Twitter Rundown for Thursday, October 18, 2012
Accused Federal Reserve Bomber Reportedly Targeted President Obama
A law enforcement official has told the Associated Press that the Bangladeshi man snared in an FBI terror sting considered targeting President Obama and the New York City Stock Exchange before settling on the Federal Reserve.
Are U.S. Military Academies Worth The Money?
Bruce Fleming, a longtime professor at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., says service academies represent a military Disneyland and don’t really attract the best and the brightest.
Romney’s Record On ‘Binders Full Of Women’
Mitt Romney’s “binders full of women” comment created an instant Internet meme. But now it’s leading people to question how he went about hiring women when he became governor of Massachusetts in 2003.
Facebook’s Next Conquest: The Developing World
With more than one billion users, Facebook has more or less conquered the developed world, so now the social media giant is setting its sights on emerging markets in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Is Social Media A Good Gauge Of Political Opinions?
According to research done by Impermium, 46 percent of political social media content generated during the second debate came from only one percent of users.
Political Satire Goes Viral
In the age of You Tube and Facebook, promoting political campaigns is easier than ever. But so is lampooning them.
A professor from Howard University has some advice on what African American high school graduates need to hear when they receive diplomas over the next few weeks.
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What if you could replace styrofoam with something that biodegrades and doesn’t contain petroleum? That’s what one start-up is trying to do — with mushrooms.
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Prince is a brilliant musician, a mesmerizing performer and — according to cultural commentator Touré — a Generation X icon. Touré says Prince played a wise older brother to the latchkey kids of Gen X.
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