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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:59:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/13/how-to-tweet-a-qa-with-twitter-canadas-kirstine-stewart/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/13/how-to-tweet-a-qa-with-twitter-canadas-kirstine-stewart/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 02:56:24 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=394953 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/13/how-to-tweet-a-qa-with-twitter-canadas-kirstine-stewart/feed/ 0 TORONTO – Even before she officially joined the team at Twitter, the CBC’s former... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/30/who-cares-more-about-online-privacy-teens-or-adults/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/30/who-cares-more-about-online-privacy-teens-or-adults/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 19:22:04 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=389724 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/30/who-cares-more-about-online-privacy-teens-or-adults/feed/ 0 Jesse Brown on how the latest research challenges perceptions about teens and social media http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/28/twitters-dubious-tv-scheme/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/28/twitters-dubious-tv-scheme/#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 16:55:21 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=388479 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/28/twitters-dubious-tv-scheme/feed/ 0 Jesse Brown on the social network's broadcast gamble http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/28/the-wonder-of-chris-hadfield/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/28/the-wonder-of-chris-hadfield/#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 09:00:00 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386661 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/28/the-wonder-of-chris-hadfield/feed/ 0 He saw space and Earth as if they were brand-new and shared his experience aboard the ISS with millions http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/28/burke-v-trolls-just-got-interesting/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/28/burke-v-trolls-just-got-interesting/#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 08:52:27 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=388512 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/28/burke-v-trolls-just-got-interesting/feed/ 0 Colby Cosh sets up today's action in B.C. Supreme Court http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/saudi-religious-police-leader-says-twitter-use-will-lead-to-hell/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/saudi-religious-police-leader-says-twitter-use-will-lead-to-hell/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 15:47:49 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384697 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/saudi-religious-police-leader-says-twitter-use-will-lead-to-hell/feed/ 0 Beware Saudi Twitter users, for the top leader of the Saudi Arabia religious police... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/hatebase-an-anti-genocide-app/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/hatebase-an-anti-genocide-app/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 16:06:50 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381520 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/hatebase-an-anti-genocide-app/feed/ 0 An NGO hopes tracking hateful tweets can flag mounting ethnic conflict, and even prevent genocide http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/justin-trudeau-and-jose-canseco-discuss-the-montreal-canadiens/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/justin-trudeau-and-jose-canseco-discuss-the-montreal-canadiens/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 03:23:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381419 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/justin-trudeau-and-jose-canseco-discuss-the-montreal-canadiens/feed/ 0 This is why Twitter was invented. To bring people together. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/onion-twitter-account-may-have-been-hacked-syrian-electronic-army-claims-responsibility/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/onion-twitter-account-may-have-been-hacked-syrian-electronic-army-claims-responsibility/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 21:50:18 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=380868 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/onion-twitter-account-may-have-been-hacked-syrian-electronic-army-claims-responsibility/feed/ 0 The Onion‘s Twitter account has been hacked by a group claiming to be the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/u-s-regulators-look-for-ways-to-deal-with-social-media-after-twitter-hack-roiled-markets/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/u-s-regulators-look-for-ways-to-deal-with-social-media-after-twitter-hack-roiled-markets/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 00:16:39 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378963 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/u-s-regulators-look-for-ways-to-deal-with-social-media-after-twitter-hack-roiled-markets/feed/ 0 WASHINGTON – A week after hackers broke into The Associated Press’ Twitter feed and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/why-is-twitter-opening-up-a-canadian-office-anyhow/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/why-is-twitter-opening-up-a-canadian-office-anyhow/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:58:10 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378330 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/why-is-twitter-opening-up-a-canadian-office-anyhow/feed/ 0 Jesse Brown on the social network's Canadian expansion, and high-profile hire http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/cbc-executive-kirstine-stewart-leaves-for-job-as-head-of-twitter-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/cbc-executive-kirstine-stewart-leaves-for-job-as-head-of-twitter-canada/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:04:17 +0000 Manisha Krishnan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378310 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/cbc-executive-kirstine-stewart-leaves-for-job-as-head-of-twitter-canada/feed/ 0 A high-ranking CBC executive is leaving the public broadcaster to run Twitter Canada. Kirstine... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/inexperienced-son-of-a-former-prime-minister-makes-good/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/inexperienced-son-of-a-former-prime-minister-makes-good/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:12:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=377561 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/inexperienced-son-of-a-former-prime-minister-makes-good/feed/ 0 Jason Kenney's book report on William Pitt the Younger http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/21/jokes-with-characters-comedy-central-to-launch-comedy-festival-on-twitter/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/21/jokes-with-characters-comedy-central-to-launch-comedy-festival-on-twitter/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 02:51:41 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=375069 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/21/jokes-with-characters-comedy-central-to-launch-comedy-festival-on-twitter/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, N.Y. – Putting a new test to the adage that brevity is... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/rehtaeh-parsons-a-self-portrait/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/rehtaeh-parsons-a-self-portrait/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:31:04 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370562 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/rehtaeh-parsons-a-self-portrait/feed/ 0 No one dies anymore without leaving a little of themselves behind—in this case, on... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/stephen-colbert-forces-bill-clinton-to-join-twitter-as-prezbillyjeff/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/stephen-colbert-forces-bill-clinton-to-join-twitter-as-prezbillyjeff/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:23:09 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=369551 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/stephen-colbert-forces-bill-clinton-to-join-twitter-as-prezbillyjeff/feed/ 0 With just one tweet, the former president gets nearly 35,000 followers http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/twitter-co-founder-jack-dorsey-tells-60-minutes-he-wants-to-run-for-mayor-of-nyc-someday/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/twitter-co-founder-jack-dorsey-tells-60-minutes-he-wants-to-run-for-mayor-of-nyc-someday/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:01:01 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=361433 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/twitter-co-founder-jack-dorsey-tells-60-minutes-he-wants-to-run-for-mayor-of-nyc-someday/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, N.Y. – There may be another billionaire interested in New York City’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/twitter-app-for-windows-gets-update-now-inline-with-ios-and-android/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/twitter-app-for-windows-gets-update-now-inline-with-ios-and-android/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:47:49 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354367 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/twitter-app-for-windows-gets-update-now-inline-with-ios-and-android/feed/ 0 Twitter users who operate on a Windows-based smartphone now get the same experience as... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/twitter-prepares-to-rate-the-value-of-your-tweets/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/twitter-prepares-to-rate-the-value-of-your-tweets/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:39:46 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=351872 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/twitter-prepares-to-rate-the-value-of-your-tweets/feed/ 0 Ranking system will allow developers to better search 'noisy or high-volume feeds' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/rodger-cuzner-is-unimpressed-with-tony-clement/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/rodger-cuzner-is-unimpressed-with-tony-clement/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:53:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350935 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/rodger-cuzner-is-unimpressed-with-tony-clement/feed/ 0 A Liberal MP tweets seven unflattering adjectives http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/noted-on-twitter-candyheartrejects/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/noted-on-twitter-candyheartrejects/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:20:02 +0000 Aaron Hutchins http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350528 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/noted-on-twitter-candyheartrejects/feed/ 0 'Wish you were beer,' and other sentiments that probably won't get you anywhere today http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/justin-bieber-fans-insult-black-keys-drummer-patrick-carney-carney-fights-back/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/justin-bieber-fans-insult-black-keys-drummer-patrick-carney-carney-fights-back/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:56:55 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=349817 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/justin-bieber-fans-insult-black-keys-drummer-patrick-carney-carney-fights-back/feed/ 0 Angry tweens flood Twitter after Grammy snub http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/newsmakers-82/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/newsmakers-82/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 05:00:00 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347342 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/newsmakers-82/feed/ 0 Obama gets caught in "Skeetgate" and HMV learns the power of social media http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/noted-on-twitter-people-tweeting-photos-of-dogs-watching-westminster-dog-show/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/noted-on-twitter-people-tweeting-photos-of-dogs-watching-westminster-dog-show/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:05:31 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=349623 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/noted-on-twitter-people-tweeting-photos-of-dogs-watching-westminster-dog-show/feed/ 0 [View the story "Noted on Twitter: People tweeting photos of dogs watching the Westminster... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/city-of-vaughan-has-social-media-meltdown-with-expletive-in-snow-day-tweet/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/city-of-vaughan-has-social-media-meltdown-with-expletive-in-snow-day-tweet/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:26:08 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=348410 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/city-of-vaughan-has-social-media-meltdown-with-expletive-in-snow-day-tweet/feed/ 0 City deletes tweet, issues apology http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/privacy-be-afraid-be-very-afraid-but-dont-be-afraid-of-twitter/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/privacy-be-afraid-be-very-afraid-but-dont-be-afraid-of-twitter/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:07:27 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=346701 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/privacy-be-afraid-be-very-afraid-but-dont-be-afraid-of-twitter/feed/ 0 Jesse Brown defines the real threats to your privacy http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/31/france-attempts-to-ban-the-word-hashtag-replace-it-with-mot-diese/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/31/france-attempts-to-ban-the-word-hashtag-replace-it-with-mot-diese/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:06:32 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=345076 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/31/france-attempts-to-ban-the-word-hashtag-replace-it-with-mot-diese/feed/ 0 The French language police are carrying out their mission of cracking down on English... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/arcade-fire-has-left-the-building/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/arcade-fire-has-left-the-building/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:35:00 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341248 The Suburbs]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/arcade-fire-has-left-the-building/feed/ 0 For sale: 160-year-old converted church used to record The Suburbs http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/question-period-at-140-characters/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/question-period-at-140-characters/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:16:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=342196 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/question-period-at-140-characters/feed/ 0 The Liberals decided to stage their own Question Period on Twitter this morning, tweeting... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/vine-lets-you-tweet-six-second-videos-just-like-you-never-wanted/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/vine-lets-you-tweet-six-second-videos-just-like-you-never-wanted/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:41:27 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341769 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/vine-lets-you-tweet-six-second-videos-just-like-you-never-wanted/feed/ 0 Twitter's new "micro-video" app is more than it seems http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/lean-mean-twitter-machines/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/lean-mean-twitter-machines/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337999 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/lean-mean-twitter-machines/feed/ 0 The social network can help you lose weight, but are you willing to be honest with your followers? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/26/bird-brains/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/26/bird-brains/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2012 15:50:01 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320667 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/26/bird-brains/feed/ 0 It only takes 140 characters to make a fool of someone. Exhibits A through H http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/vic-toews-responds-to-pat-martin/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/vic-toews-responds-to-pat-martin/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:56:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330719 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/vic-toews-responds-to-pat-martin/feed/ 0 A statement from the Public Safety Minister. “Rather than commending Youth for Christ for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/pat-martin-shall-tweet-no-more/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/pat-martin-shall-tweet-no-more/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:35:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330652 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/pat-martin-shall-tweet-no-more/feed/ 0 A statement from the NDP. These comments were simply inappropriate and unacceptable. Mr. Martin... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/lavar-payne-is-unimpressed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/lavar-payne-is-unimpressed/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:19:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330636 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/lavar-payne-is-unimpressed/feed/ 0 The Conservative MP reviews Pat Martin’s tweets. Dec 20, just read about Pat Martin’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/pat-martin-versus-vic-toews-that-escalated-quickly/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/pat-martin-versus-vic-toews-that-escalated-quickly/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:50:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330406 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/pat-martin-versus-vic-toews-that-escalated-quickly/feed/ 0 NDP MP takes to Twitter to take on Minister of Public Safety http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/democracy-costs-money/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/democracy-costs-money/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:03:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329836 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/democracy-costs-money/feed/ 0 Conservative MP Brian Jean is apparently concerned about the money spent to answer order... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/the-framing-of-thomas-mulcair/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/the-framing-of-thomas-mulcair/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:50:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327908 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/the-framing-of-thomas-mulcair/feed/ 0 The Prime Minister (or whichever member of his staff is assigned the task of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/what-if-seinfeld-were-still-on-the-air-seinfeldtoday-imagines/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/what-if-seinfeld-were-still-on-the-air-seinfeldtoday-imagines/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:19:40 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=326240 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/what-if-seinfeld-were-still-on-the-air-seinfeldtoday-imagines/feed/ 0 'Kramer is under investigation for heavy torrenting' http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/08/newsmakers-76/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/08/newsmakers-76/#comments Sat, 08 Dec 2012 10:30:01 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=323923 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/08/newsmakers-76/feed/ 0 More exits from Montreal’s political stage, the Pope tweets, and hockey fans finally catch a break http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/peter-mackay-gets-an-official-endorsement/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/peter-mackay-gets-an-official-endorsement/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:40:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=325145 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/peter-mackay-gets-an-official-endorsement/feed/ 0 The Prime Minister’s Office tweets its “full confidence” in the Defence Minister.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/time-for-tu-to-go/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/time-for-tu-to-go/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:30:01 +0000 Katie Engelhart http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320615 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/time-for-tu-to-go/feed/ 0 Some French speakers are bewildered by the loosening of long-held rules of grammatical etiquette http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/showdown-in-the-commons/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/showdown-in-the-commons/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:05:06 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=324013 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/showdown-in-the-commons/feed/ 0 The benches empty as Peter Van Loan crosses the aisle http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/exchanging-tweets-with-rona-ambrose-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/exchanging-tweets-with-rona-ambrose-2/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:31:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=323650 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/exchanging-tweets-with-rona-ambrose-2/feed/ 0 Yesterday, via Twitter, I sought clarification on environmental policy in the province of Alberta.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/live-another-long-night-for-another-long-bill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/live-another-long-night-for-another-long-bill/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:00:00 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=323329 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/live-another-long-night-for-another-long-bill/feed/ 0 Aaron Wherry's formerly live blog from a long night in the House