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On Twitter, a peanut gallery mocks the Oscars

In this March 5, 2010 file photo, an Oscar statue stands on the red carpet outside the 82nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles. The 85th annual Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. AP/Amy Sancetta

You can simply tune into the Oscars. Or you can watch them with the peanut gallery on Twitter. While Hollywood parades in tuxedos and gowns, grandly celebrating itself, a freewheeling cacophony of quips and sarcasm — something like a digital, million-times multiplied version of those balcony Muppet onlookers, Statler and Waldorf — will provide a welcome and riotous counter-narrative to the pomp.

Posted: February 21st, 2013 in Internet,Latest Technology Stories,Photos & Videos,Social Media | Read More »

Judges, journalists clash over courtroom tweets

Twitter is increasingly putting reporters on a collision course with judges, who fear it could threaten a defendant’s right to a fair trial.

Posted: April 17th, 2012 in Headlines,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Oscars: Angelina leg, J Lo’s nipple take to Twitter

Actress Angelina Jolie arrives to present the Oscar for Adapted Screen Play onstage at the 84th Annual Academy Awards on February 26, 2012 in Hollywood, California. ROBYN BECK / AFP PHOTO

Angelina Jolie’s right leg and Jennifer Lopez’s left nipple took to Twitter after being exposed at the 84th Academy Awards, and unsurprisingly were generating strong online interest Monday.

Posted: February 28th, 2012 in Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

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