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RTA to provide information to customers via e-mail, text message and Twitter -RTA has begun to embrace social media. It will soon offer e-mails or text messages to riders to let them know if their bus or rapid is delayed and will open a Twitter account. Date: 2010/03/11
Source: http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/03/rta_plans_to_provide_informati.html

How The Roxy Became the #1 Venue on Twitter [INTERVIEW] -With over 26,000 followers, West Hollywood’s Roxy Theatre is the most popular club on Twitter . Just short of half a decade earlier, however, the fortunes of the historic venue and many of its neighbors on LA’s infamous Sunset Strip were waning and in need of serious attitude adjustment. We had a chance to talk with Nic Adler, owner of The Roxy and the man behind the club’s transformation from ... Date: 2010/03/11
Source: http://mashable.com/2010/03/11/roxy-twitter-interview/

Brizzly gobbles up iPhone Twitter client Birdfeed -Birdfeed, the "very nice" iPhone Twitter client developed by Buzz Andersen, has been acquired by Thing Labs and rebranded as Brizzly for iPhone, in order to tie in with the company's Brizzly Web interface for Twitter and Facebook. Date: 2010/03/11
Source: http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/100042/brizzly-gobbles-iphone-twitter-client-birdfeed

Kaka in trouble over twitter -Twitter got Kaka into trouble as the public were made aware of a message in which he said Manuel Pellegrini is a "cowardly coach". Date: 2010/03/11
Source: http://www.sport24.co.za/Content/Soccer/ChampionsLeague/400/22833b3b6aea46f190f28baacef361e9/11-03-2010-09-58/Kaka_in_trouble_over_twitter

Adam Shankman's (conflicted) Oscar Twitter thoughts -Shankman Throughout awards season, this year's Oscars co-producer Adam Shankman kept his nearly 55,000 Twitter followers amused. Shankman Throughout awards season, this year's Oscars co-producer Adam Shankman kept his nearly 55,000 Twitter followers amused. Date: 2010/03/11
Source: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-24-frames-adam-shankman,0,1538756.storylink?track=rss

Reuters to Journalists: Don’t Break News on Twitter -Last night, Reuters released their social media policy , which includes instructing journalists to avoid exposing bias online and tells them specifically not to “scoop the wire” by breaking stories on Twitter. The strict instruction makes it clear that even though news continually breaks on Twitter first — especially in disaster scenarios — Reuters journalists are to break their stories first ... Date: 2010/03/11
Source: http://mashable.com/2010/03/11/reuters-social-media-policy/

TurboTax announces Glenn Beck ad pull via Twitter -After feedback from its Twitter followers, the tax-preparation software company decides to remove its advertising from the show hosted by Fox's most entertaining presenter. Date: 2010/03/11
Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10467220-71.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

Are we Twitter wallflowers? -We might be watching Twitter, but a new study suggests most of us are wallflowers on the popular social networking site. Date: 2010/03/11
Source: http://technology.canoe.ca/2010/03/11/13194631-qmi.html?cid=rsstechnology

Current Twitter trends: 'texts I hate', 'don't call yourself...', PlayStation Move -The term "#nowplaying" is garnering the most discussion in the Twitter charts on March 11 for the second day running as people share the names of songs and artists they like to listen to. Date: 2010/03/11
Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/current-twitter-trends-texts-i-hate-dont-call-yourself-playstation-move-1919806.html

Kaka in trouble over Twitter -Madrid - The Internet social network Twitter got Brazilian playmaker Kaka into trouble Thursday, as public opinion was made aware of a message in which Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini was defined as a cowardly coach. A cowardly coach always sub... Date: 2010/03/11
Source: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/313653,kaka-in-trouble-over-twitter.html