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Irritated by the big hurricane that wasn't? You're not alone. Over on Twitter, tech pundit Jeff Jarvis has been, "been ridiculing the #stormporn in coverage of #Irene: the predictable and numbing repetition, alarmism, and idiocy that is TV."
Hurricane Irene was anti-climatic, but on Newark mayor Cory Booker's Twitter feed, the excitement never stopped. Check it out!
Good news stalkers! TomTom's new GPS will auto-tweet driver location!
Half of all American adults are now on social networks, slightly more than a year ago, and use among Baby Boomers is growing, according to a new study.
Speaking of which, the photos you've shared on Facebook until now look puny, slow, and wimpy — but don't worry: They're getting a makeover.
A Tokyo-based social media consultant wanted to honor Steve Jobs, so he took a different "route" to do so: On Saturday, he ran the equivalent of a half-marathon, about 13 miles, in a route shaped as Apple's corporate logo.
Meanwhile, "Modern Family" fans will no longer have the option to rent or buy — at least when it comes to iTunes. Apple just pulled TV rentals.
Did you know that there's a society dedicated to preaching the word of Lando Calrissian? Yes, that Lando Calrissian.
Despite what an email you may have received claims, Safia Gadhafi — the wife of Col. Moammar Gadhafi — does not want to give you several tons of gold (or several million dollars, for that matter).
In closing: These people win at Hurricane Irene preparation.
Helen A.S. Popkin goes blah blah blah about the Internet. Tell her to get a real job on Twitter and/or Facebook. Also, Google+.