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    Haiti Quake Propels Use of Twitter as Disaster-Relief Tool

    Feb 16, 2010 10:23 PM EDT

    ... a protest even in Iran, you didn't see the outpouring of tweets in Haiti as you would in those other instances," Carvin said. But Twitter was still useful, he said. "There were a few dozen people who were in Haiti who turned their Twitter accounts essentially into news wire ...

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    NSO to Live Twitter Performance of Beethoven

    Jul 29, 2009 03:50 PM EDT

    Have you ever sat in the audience for a classical music concert and wished you understood the music better — even for a piece you were familiar with? National Symphony Orchestra Associate Conductor Emil de Cou feels your pain. De Cou is writing a series of messages on Twitter designed to ...

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    Twitter: Harmless Fad, or Web Revolution?

    Jul 22, 2009 10:30 PM EDT

    JIM LEHRER: Next tonight, another way to reach and to connect. Jeffrey Brown has our story. JEFFREY BROWN: It's the latest thing, but what is Twitter? Useful or waste of time? And what can you say in 140 characters, anyway? Let's find out. DEBRA FISCHMAN: I am grateful ...

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    Find More of Paul's Thoughts on Twitter and His New Online Article.

    Jan 02, 2009 09:35 PM EDT

    ... next week in which the pros answer the question: “Why didn’t you WARN us?” I have begun posting their insights and bon mots on Twitter @paulsolman, my handle there. Also, if you really need a fix of Deep Thoughts By Me, I’ve just published a piece in a ...

  • Lena Dunham and Amna Nawaz explore public stress and trauma on 'Settle In'

    Lena Dunham and Amna Nawaz explore public stress and trauma on 'Settle In'

    Apr 14, 2026 10:15 PM EDT

    ... you said. One is I think talking about the fact that this was the rise of blogging. I mean, I have said, I remember joining Twitter the year that "Girls" started. I remember posting my first Instagram photo. This was sort of the Wild Wild West. And now we're ...

  • Trump’s Iran strategy and rhetoric face scrutiny as Congress returns from recess

    Trump’s Iran strategy and rhetoric face scrutiny as Congress returns from recess

    Apr 09, 2026 10:40 PM EDT

    ... want to remove him, but they're not exactly seeing this the same way, are they? Lisa Desjardins: Yes, you know, I said this on Twitter, and it caused -- or X, I should say. It caused a little bit of controversy. But, really, I did not see the kind of ...

  • The concerns and implications of Paramount's Warner Bros. buyout

    The concerns and implications of Paramount's Warner Bros. buyout

    Feb 27, 2026 11:30 PM EDT

    ... Bennett: Right.Roben Farzad: We are in that era right now. If you think about Elon Musk coming in and making an uneconomic acquisition of Twitter, did it matter in the end? Did it bankrupt him? He might have a trillion-dollar SpaceX IPO. Washington Post and Jeff Bezos, was ...

  • AI is key driver behind layoffs at fintech company Block, CEO says

    AI is key driver behind layoffs at fintech company Block, CEO says

    Feb 27, 2026 07:25 PM EDT

    ... and do it better,” he said. Dorsey's comments explicitly naming AI as a key driver behind the move were also posted on X, or Twitter, a company he co-founded. The assertion that the job cuts will add to Block's profitability and efficiency led investors to jump in ...

  • Trump administration backs Kalshi and Polymarket as states move to ban prediction markets

    Trump administration backs Kalshi and Polymarket as states move to ban prediction markets

    Feb 17, 2026 10:51 PM EDT

    ... the country.“Mike, I appreciate you attempting this with a straight face, but I don’t remember the CFTC having authority over the “derivative market” of LeBron James rebounds,” said Gov. Spencer Cox, in a statement on Twitter. “These prediction markets you are breathlessly defending are gambling — pure and simple.”

  • Top Iran security official travels to Oman, site of talks with U.S.

    Top Iran security official travels to Oman, site of talks with U.S.

    Feb 10, 2026 07:30 PM EDT

    ... before his flight that ’I want to go and teach Americans the framework of the nuclear negotiations,” Larijani said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. Elsewhere, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said there is “extraordinary alignment” between Washington and Israel over the talks with Tehran. “Everyone would ...