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The Feminist Taylor Swift Twitter Account Is HILARIOUS!

Liz Mantel — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:13:47 +0000

If you think Taylor Swift is a feminist, you clearly haven’t met her Twitter alter ego, “Feminist Taylor Swift.” She can take any T-Swizzle song and “female empower” it even MORE! Take these for example: “She wears high heels / I wear sneakers / We’re each expressing our gender identities in ways that make us [...]

Creative Entries From Our Taste Of Country 2013 Twitter Poetry Contest

Buffalo Staff — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 23:12:13 +0000

So...how 'bout a lil' contest? Hope you're good poets! @ reply w/ a #TOC2013 poem (140 characters or less!) by 6p. Our fav gets FIELD TIX!

— Country 106.5 WYRK (@1065WYRK) June 14, 2013
What's a concert without a little Twitter contest?

See The Latest Tweets About #TOC2013!

Angela Stefano — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:00:32 +0000

Trying to follow what’s happening at Taste Of Country 2013? Forget checking your phone’s Twitter feed every few minutes — stay up to date right here! Tweets about “#TOC2013″ [button href="http://wyrk.com/toc" title="More From Taste Of Country 2013" align="center"]

A Guide to the 15 Most Ridiculous 'Horse' Tweets

Will Levith — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:56:35 +0000

We're not positive when this meme started, but some nincompoop (or nincompoops) had the bright idea of tweeting as top thoroughbred horses on Twitter -- i.e. taking on the personality of the horse and tweeting updates from the apparently 13-year-old girl-esque equine point of view. Frankly, it makes the Bronx Zoo Cobra meme look like Stephen Hawking.

Facebook to Unleash Clickable Hashtags

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:31:02 +0000

Facebook just may be the new Twitter. Everyone’s favorite social network will unveil a new hashtag feature over the next few weeks that will allow users to hashtag a phrase that other people can click on to see what other users who have tagged the same words have posted, much like #NBAFinals in the above [...]

Comedian Nathan Fielder Gets Teens to Play STD Prank on Parents

Emerald Catron — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:20:52 +0000

Comedian Nathan Fielder is making good use of his power on Twitter. He's been coming up with a number of pranks for people to play on their parents/friends and having them send him the often-hilarious results. This time he told his legion of followers to text their parents asking if it's illegal not to tell somebody you gave them an STD and say they were asking for a friend. These are the results. Keep fighting the good fight, Nathan Fielder.

Blake Shelton Rips Houston Music Critic for Dissing 'The Voice' Singer Holly Tucker

Billy Dukes — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 03:55:43 +0000

Blake Shelton was sad to see Holly Tucker eliminated on 'The Voice' on Tuesday (June 4), but he became furious after reading a tweet from a Texas music critic that the 'Boys 'Round Here' singer perceived as a slight to his team member.

Brad Paisley Reads Mean Tweets About Himself [VIDEO NSFW]

Rob Banks — Mon, 13 May 2013 05:18:15 +0000

Celebrities get on Twitter to better connect to their fans and let them know what’s going on in their lives. Sometimes, people think they can tweet mean or rude tweets to celebrities because they’re not going to get punched. Either way, these people you tweet awful things to are still human and have feelings. Luckily, these celebrities [...]

Senior Class President Suspended After Tweeting About High School Sports

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 10 May 2013 06:29:11 +0000

An eight word tweet has gotten former Heights High School Class of 2013 President Wesley Teague in hot water with his school administration. WSU is Wichita State University, whose football team was disbanded in 1986. The athletic department at Heights High School, which is in Wichita, Kansas, is often referred to on Twitter by the hashtag [...]

Facebook or Twitter — Which Is Bigger?

Dale Mussen — Thu, 02 May 2013 10:00:49 +0000

So which is the more popular social media site? Facebook or Twitter? Maybe it’s because it had a headstart, but Facebook has more than double the registered accounts and daily users than Twitter. As of yesterday’s quarterly earnings report, Facebook has 1.1 billion registered users with 665 million active daily users, up 23 percent from [...]

10 Hacked Tweets We Want to See

Emerald Catron — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:58:45 +0000

Earlier this week, somebody hacked the AP's Twitter account and posted a tweet saying that there were explosions in the White House and President Obama had been injured. The account was quickly suspended, and the situation dealt with.

Fake Tweet About White House Explosions Drops Stock Market Dramatically

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 07:55:07 +0000

Hackers broke into the Associated Press Twitter account on Tuesday and posted a tweet claiming two explosions had rocked the White House, injuring the president. The AP responded to the incident by suspending its account and saying it was trying to fix the problem. The tweet has since been taken down. This is the latest [...]

What The Stars Are Saying About the Boston Marathon Explosions

Candace Pregitzer — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:16:32 +0000

Here are some tweets from country stars about yesterday’s (April 15) events at the Boston Marathon. Can’t sleep.My heart is heavy.I think about someone wanting to hurt my family and my blood boils.Boston, we love you. — Randy Houser (@RandyHouser) April 16, 2013 Sickened today:( God Bless Us all — Randy Houser (@RandyHouser) April 16, [...]

Country Stars Keep Us Updated During ACM Awards Pre-Show

Rob Banks — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:53:59 +0000

The 2013 ACM Awards are coming up in just over two hours! Your favorite country stars have been down in Vegas this week, playing shows gearing up for the big show, and they've been keeping us updated by the minute as they get ready to hit the red carpet!

What's With The Red Equal Signs On Facebook, Twitter + Instagram?

Rob Banks — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 04:44:46 +0000

You may have seen a flood of profile picture changed on social media over the past 24 hours. That’s because the Human Rights Campaign, which is advocating equal marriage rights for all, is promoting a campaign featuring the pink equal sign with red background as the Supreme Court begins hearings on gay marriage today (March [...]

Words on Twitter Show Happy, Sad States

Dale Mussen — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:00:16 +0000

What do the words we use on Twitter say about us and where we live? Researchers at the University of Vermont did a study of 10 million tweets and the words that were used, then mapped out where they originated to determine the happiest and saddest states. They rated 10,000 words on how happy they [...]

Twitter Beef — Charlie Sheen v. Christian Ehrhoff?!?

Josh — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 10:11:54 +0000

After the Sabres loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins over the weekend, one high-profile friend of Sabres goalie Ryan Miller took Twitter to (somewhat) blast a member of the team’s defense.Actor Charlie Sheen called out Sabres defenseman Christian Ehrhoff, saying that he was the cause of the game-winning goal Miller let by. Sheen called Ehrhoff an unpleasant [...]

Country Stars Tweet About Mindy McCready

Josh — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:42:18 +0000

Many country stars took to Twitter after hearing the news about Mindy McCready’s passing. Keith Urban jumped on Twitter and posted “Blessings to all of Mindy McCready’s family and friends today. Very sad indeed.” KU. Reba also shared her thoughts by tweeting, “My heart goes out to Mindy McCready’s friends and family. What a talented lady she was. RIP [...]

The Best of the Worst from Worst Joke Wednesday

Brett Alan — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:19:01 +0000

Yesterday was another chance to take our minds off of work and get a little laugh along the way with Worst Joke Wednesday. Here are some of the best of the worst jokes! Eric Schneider (@ewschneid): @1065WYRK Why couldn't the butterfly go to the dance? Because it was a Moth Ball. #worstjokewednesday Brittany Slomba [...]

The Best of Worst Joke Wednesday [VIDEO]

Brett Alan — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:06:03 +0000

We started a little later with the jokes for Worst Joke Wednesday yesterday but that didn’t mean there were any shortages with the jokes. They were pretty good too! I wanted to share some of my favorites with you! Find out if yours made the list right here: [onescreen item="4999226"] If you’ve got a joke [...]