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It has been three days since The Twilight Saga: New Moon opened, and it's increasingly obvious that adult - even mature - women are making as much noise as teen girls over this tale of a great love between a teenage girl and a vampire, with a few werewolf complications.

You've got followers and post regularly, but ever wondered how popular you are on Twitter? An online tool that evaluates "tweets" can tell.

When you have a "CINC" who prefers to do battle against the American people rather than with our enemies, this is usually the result.

On November 17th Public Relations students, professionals and educators gathered together on Twitter for the fourth #PRStudChat, exploring questions such as, "What Predictions Do You Have for 2010" This time, Angela Hernandez , President of the PRSSA chapter and PR Student Central Michigan University joined Deirdre Breakenridge , PR 2.O expert and ...

In this photo taken on Feb. 2, 2009, South Korean model Daul Kim presents at Swarovski S/S Collection in Seoul, South Korea.[Agencies] SEOUL, South Korea a ' A top South Korean model who was a fixture at fashion week in Paris and London was found dead at her apartment in Paris, an official said Friday.

Steller's Jay, right outside where I do most of my craigslist customer service. No particular reason, just felt like posting.

A former Iranian vice-president and leading reformist has been sentenced to six years' imprisonment for fomenting unrest after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's disputed re-election in June.

What makes a good holiday gift for a traveler? If you have big bucks, splurge on an e-reader or a netbook.

Tuesday was another typical day for John Chow, blogger and Internet entrepreneur in Vancouver, British Columbia.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. On most days, Andrea Deckard can be found in her home office, digging through stacks of coupons and grocery receipts for money-saving tips and recipes that she can share with readers of her MommySnacks blog.

Share + Nov 21, 2009 5:22 pm US/Eastern It's a form of advertising that has exploded in recent years: companies using bloggers to promote their products or services, using classic the word-of-mouth technique.

Computer hackers have broken into a server at a well-respected climate change research center in Britain and posted hundreds of private e-mails and documents online - stoking debate over whether some scientists have overstated the case for man-made climate change.

On Friday, Britain's Channel 4 News broadcast a video appeal for help by Paul and Rachel Chandler, a British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates last month.

A horrendous murder has been committed against a gay teenager in Puerto Rico. The LGBT community has demanded that the crime be prosecuted under the Hate Crime Law.

The Moroccan authorities are ratcheting up their attacks on independent journalists.

A local business owner who filed criminal charges and a civil lawsuit against a controversial Salisbury news blogger could have a lengthy and expensive court battle ahead of him, according to a blog pundit.

In the 2004 election, "new media" was defined by blogs. In 2008, it was defined by Facebook and Twitter.

Twitter used to ask What are you doing? No longer. The micro-blogging service now wants to know What s happening? Twitter co-founder Biz Stone announced the change in Twitter s tag line in a blog post on Thursday.

Social media pioneer Anil Dash has left his position as a top executive at blogging company Six Apart to found Expert Labs , a non-profit aimed at crowdsourcing expertise to help government make better policy decisions.