Topic: Twitter Inc.

Celebrities take up cause of paralyzed Houston brothers

DALLAS (Reuters) - When two Houston brothers were orphaned and paralyzed in a car crash that left their sister with a collection of broken bones, attention from celebrities including pop star Justin Bieber triggered an outpouring of support.Fund-raising efforts for the long-term ...

UK lawmaker names soccer star Ryan Giggs in privacy row

LONDON (Reuters) - A British politician defied a court order on Monday by identifying Manchester United's Ryan Giggs as the soccer star fighting a legal battle to prevent newspapers from publishing allegations of an affair.The release of Giggs' name will be seen ...

Britain's battle over privacy law descends to farce

LONDON (Reuters) - An increasingly farcical game of cat-and-mouse between Britain's media and celebrities, Twitter users and the judiciary prompted Prime Minister David Cameron to promise a review of the country's privacy laws on Monday.For weeks British media have been fighting the ...

WhoSay tames social networking for celebrities

Startup WhoSay has been working quietly in the background helping Hollywood stars keep control of pictures and videos at social networking sensations Twitter and Facebook.The invitation-only service caters to celebrities whose mere choice of shoes can spark fashion trends or casual meals ...

Tweeting celebrities risk boring fans: survey

LONDON (Reuters) - Celebrities who bombard fans with Twitter updates are likely to have shorter careers than those who maintain an aura of mystique, according to a survey.Easy access to stars through social networking websites has made them less appealing and increases ...

Google buys SayNow, fflick

SayNow, a California startup that connects celebrities with their fans with voice products, has been purchased by Google.Technology blog TechCrunch reported meanwhile that the Internet search giant has also acquired fflick, a service founded by four former Digg employees that mines Twitter ...

List reveals top places for spotting celebrities

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Fans looking to run into a few celebrities would be wise to hang out at Los Angeles International Airport and the Grove, an outdoor mall adjacent to L.A.'s famed Farmers Market.That's the advice from JustSpotted.com, a Web ...
Justin Bieber, anyone? Teen heartthrob dominates year's retweets but Stephen Colbert is on topSo many people love Justin Bieber. They love him so much, that this year Twitter changed the way it counts its most tweeted-about topics to effectively exclude him.Still, the ...
Lady Gaga is the most popular celebrity on both Twitter (7.2 million followers) and Facebook (23.9 million fans) -- meaning lots of people will be disappointed when she quits the Internet on Wednesday. Kim Kardashian and Justin Timberlake will also be leaving ...
If the celebrity in question is Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria, the going rate for all of that Twitter love from her is a whopping $32,240.. Longoria was the top celebrity donation-getter in Twitter's first ever celebrity charity auction, Twitchange, which she ...
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