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Twitter account of Venezuelan acting president is hijacked

Chavista militants and soldiers try to calm down a group of government supporters as opposition supporters take cover in the background, outside a a polling station that closed after remaining open about 20 minutes past the allotted time, in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Although no was waiting to vote, the polling station remained open past 6:00 p.m., until demands by a group of opposition supporters were met for the station to be closed. Voters were deciding Sunday whether to elect interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president or opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in a special presidential election to replace Chavez who died of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

The Twitter accounts of Venezuela’s acting president Nicolas Maduro and the ruling socialist party were hacked Sunday as the country went to the polls to pick a new president, officials said.

Posted: April 15th, 2013 in Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Hugo Chavez notches up three million Twitter followers

In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez smiles as he leads a televised Cabinet meeting at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Chavez has reappeared on television a week and a half after returning from cancer treatment in Cuba. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office, Marcelo Garcia)

Firebrand Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez now has more than three million followers on Twitter, making him the most popular Latin American politician on the site — a milestone he celebrated on Monday.

Posted: May 29th, 2012 in Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

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