Liberal cabinet minister Bill Bennett is making no apologies for calling New Democrats "turds" in a tweet last night. Bennett says he's been called worse by the opposition. Bennett says politics is a rough business and we stand up in the house and we call each other names in Question Period on a regular basis...perhaps not that particular word, but … [Read more...]
Twitter to give users fewer characters to tweet with when URLs are involved
December 6, 2012 by
The shock! The horror! The genuine nightmare of losing two more valuable character spaces per tweet! Such a scenario is indeed going to play out, as Twitter has just announced a subtle change in its t.co wrapper that'll go into play this coming February. The firm will be extending the maximum length of t.co wrapped links from 20 to 22 characters … [Read more...]
Whitecaps condemn player’s ‘homophobic’ tweet
February 13, 2012 by
New Vancouver Whitecaps player Lee Nguyen has been put on notice after an ill conceived, potentially homophobic, comment got him in hot water on Twitter. The American winger was tweeting with goalkeeper Brad Knighton Monday when he jokingly called him a “fagggggggg” over the social media platform. He followed up by tweeting “haha jk jk guyssss … [Read more...]
‘Pimps’ tweet draws fire
August 27, 2011 by
The Twitterverse was filled with heated exchanges between the Non-Partisan Association and Vision Vancouver Thursday after a controversial tweet made by the NPA about the Downtown Eastside. On Wednesday night, the NPA tweeted: “Neighborhood of pimps, dealers, needles and violence —would you want your daughter here?” The debate centred around a … [Read more...]
