Twitter Mailbag: On Fans, Bowles And the Costanza Wallet
Every Thursday we select a few of your Twitter questions and provide the long-form answers they deserve. For a chance to have your question published on Birds 24/7, send it to @Tim_McManus.
Bromance Blossoms Between President Obama and Chris Christie
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama flew to Atlantic City to meet with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie so that they could, together, survey the damage […]
What I Learned From Live-Tweeting Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy kept me busy. Unlike responsible, intrepid reporters who got down and dirty with Sandy—including the admirable Jason Nark of the Daily News, who […]
Chris Christie Gets Sentimental on Twitter
Governor Chris Christie is Jersey through and through. He’s seen Springsteen a billion times. He yells at people on the boardwalk. He rolls his eyes […]
Hurricane Sandy Should Make PECO Ashamed of its Twitter Account
With the ominous Hurricane Sandy set to make landfall in the Philadelphia area, Twitter users might be looking to the Twitter account of PECO (aka […]
Who Is Still #OpenInPHL AND Who Is Now #ClosedInPHL
Han Dynasty’s Dan Dan Noodles in Manayunk – Great the next day too We’re still tracking tweets of bars and restaurants that are indeed #OpeninPHL but as […]
Twitter Mailbag: On Peters, Asante And Safety Depth
Every Thursday we select a few of your Twitter questions and provide the long-form answers they deserve. For a chance to have your question published on Birds 24/7, send it to @Tim_McManus.
Frankenstorm Is Coming
Hurricane Sandy isn’t supposed to hit the East Coast until late Sunday or sometime on Monday, but that hasn’t stopped the Internet from freaking out […]
Twitter Says James Blunt Is the Musical Antichrist
Since “You’re Beautiful” crooner James Blunt told the Daily Mail that he “wanted to take some time off for himself”—a statement the paper somehow translated […]
Celebrity Tweets From Last Night’s Presidential Debate
As we all rush to our computers to decide who won last night, we should try to take in every fact and opinion. While the […]
Police Use Twitter, Facebook to Catch Criminals
The Philadelphia Police Department has announced that it has made 100 arrests thanks to their social media presence. A statement released on the department’s website […]
Synchronize Your Watches for the Sandusky Sentencing
Judge John M. Cleland—the man presiding over the Jerry Sandusky trial—has been trying to crack down on live-tweeting during court proceedings. Last time around, some […]
PHOTO: Bam Margera Holds a (Fake) Gun to a Puppy’s Head
Bam Margera has issued a public apology after everyone got upset when he tweeted a picture of himself holding a fake gun to a puppy’s […]
Student and Employee Records Hacked at Penn
Dozens of universities—including Penn—fell victim to an international cyberattack. The universities systems were hacked and student and employee records were posted online. Penn released a […]
What the Office of Urban Mechanics Means for Philly
On Monday, Mayor Michael Nutter announced the establishment of Philly’s Office of Urban Mechanics. This branch of the local government will basically be Q to […]