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April 23, 2010
Apparently 140 Characters Is Enough
How do you sum up your day in 140 characters on Twitter? At the 140 Character Conference in New York Tuesday and Wednesday, live, ten-minute speakers spread out from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Luckily, there were no mentions of what anyone was eating or how much someone loves Justin Bieber. Everything Twitte ... More >>
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May 3, 2010
SunFest: Flaming Lips' Steven Drozd Speaks Via Twitter After Cancellation
So there we have it. Whatever happened to Flaming Lips guitarist/multi-instrumentalist that caused the band to pull out of their Thursday performance at SunFest, it did not leave Drozd without access to his Twitter account (or use of his fingers?). Come back to South Florida soon, Lips.
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May 5, 2010
Social Media Addiction Now Akin to Drug and Alcohol Addictions? We Don't Think So
@Everyone I think I'm a social media addict. Can't stop clicking every link. #ISpeakIn140characters #HaveAProblem #NeedHelp. RT! Seems I'm not the only one to transition from everyday Facebooker (my gateway drug) to Twitter. Finding out about news and events before they've reached the mainstream ... More >>
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May 11, 2010
Hugo Chavez's Twitter Has a Staff of 200
Since joining Twitter earlier this month, Venezuela's controversial president Hugo Chavez has since become the most popular user of the service in the country. With 282,042 followers now, he's since assigned a team of 200 government aids to reply to the "@" messages he receives.Yes, 200 peop ... More >>
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June 3, 2010
China Grill: 50 Percent Off All Drinks & Sushi - Tonight Only
Lee KleinChina Grill is running a New Times Facebook/Twitter exclusive promo: 50 percent off of all drinks, including cocktails and beer. Also half-off all sushi. Deal runs from 5 p.m. to closing time. All you need to do is mention you saw the deal on China Grill's Twitter or Facebook pages -- or ... More >>
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June 3, 2010
Behind Restaurant Tweets, Part One
You're having a great dinner at a restaurant and you decide to share it with your friends on Twitter. Next thing you know, you receive a response from the restaurant's Twitter account. It's not an uncommon experience these days, but have you ever wondered who sits on the other side? Is it a f ... More >>
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June 4, 2010
Behind Restaurant Tweets, Part Two
Since it opened in Midtown Miami, Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill has been well known in the local "twitterverse" for its interaction with followers and diners. Responses are so immediate and personalized you have to wonder if someone's hiding somewhere in the restaurant monitoring it all. No on ... More >>
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June 8, 2010
Kat Stacks Releases New Video, Calls Out Bow Wow, Lil B, Natalie Nunn (?)
via twitter.com/ihatekatstacksWhenever Kat Stacks releases a new video, it's like day-job Christmas. Last week we brought you up to date on the latest in the Internet-famous hip-hop escort's saga, in which she was attacked in public by two men who tried to force an apology from her on Bow Wow's b ... More >>
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July 21, 2010
Flipboard Turns Social Media Into Personalized Magazine
OK, so we all know how annoying it can be to plug in to social media sometimes, and have to check all of the outlets, sift through spam bots, junk tweets, retweets, and boring statuses. But what if all of the most interesting information that comes from your social media outlets could be easily s ... More >>
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July 22, 2010
Proof From Twitter Research: Floridians Happier Than Rest of the Bitter Nation
A group of researchers from Harvard and Northwestern Universities have compiled three years worth of data from Twitter to take a snapshot of the mood of the nation over the course of the day. The results are visualized state-by-state, and what seems striking is that compared to the rest of the na ... More >>
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July 23, 2010
Win Tickets to Rakim & Ken-Y's Social Media Party -- And Have a Laugh, On Us
Remember when we told you about that social media scavenger hunt you'd have to go on to get tickets to a social media fiesta with booze provided by @SmirnoffMiami, music by @RkmyKeny, and everything live-tweeted by your Twitter jockey, @ManuGabaldon? Well, we have an even easier way for ... More >>
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August 4, 2010
Twitter's New Recruitment Video Looks More Like a Movie Trailer
Twitter looks like an amazing place to work. The social media giant requires you to surf the web, sit in on power meetings with Kanye West which turn into impromptu performances during lunch hours, and as evidenced by their latest recruitment video, they have a slew of during and after work activ ... More >>
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August 9, 2010
One Dead, Two Injured in Taxi Cab Drive-By Shooting
In today's roundup of bullets and other bad things: A taxi cab is shot up in a drive-by, leaving one man dead; another teen is a victim of gun violence in Liberty City; the Miami Hurricanes football team struggles with Twitter; and early voting begins.
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August 18, 2010
Twitter Becomes a Popularity Contest
Just how "Twifficient" are you?You have only two people "following" you in common with your dream guy or gal, and you have a humble Twifficiency rating of 17 percent, compared to their 37 percent. Face it -- you're just not as Twitter-popular as your other half, but does that alone mean it's time ... More >>
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August 25, 2010
Twitter Now Seen as a Valid Replacement for Overeating and Smoking
By waferboard via FlickrIs a Twitter addiction really comparable to this?We all know how hard it is to quit an addiction. You know, like that daily ice cream indulgence mid-afternoon (that used to be mine), or that nasty pack-a-day habit. But can social media giant Twitter really help with that? ... More >>
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September 20, 2010
'Canes QB Jacory Harris Received Racist Twitter Messages After Ohio State Loss
One of the allures of Twitter is that you're only an @ symbol away from sending a message to some of your favorite celebrities, politicians, and sports stars. Usually those messages are positive, but sometimes the turn ugly. Chances are the star might not ever see it, but Miami Hurricanes QB Jaco ... More >>
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September 21, 2010
Twitter User Who Sent Racist Message to Jacory Harris Identified and is Not Apologizing
The Twitter user who rattled Miami Hurricanes Quarterback Jacory Harris by directing racially tinged insults towards him through the web service has been found, and he is not backing down. Since taking heat for the remarks he's gotten into fights with other Twitter users and freely used racial slurs ... More >>
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October 5, 2010
Latin Burger #1 on Twitter Among Local Mobile Eats
Last week, Short Order featured a list of tweeting, or twittering (whatever your pleasure) Miami chefs. This week's focus is on the numerous food trucks roaming the "M-I-A." There are well over 20 decked-out chariots dishing out delicious grub with menus ranging from burgers and tacos, to seafoo ... More >>
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October 20, 2010
LeBron James Receives Racist Twitter Message
Yesterday on his Twitter feed, LeBron James re-tweeted criticism from some, let's call them "disgruntled," fans. He then proclaimed the day as Hater Day, telling the twitterverse that the haters need their two minutes of fame too. The tweets were your typical everyday re-hashed LeBron affronts. P ... More >>
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November 12, 2010
Paul Pierce Mocks LeBron James on Twitter
Oh boy, the rivalry between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat just go personal. After last night's second devastating dismantling of the Heat by the Celtics Paul Pierce couldn't let the win speak for itself. He decided he needed to talk some trash on Twitter. Hell, he couldn't even ... More >>
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December 29, 2010
Liberty Gas Station Has An Unexpected Pan-Latin Bakery
Empanadas, pan de bono, caraminola, and pan de bono.It is always a dandy surprise when you find the something great in unexpected surroundings. Discovering primo vintage duds at a flea market is an example. Well, such is the case with the Liberty gas station on SW 22nd Avenue and Coral Way. ... More >>
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January 6, 2011
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Leads Us Into Annoying New World of Live Tweets from House Floor
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen made history yesterday by making the first (semi-) authorized Tweet from the House Chamber of the U.S. Congress. The Republican congresswoman, whose Twitter is usually full of rooting for local football teams, live Tweeted a picture of former Speaker Nancy Pelosi handing ... More >>
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January 19, 2011
What's Kendrick Meek Up to Now? Just Making Weird Twitter Updates
We haven't heard much out of Kendrick Meek since he came in third place in the senate race behind Marco Rubio and Charlie Crist. With the congressional seat he could have held for the rest of his life now held by the collection of hats known as Frederica Wilson, Meek hasn't made any formal announ ... More >>
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January 20, 2011
Gov. Rick Scott Hosting Twitter Town Hall Tonight
Rick Scott's campaign for governor wasn't especially social media savvy, but who needs to take little things like Twitter into account when you've got tens of millions of your own money to spend? Once in office, though, the Republican governor was faced with the realization that despite being ele ... More >>
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February 15, 2011
Where It At? Linguini With Shrimp
What it is: An admittedly dull-looking rendition of linguini noodles with shrimp.Where it at? You might want to figure out which restaurant serves this, if only to try to avoid going there. Take a guess below in the comments section and we'll comment upon your comments until somebody gets it righ ... More >>
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February 18, 2011
Feverish's Felecia Hatcher on Gaming and Ice Cream Sandwiches
Annette Peikert/soulofmiami.comFelecia Hatcher is a Palm Beach native, former Wii slinger, and a true ice cream lover. She and her husband Derick Pearson co-own Feverish one of the longest running "food" trucks in the area, selling frozen desserts. They just introduced six new Feverish carts around ... More >>
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March 8, 2011
Blog Watch: Ideas In Food, Twitter & Turnips
Paula NiñoThese are no turnipsTwitter served as inspiration for several South Florida food bloggers last week. The Chowfather concludes that Twitter is killing his blog so he sums up all his 140-character food and restaurant thoughts for 2011 in one post. Over at Chadzilla, author Chad Galiano, ... More >>
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March 18, 2011
Sneak Review: The Restaurant at the Setai
A tiny taste of next week's restaurant review:Chicken tikka proved a notch or three above what you'll find at local Indian joints: tender, juicy, skinless-and-boneless thighs redolent of tandoor grill and garam masala spices. A side of somewhat fiery mint sauce accompanied the blushing bird, alon ... More >>
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March 27, 2011
Ultra Bingo: Glowsticks
OMFG, the Ultra Music Festival grounds are littered with glowsticks. There are red ones, blue ones, green ones, bright ones, dull ones, dead ones, smashed ones, fat ones, skinny ones, short ones, long ones, and some you don't even want to touch for fear of dibutyl phthalate contamination and STDs ... More >>
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April 8, 2011
Florida Is the Fifth Happiest State, According to Twitter Updates
via SquidooYou wouldn't know it from polling that indicates Floridians increasingly think the state is heading in the wrong direction, or our emotional health rankings from the Gallup Well-Being Survey, but apparently Florida is one of the happiest states in the nation. At least on Twitter.
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April 21, 2011
Latin Burger Tops in Twitter Followers, GastroPod #2, Fish Box #3
Jefe's owner Jack Garabedian tweets to attract customers.Food truck owners in Miami are an entrepreneurial breed. These men and women don't really have a typical profile. Some are chefs looking to start their own kitchen. Others are restaurant owners looking to start a supplemental mobile oper ... More >>
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May 2, 2011
"Last Call" at The University of Miami Rathskeller in Pictures
People flooded University of Miami's Rathskeller Friday to take part in "Last Call" festivities. The line of those determined to get a coveted seat formed at ten in the morning. Around three in the afternoon, thunderstorms forced people to take shelter inside until the sun came back out. Waiters ran ... More >>
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June 13, 2011
McDonald's Hoax Trends on Twitter, We Wonder Why
Courtesy of McServedSince when did the place that promises $1 double burgers for all get so un-American? Apparently it hasn't.Over the weekend, a photo circulated through the Twittersphere of a "McDonald's sign" that read, "As an insurance measure due in part to a recent string of robberies, Afri ... More >>
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June 30, 2011
Chris Hansen Accused of Cheating, Gets Exactly What's Coming to Him
Twitter almost collapsed under the weight of all the "Why don't you have a seat over here?" jokes being made Wednesday night.You know who he is: The expensive haircut, the cheap ties. The fake tan, the small-town wrestling announcer voice.He's Chris Hansen, the former host of NBC's To Catch A Pre ... More >>
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July 6, 2011
Entenmann's Twitter Fail: #NotGuilty Hashtag About Death not Donuts
Bad tweet....bad, bad tweet....According to the Washintgon Post, baked goods company Entenmann's is doing emergency public relations backflips after someone at the makers of boxed coffee cakes tweeted "Who's #notguilty about eating all the tasty treats they want? on their official @Entenma ... More >>
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July 26, 2011
Junior Boys' It's All True Tour Hitting Bardot October 6
Photo by Jim NewberryOver the last few days, the personal twittersphere of Canadian synth-pop duo Junior Boys has been ablaze with titillatingly cryptic little messages about "big news," "a zillion shows," and "a good chance we are coming to a town near you." Thankfully, the Boys' Jeremy Greens ... More >>
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July 27, 2011
Food Truck iPhone Apps; Truck Tracker for Tonight
Burger Beast A screen shot of the Burger Beast Truck Track app.It's lunchtime and you're in your car jonesing for your favorite food truck. Where is it? Well, there's an app for that! Blogger Burger Beast is busy developing an app that will make it easy to find your favorite truck. The app wi ... More >>
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September 9, 2011
LeBron James Introduces Drag Persona: LeBre'sha
Guys, do you ever wonder what you would call yourself if you woke up one day and suddenly found yourself in a woman's body (*cough* Kylie, obviously *cough*)? Because LeBron James certainly has. He took to Twitter today to introduce the world to his "sister" (AKA drag persona) LeBre'sha.
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September 14, 2011
LeBron James and Dwyane Wade Trade Insults on Twitter
Is there Twitter trouble in basketball paradise? Dwyane Wade and LeBron James took to Twitter to insult each other. Actually it was in good fun, because, as we're beginning to notice, these guys are so totally bored during the NBA lockout.
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September 24, 2011
Sun Life Stadium Swarmed By Thousands of Dragonflies, Miami Game Delayed
The kickoff of the Miami Hurricanes-Kansas State Wildcats game has been delayed 30 minutes due to lightning, but there's a far more baffling display of nature going on at Sun Life Stadium right now. The bowl has been invaded by thousands of dragonflies.
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October 3, 2011
Florida Man Shot At By "Woman" He Met on Facebook: "Stuff Like That Don't Happen on Twitter"
Oh, you're still complaining about the Facebook redesign? Just be grateful the site didn't lead to you being shot by a man you thought was a woman. Jacksonville, Florida resident and Twitter enthusiast Christopher Harris had only recently returned to the cold embrace of Mark Zucker ... More >>
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November 9, 2011
Raúl Castro's Daughter Joins Twitter, Quickly Calls Opposition Bloggers "Parasites"
TwitterA rare war of words is raging in Cuba.An hour after joining Twitter, Mariela Castro -- president Raúl Castro's daughter and possible successor -- promptly got into an all-out digital girl fight with Cuban dissident Yoani Sánchez.Castro called Sánchez and other opposition bloggers "despicab ... More >>
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December 27, 2011
Lil Wayne and DJ Khaled Better Give Back In 2012 or Answer to Mayor Luke
Alex IzaguirreLuther Campbell, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Campbell looks back on the Year of the Booty Man.I had an exciting, productive 2011. I set goals for myself and acc ... More >>
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January 3, 2012
LeBron James Proposes to Girlfriend Before Lauryn Hill's South Beach New Year's Eve Bash
Photo by Seth Browarnik/WorldRedEye.comMs. Lauryn Hill and Nas serenading the James.After two kids, a decade-long courtship, and zero NBA championships, LeBron James has finally asked high-school sweetheart Savannah Brinson for her hand in marriage. Having turned 27 years old approximately 24 ho ... More >>
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January 5, 2012
Tweeting Toasters? The Next Step In Kitchen Tech for 2012
Hans ScharlerThere's no question that if left unattended, our kitchen appliances can develop minds of their own, but tweeting toasters? What the hell? This is a prediction from a report released last month by Massachusetts-based marketing research firm International Data Corporation. IDC predicts ... More >>
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January 10, 2012
Get Faded With Spaceghostpurrp at Eve on January 15
In 1967, The Beatles released their sprawling Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band concept album, a dense wallop of cutting-edge experimental production techniques, schizophrenic survey of genres, and, most importantly, the psychedelic youth movement's most prominent statement. Really, the wh ... More >>
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February 1, 2012
Breakfast Beer: Not Just For Alcoholics Anymore
Betty Crocker/FacebookThe craft beer movement has produced some surprising side effects for the brewery world; suddenly blueberries, cherries and chocolate are considered hops-friendly ingredients, giving beer a whole new aisle in your local liquor store. In fact, beer is so user friendly with fo ... More >>
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February 1, 2012
Hard's Holy Ship! Electronic Music Cruise "Will Return in 2013"
Photo by Ian WitlenDon't peel those stickers off your tits! It's almost time for Holy Ship! again.Exactly 26 days ago, Hard's Holy Ship! electronic music cruise packed Skrillex, Steve Aoki, Fatboy Slim, Rusko, Diplo, A-Trak, dozens of other professional party starters, and 3000 beat freaks onto t ... More >>
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