—– This month, NewsOne presents a special exploration of Black Americans’ influence on social media, #TWEETING WHILE BLACK. —– The way we get our news has clearly changed. These days, Twitter is averaging 230 million Tweets per day. That’s up 110 percent since January. Though 40 percent of Twitter’s 100 million active users only sign […]

—– This month, NewsOne presents a special exploration of Black Americans’ influence on social media, #TWEETING WHILE BLACK. —– The concept of “Black Twitter” actually has a history that is years-deep. We believe that the phenomenon has its roots in Black innovation — our cultural predilection to take tools and technology and use them in […]

—– This month, NewsOne presents a special exploration of Black Americans’ influence on social media, #TWEETING WHILE BLACK. —– Twitter has amassed more than 300 million users since its public launch in 2006, and a Pew Research Center survey shows that African Americans are more likely to Tweet than any other demographic. There is some […]

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan soldiers and members of an extremist Islamist militant group have been fighting each other in Somalia since Kenya invaded two months ago. Now, their spokesmen are taking the battle onto Twitter, with taunts, accusations and insults being directly traded in a rare engagement on the Internet. SEE ALSO: It Wasn’t My […]

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday tossed out a death row inmate’s murder conviction and said he deserves a new trial because one juror slept and another tweeted during court proceedings. SEE ALSO: Man Stabbed At Airport, Gets On Flight Anyway Is Obama Finally Seizing The Moment?

After somebody edited rapper, Too Short’s WikiPedia page to say that he died of a heart attack, rumors of Too Short, real name Todd Shaw’s death quickly spread over the the internet. After the rumor spread via Twitter, Too Short himself cleared them up on his Twitter account. Stop calling my phone. I’m not dead. […]

If you missed this week Kim Kardashian filed for divorce, Herman Cain is bad at damage control and Justin Bieber is a baby daddy? Here are the top Tweets this week from notable Black Twitter personalities, politicians, entrepreneurs, celebrities, etc. Top 7 Tweets Of The Week (10.28.11) Top 10 Tweets Of The Week (10.21.11)

NEW YORK — Rapper Snoop Dogg gave props on Twitter to an ad for the Toyota Sienna minivan. Actress Tori Spelling linked to a website for rental cars. And reality TV star Khloe Kardashian soliloquized about the brand of jeans that accentuates the famous Kardashian derriere. “Want to know how Old Navy makes your butt […]

Here are the top 7 Tweets from Black politicians, entrepreneurs, celebrities and influencers on Twitter. Top 10 Tweets Of The Week (10.21.11) Top 10 Tweets Of The Week (10.14.11)

Occupy Wall Street takes over the world, Muammar Gaddafi is killed, Cornel West is arrested? Here are the top 1o Tweets from Black politicians, entrepreneurs, celebrities and influencers on Twitter. Top 10 Tweets Of The Week (9.14.11) Top 10 Tweets Of The Week (9.7.11)

Here at NewsOne we decided to take the time to monitor Twitter and pick out the top 10 tweets of the week by notable Black politicians, entrepreneurs, celebrities, etc. Check out the list today which highlights the likes of Goldie Taylor, Russell Simmons, and Toure to name a few. RELATED: Did Twitter Erase Troy Davis […]

NEW YORK — The NYPD has formed a unit to monitor social media outlets Facebook, Twitter and Myspace to find out information about illegal flash mobs, house parties and gang fights. The New York Daily News reports: Newly named Assistant Commissioner Kevin O’Connor, one of the department’s online and gang gurus, has been put in […]