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Joe Biden Credits 'Will & Grace' With Advancing Gay Marriage (Video) 2 weeks ago

Hey, someone has to do it. In the same interview in which Vice President Joe Biden said he is "comfortable" with same-sex...

By Tim Molloy

'The Voice' vs. 'American Idol': Who's the Social Media Champ?

April 25, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 4 weeks ago

"American Idol" started out the season with an advantage in the social-media universe -- but did it hold onto the lead?

Keith Olbermann's Firing: Twitter Reacts

March 30, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 8 weeks ago

Like ousted Current TV personality Keith Olbermann himself, the Twitterverse had no shortage of opinions when it came to his firing

Trayvon Martin Coverage: Twitter is For Outrage, Political Talk is For Doubt

March 30, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 8 weeks ago

Trayvon Martin is the focus of a Pew Research Center study, as this is the first story in 2012 to displace the election in terms of media coverage

Justin Bieber Vs. Lady Gaga: Fans Wage Epic War for Twitter Dominance

March 28, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 8 weeks ago

Justin Bieber fans want to push him to the top of the Twitter heap -- by pulling Gaga down

ESPN Reverses Twitter Policy for Trayvon Martin Case, Employees Don Hoodies (Updated)

March 26, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 8 weeks ago

ESPN discourages employees from tweeting about political issues, but some of its employees wore hoodies in support of Trayvon Martin anyways

'Community' Return Spawns Twitter Trending Topics Aplenty

March 15, 2012 By Tim Molloy 10 weeks ago

Show's long-awaited return electrifies Twitterverse

Rush Limbaugh: Welcome to Twitter

March 15, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 10 weeks ago

Rush Limbaugh fires off his first two tweets and -- surprise! -- they are links to supportive articles

Facebook and Twitter Have a Liberal Bias, Too?

March 12, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 10 weeks ago

A new Pew Study finds that liberals are more likely to use social media

Invisible Children to Critics of 'Kony 2012' Video: We've Been Transparent

March 8, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 11 weeks ago

Invisible Children says it has no choice but to work with Ugandan government in bringing down the guerilla leader

Google+ Lags Far Behind Facebook, Twitter and MySpace in Latest Study (Updated)

February 28, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 12 weeks ago

While Google's social networking site sports 90 million users, those users spend far less time on the site than those of Facebook or Twitter

How Social Media Is Giving NBA Ratings a Slam Dunk

February 23, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 13 weeks ago

The NBA's social media efforts are paying TV ratings dividends -- and with the All-Star Game this weekend, expect LeBron James and Dwight Howard to set off a tweet-apalooza

Twitter Reacts to Whitney Houston's Death: Rihanna, Mariah Carey, Toni Braxton Grieve

February 11, 2012 By Brent Lang 15 weeks ago

Whitney Houston death brings out grief of Ricky Gervais, Joan Rivers, and Adam Lambert

Twitter, Weibo Spread Rumors of North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un's Assassination

February 10, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 15 weeks ago

Social media sites like Twitter and China's Weibo say the new North Korean supreme leader is dead -- fact or rumor?

Prop 8 Decision: Hollywood (and Newt Gingrich) Responds on Twitter

February 7, 2012 By Brent Lang 15 weeks ago

Hollywood stars and media luminaries tweet on the gay-marriage ruling

Rupert Murdoch Tweets Up a Storm on Super Sunday Morn (Updated)

February 5, 2012 By todd Cunningham 15 weeks ago

News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch takes to Twitter with praise for the U.K. and Gordon Brown and a caution on the Middle East, then gets up for the kick-off

Super Bowl Ads: Which Ones Generated the Most Pre-Game Buzz?

February 5, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 15 weeks ago

Dannon, Samsung and Coke all scored with commercials via Twitter before the Super Bowl, according to data survey. It also suggests who dropped the ball by not advertising. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 pm ET

From Ellen DeGeneres to Susan G. Komen: Social Media Proves Unstoppable

February 3, 2012 By Brent Lang 16 weeks ago

Weeks after running SOPA and PIPA into the ground, the power of Facebook and Twitter was on display again this week

New Yorker's David Remnick Shuns Twitter But Loves His iPad

January 31, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 16 weeks ago

New Yorker editor David Remnick is proudly old school, but he pushed for a swift digital transition to avoid the fate of many newspapers

President Obama to Host First Google Plus 'Hangout'

January 30, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 16 weeks ago

He's done Twitter and Facebook, now it's time for Google's social networking platform

Tweeters, Media Protest Twitter's New Censorship Rules (Updated)

January 27, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 17 weeks ago

Country-specific censorship of tweets places the social networking site on the other side of the censorship conversation

Twitter Responds to NBC's GOP Debate: Where's the Audience?

January 24, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 17 weeks ago

The most common reponse: yawn.

Tracy Morgan: Out of Hospital, Back at Work on '30 Rock'

January 24, 2012 By Kimberly Potts 17 weeks ago

The comedian tweets the altitude at Sundance led to his hospital stint: "Superman ran into a little kryptonite"

SOPA Generates 2.4M Tweets; Who Says It Limits Online Expression?

January 19, 2012 By Tim Molloy 18 weeks ago

Mark Zuckerberg tweets for first time since 2009

Hollywood's Anti-Piracy Campaign Runs Aground

January 17, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 18 weeks ago

With free speech advocates, tech companies and even the White House lining up against it, the industry may face a choice: watered-down legislation or none at all

As Social Media Hits Television, 2012 Is the Year of Must-Tweet TV (Updated)

January 16, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 18 weeks ago

Networks ramp up online tie-ins and target "second screen" viewers, but can they get advertisers on board?

Twitter Beats Ricky Gervais in Golden Globes Snark-Off

January 16, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 18 weeks ago

For those seeking biting humor from last night's awards ceremony, social media was the way to go