@AarontheRed @LubsyB Pretty much. I believe that the phone is at least an Apple prototype. As to all the details of the story, I'm not sure.

@MsTasia2U @the_tyree I agree its prob the real thing too but I was just saying if Apple didnt want anyone to get into the phone they wouldnt

@ericathas In case you missed it -- In an unprecedented move, Apple sends letter to Gizmodo: Give us our phone back! Please? http://bit.ly/cYO3Rt

@millercathy RT @2newskayna: The new apple I phone was left @ a bar by an apple employee ... accident or publicity stunt? What do you think????

@rickievans The pics of new 4g iPhone. I call fake on this. The phone looks to balky. Would apple really go for a design like (cont) http://tl.gd/uoobd

Volcano oh, no!

If a volcano erupts in Iceland, and nobody is around to hear it, will it stop air traffic in Europe? Apparently so.
Last week's eruption of Mt. (insert random assortment of letters here) on Iceland has put an end to air traffic in Europe as flight controllers decided whether its safe to fly. Ash clouds play havoc with jet engines making air travel unsafe. Now five days after the halting of flights, some folks are finally saying it's time to return to the skies....

@tonykutu RT @KING5Seattle: Iceland volcano ash has now cost airlines $1-billion: http://bit.ly/a5EDh1 #ashtag #eyjafjallajokull

@AHaglington It's not certain if air travel restrictions will be lifted tomorrow. The volcano is still active. We are mostly waiting for a wind change.

@_Rosiex3 RT @YouMeAtSixUK: Some legends say we must sacrifice Justin Bieber to appease the volcano.

@FXtradingMentor Emirates say volcano costing tem $10mln per day; $50 mln so far

@ldebeyer RT @bigdamnband: BDB vs. The Volcano... Volcano:1, BDB:0 http://bit.ly/cloe5J

@reutersLjungg Eyjafjallajöquoi? Radio-Canada has amusing clip of media mangling name of #Iceland #volcano http://bit.ly/9lhRIf #ashtag

@anthonywn RT @NASA_GoddardPix: Most recent @NASA_Goddard satellite #photo of the #Iceland #Volcano showing the #ash plume, taken today, April 19th. http://bit.ly/dyWRvl

Do you #DoIt2?

A new hashtag drifting through Twitter can help you feel that much less like a stranger in a strange land. It's called #iDoit2 and it unites folks with common denominators. Like these people:


@farfrhs RT @gendise: RT @iDoit2: RT If you hate watching the person you like... like someone else. #iDoit2

@manazzzz RT @iDoit2: RT if you love spinning around on office chairs. #iDoit2

@Adelina23 RT @iDoit2: RT If you hate It how something doesn't fit back into the box It came in. #iDoit2

@isabellathamrin RT @tiffiegoof: RT @iDoit2: RT If you would really love a Time Machine right now, #iDoit2

@Katz_Bieber RT @iDoit2: RT "Tell me, I promise i won't laugh..." HAHAHA.. #iDoit2 #TeamHomePhone

@CARBOMB_sod RT @iDoit2: RT If you're SO ready for summer 2O1O! #iDoit2

Twitter: Search the archive

This from CNN:

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- What was the Twitterverse's reaction to the Lehman Brothers collapse? President Obama's election? Now you won't have to wonder.

Every single public tweet, dating back to the very first missive posted on March 21, 2006, will now be housed in the government's Library of Congress. Plus, Google is making the Twitter archive searchable.

That means we'll all be able to fondly recall moments such as these. Which, in fact, are still being talked about....

@BalloonBoysADV Balloon Boy: “…We did this for the show.” - newsgossiporg's posterous http://bit.ly/9tdBie

@draktorget Giant ashclouds coming from the north and earthquake in China,Haiti earlier. It is bound to exciting to see the summary for the weather year

@josh7_stocktips Would all the shills chanting "STOCK MARKET IS DOING GREAT" like to discuss the record 800pt drop/ meltdown? http://bit.ly/9yx6T5

@BenFroland RT @johnhawkinsrwn: Every "too big to fail" firm that received bailout funds, including GM & Chrysler, should be broken up.

Twitter is for sharing

Ever feel as if you were all alone in the world? Well you're not. Twitter can reinforce this understanding with its many and varied hashtags. People take a phrase, such as #mycrappycar or #thingsnotundermycarseat and post their examples.

Like: #lifeisgoodwhen

Check out all these varied responses....

@KountryBoi706 RT #lifeisgoodwhen u have the serenity 2 accept the things u cannot change courage 2 change the things u can & wisdom 2 know the difference.

@stuckonshoes RT @20ToHandsome: #lifeisgoodwhen you know a man named Jesus

@Tru_definition RT @CA_jewelerzLife: #lifeisgoodwhen you got happiness and money...

@GottaLuvBriBri #lifeisgoodwhen you can learn to laugh at yourself ;) makes it easier for yourself when others are laughing at you too! Lol

@mikes_mind #LifeIsGoodWhen you wake up able to SEE the sun shine, and HEAR the birds chirp. I never take my sight or hearing for granted.

@trishhhaa RT @RETWEETBELIEBER: #LifeIsGoodWhen You get what you want :D

@taujng #lifeisgoodwhen you learn how to conquer your fears

Twitter settles on Revenue from Ads

Twitter announced this week it will begin accepting advertising. Best Buy and Starbucks are among the first companies in line to have their messages placed on the site, although it remains to be seen if people will click through.
Which begs the question: Does that even matter?
Already the buzz around Twitter-ads has reached epic proportions, with thousands upon thousands of Tweets and ReTweets about them. This exposure alone seems worth the price of admission....

@DennisCMichael So...they're going to start putting ads in Twitter. I haven't had much motivation to participate here...and now I have even less.

@gemini_scorpio Ready for ads in your content stream? Twitter to introduce keyword ads in searches, then feeds. http://nyti.ms/97Otsn

@AlexBoileau NYTimes: Twitter Unveils Plans to Draw Money From Ads http://s.nyt.com/u/Xjes RT @alavantgarde

@iBizard Twitter is finally launching an ad program. Will be interesting to see what happens. It almost looks the ads will... http://bit.ly/91rMbo

@AJ_Sobieski Expect Ads on Twitter this afternoon (Ad Age): http://bit.ly/bIeaFI

@albalopez The Multi-Billion Dollar Question: Will Users Click on Twitter Ads? http://ff.im/-iXHBg

@OfficeCoaches Twitter Ads: Scandal Or Big Yawn?|Matt McGee provides a rundown on Twitter?s new paid-search ads model (Promoted .. http://oohja.com/xaJgF

Conan O'Brien is hardly unemployed

He might not be on national television anymore but Conan O'Brien is hardly invisible. In fact, he has hit the Twitterverse with a vengeance, making superstars out of anonymous people and cracking wise every chance he gets.
And people are taking notice...in fact, so has TBS which announced today it was adding him to their late-night line-up.

@ConanOBrien http://twitpic.com/1ezvfa - I'm in Eugene, OR and my room faces the theater where I debut tomorrow. The mob outside is in a frenzy.

@indofxtrading Conan O'Brien to make TBS his new late-night home: NEW YORK (AP) -- Late-night mainstay Conan O'Brien is heade... http://bit.ly/acaDHy

@JForsstrom RT @MashUpNicole: Conan O'Brien pulling a Leno on Lopez! http://ow.ly/1xwcJ

@darlt774 TBS gets Conan O'Brien: "The good news: I will be doing a show on TBS starting in November!" the erstwhile "Tonigh... http://bit.ly/aoZU6K

@emperorbevis Why are people tweeting Conan O'Brien is Arnold Schwarzenegger going to do another movie, LMAO ( I think I will be laughing on my own there)

Hashtags and why they matter

This # is a hashtag. A hastag is a way of marking something with a specific topic on Twitter. Your hastag might be #mycrappycar or #FollowFriday or #Nowplaying.

Or it might be #yourfacemakesme as it is today....

@dollarbill2k16 #yourfacemakesme throw up in my mouth.... yea u r #justthatugly

@sarah_sp3ars @JustinBieber #yourfacemakesme so HAPPY!!!!

@monsonsh RT @Jloos3: #YourFaceMakesMe pray that you don't never reproduce*lma000

@_GALL_ #yourfacemakesme think how could you grow pubes on your chin.........oooohhhhh thats your facial hair, sorry

@Vh1sNaturalle #yourfacemakesme wanna set my eyeballs on fire and jump off a cliff...

@anindyasbnto #yourfacemakesme laugh sad happy angry and crying

@Jloos3 #YourFaceMakesMe wanna thank god every morning I'm not you

@MrsDanaCox #yourfacemakesme Wanna Touch It..

'Sex Pistols' trends on Twitter

For those of you old enough to remember when punk rock was really something to be feared, Malcolm McLaren, former manager of the Sex Pistols has died.

The Twitterverse is awash with memories, good and bad...

@lightroombrasil RT @Ricardo_Canhoto: Só por ter formado o Sex Pistols, já valeu a vida RT @WBernacca Morre Malcolm McLaren um dos grandes formadores de opinial de que me lembro

@lcampillo RT @bbcworld: Malcolm McLaren, the former manager of British punk group the Sex Pistols, has died in New York aged 64. http://bit.ly/c7VMon

@RadTV Whoa there! RT @nprnews 'Sex Pistols' Manager Malcolm McLaren Has Died, Spokesman Says http://su.pr/1KgrYz

@g0dless RT @clash_music: Former Sex Pistols manager and music industry legend Malcolm McLaren dies - http://bit.ly/9Kw5MW

@Newsxchng Sex Pistols manager McLaren dies - Malcolm McLaren, the former manager of British punk group the Sex Pistols, has d... http://ow.ly/17167J

@brunnercaffi Sex Pistols-Dompteur Malcolm McLaren ist in einem Schweizer Spital gestorben RT @stereogum: R.I.P. Malcolm McLaren http://nyti.ms/d5pLVz

Do find cats funny? So does Twitter

Far be it for me to tell you what's funny. We all have our own unique sense of humor. So it came as little surprise to me to find funny cats were a Trending topic today.
Who knew?

Real-time results for "Top 10 Funny Cat":

@bemorehavemore Top 10 Funny Cat Videos on YouTube http://bgl.me/8vj

@usoulcircus TOO CUTE!! RT @mashable: Top 10 Funny Cat Videos on YouTube - http://bit.ly/cRqqld

@NatalieBergman Social Media Update Top 10 Funny Cat Videos on YouTube - We’ve already brought you ten hilarious canine-theme... http://ow.ly/170mOq

@salmanj10 whatthetrend.com: Top 10 Funny Cat: People are tweeting about the Top 10 Funny Cat things like... http://tinyurl.com/yf48fhr #trend#twitter

Talk of the 'Big Dance' takes over Twitter

Butler made a serious go of it, but in the end Duke won the final game of the NCAA tournament, 61 to 59.
Some rejoice, others lament, but it seems everyone on Twitter has something to say about the game. A nail-biter if ever there was one....


@SanAntonioCP San Antonio: Buzzer-Beater Bounces Out; Duke Wins Title http://bit.ly/d35jSX

@dukeknerr "Since Coach K also coaches Team USA, that means that if you root against Duke, you must hate America. " #Duke http://bit.ly/aU9WfU

@reid_usa2day #Duke-#Butler: Where does it rank among great games? http://bit.ly/9AhjVd

@ZakBoisvert Coaches: Daily Chalkboard: NCAA Championship X's & O's breakdown (Duke featured): http://www.box.net/shared/ntxuyvgu5z

@DailyLog2 Duke wins NCAA title in 61-59 thriller over Butler (AP)http://bit.ly/bJtYV3

@MikeGiardi That was a heartbreaker for #Butler. Now #BostonCollege needs to make a run at Brad Stevens. Perhaps make him an offer he can't refuse!

@GoodDay999 Duke's 'Big 3' hold on against Butler to win title (AP)http://bit.ly/aj0FqG

@Just_Ask_Ellen Butler coach has Greenville ties http://bit.ly/akMEjV

Listen to this: New music on Twitter every Monday

The hashtag is #MM for Music Monday. The idea is to post your recommended musical stylings. Whether it's Rap or Country; Hip-Hop, Rock or Classical, you can bet you are not the only on Twitter listening to it. So hear some new tunes or share your favorites every Monday with the #MM.

@elafini My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Archeology (10), The Ruby Suns (9) and Patrick Wolf (8) #mm http://bit.ly/cyMOsO

@d0nellis #MM Large Professor- "Ijuswannachill" because How To make It In America came way to an end way too soon. Patiently awaiting season 2.

@boy_bait #mm kesha take it off ... ehh im not a KE-$-HA person but i thought it was alright

@RobynKristian Ooooo @iRocFashion its #MM...gimme a song...got one for u...let's do old school #MM - Men of Vision - Housekeeper

@RivetheadRasta #MM follow @insideoutcast @TwitchTheRipper @angelspit @djshadow @stonesthrow @RazorbladeMe @EBMRadio @WFMU @THEH00LIGAN @Siloportem

@tiny_TINKER RT @TurntXupXShawty: #mm Wafflehouse - travis porter

@DJHITMANN305 @AtlanticRecords #MM #MUSICMONDAY #Download Smiles FT JaeLuis "#MYBARBIE" http://tinyurl.com/yd9a3gj TOP 40 #WIN!