ComPost: Twitter


Posted at 03:02 PM ET, 04/26/2013

Twitter, Tumblr, #FreeJahar and the Boston bomber Rorschach test
By Alexandra Petri

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:02 PM ET, 04/26/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Boston marathon, Twitter

Posted at 03:34 PM ET, 04/23/2013

After the AP hacking, a guide to sorting fact from fiction
By Alexandra Petri
More like "broken news."

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:34 PM ET, 04/23/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ap, Twitter

Posted at 07:20 AM ET, 04/12/2013

Forget 140! The new resume is a single character!
By Alexandra Petri
Trends continue to be trends!

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:20 AM ET, 04/12/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Twitter

Posted at 02:22 PM ET, 04/09/2013

Bill Clinton gets dragooned onto @PrezBillyJeff Twitter by Stephen Colbert
By Alexandra Petri
You can drag a Bill to Twitter, but can you make him tweet?

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:22 PM ET, 04/09/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  clinton, Twitter

Posted at 02:53 PM ET, 03/21/2013

Happy Birthday, Twitter!
By Alexandra Petri
It's seven. And not going anywhere.

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:53 PM ET, 03/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Twitter

Posted at 10:54 AM ET, 02/20/2013

Congratulations, Joe Salazar and the #LiberalTips2AvoidRape hashtag
By Alexandra Petri
A winning formula for the worst conversation possible.

By Alexandra Petri  |  10:54 AM ET, 02/20/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Twitter

Posted at 01:30 PM ET, 12/04/2012

In defense of the bathroom smartphone user
By Alexandra Petri
It was your own fault for not letting us use them at the table.

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:30 PM ET, 12/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Smartphone, Social Media, Twitter

Posted at 08:17 PM ET, 09/14/2011

Harry Reid’s Twitter Town Hall
By Alexandra Petri
And other uses of Oprah’s old time slot

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:17 PM ET, 09/14/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Twitter

Posted at 08:16 PM ET, 09/09/2011

The NBC News Twitter hack — or, how not to yell ‘Fire!’
By Alexandra Petri
How not to yell “fire” in a crowded theater.

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:16 PM ET, 09/09/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Twitter, 9/11

Posted at 05:40 PM ET, 08/24/2011

CrazyKhazei, fake Paul Krugman, and stupid Net tricks
By Alexandra Petri
“I will post it online and no one will find out!” and other famous last words

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:40 PM ET, 08/24/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Twitter, the Internet, Scott Brown, oy

Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 07/21/2011

GOP 2012 Twitter debate was a joke.
By Alexandra Petri
And the punchline was everyone involved.

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Tags:  GOP 2012, oops, Twitter

Posted at 11:49 AM ET, 07/06/2011

Obama’s Twitter town hall — a social media fail?
By Alexandra Petri
And we’d know that if he really answered the questions...

By Alexandra Petri  |  11:49 AM ET, 07/06/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Twitter, Barack Obama, fail

Posted at 04:25 PM ET, 05/31/2011

Weinergate — Anthony Weiner’s Twitter image problem
By Alexandra Petri
Trouser weasels?

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:25 PM ET, 05/31/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Anthony Weiner, weinergate, Twitter

Posted at 02:27 PM ET, 04/19/2011

The ladies who laugh: Twitter, Tina Fey’s Bossypants, and funny women
By Alexandra Petri
Don’t believe me? Ask Tina Fey.

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:27 PM ET, 04/19/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  womenfolks, Twitter

Posted at 01:11 PM ET, 03/21/2011

Why I hate Twitter
By Alexandra Petri
It’s five years old today...

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:11 PM ET, 03/21/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Twitter, kids these days

Posted at 12:24 PM ET, 03/01/2011

Gov. Rick Perry blocks journalists on Twitter -- really?
By Alexandra Petri
Texas Gov. Rick Perry is blocking journalists on Twitter. But not all journalists? Does Gov. Perry not grasp that anyone can still read his account? @GovernorPerry is not locked! It's visible to everyone! So this seems like a particularly inane...

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:24 PM ET, 03/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Epic Failures, Only on the Internet, Petri | Tags:  America, oops, technology, twitter

Posted at 11:47 AM ET, 12/15/2010

Time Person of the Year Mark Zuckerberg and the DSM -- making the world safe for narcissism
By Alexandra Petri
(Mark Zuckerberg - Paul Sakuma, AP) I know why Mark Zuckerberg is Time Magazine's Person of the Year. It's not because of his achievements, although they are legion, or because of The Social Network, although it was an engaging...

By Alexandra Petri  |  11:47 AM ET, 12/15/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Only on the Internet, Only on the Internet, Only on the Internet | Tags:  Facebook, The Year That Was 2010, narcissism, twitter

Posted at 01:07 PM ET, 11/11/2010

After the U.K.'s Twitter Joke Trial verdict, we need a sarcasm mark
By Alexandra Petri
Q: Did you hear the one about the guy who made a joke on twitter about blowing up an airport and then was taken to trial, found guilty, and had his appeal overturned? A: I guess I can't tell this...

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:07 PM ET, 11/11/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Only on the Internet, Only on the Internet, Only on the Internet, Only on the Internet | Tags:  airplanes, twitter