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Huggies Sensor Tweets Every Time Your Baby Is Wet

Laura Daniels — Mon, 13 May 2013 11:55:07 +0000

Gone are the days of lifting up your toddler and sniffing his rear end to see if he’s left you a little gift. Admit it. You’ve done it. If you’re ready to have an internet-connected baby, Huggies in Brazil just created a device that connects the baby’s diaper with Twitter! While the name of this weird sensor [...]

Associated Press Twitter Account Hacked — Stock Market Tumbles Briefly

Laura Daniels — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:24:24 +0000

Someone hacked into the Associated Press Twitter account yesterday, and issued this fake tweet. SECONDS later, the news hit Wall Street, and stocks PLUMMETED. All due to one tweet! The AP has since regained control of its Twitter account, and thankfully the market rebounded minutes later. [button href="http://tsminteractive.com/hackers-associated-press-twitter-account/" title="Read More About the Incident Here" align="center"]

Funny Tweets By Parents the Week of March 18

Stephanie McMaster — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:01:21 +0000

Parents + Internet = Awesome. Don’t believe us? Check out some of the funniest things tweeted by parents this week, including Melissa Joan Hart’s son’s funny incident with childproof medicine bottles and Jim Gaffigan‘s vow regarding kids and restaurants: ¢ιη∂α¢υηтєяєℓℓα (@alwayzintruble): I'm ready to *take on the world today.. *clean my kids rooms.. Melissa [...]

Funny Tweets By Parents the Week Of March 11

Stephanie McMaster — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:06:15 +0000

Another week, another batch of tweets by parents that would surely horrify their children if they were old enough to read. Parents this week hit Twitter with their frustrations over Daylight Savings Time and the embarrassing things their kids say in public. Check out 10 of our favorite tweets by parents this week: Josh Hara [...]

Funny Tweets By Parents The Week Of March 4

Stephanie McMaster — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:35:20 +0000

The popularity of social networking has given parents all new ways to embarrass their offspring, and often in hilarious fashion. Our favorite funny tweets by parents this week perfectly captured the frustration (and humiliation) that comes along with parenting. Check out 10 of our favorite things said on Twitter by parents this week: Danny Zuker [...]

Tweeting About a Teacher Can Backfire!

Heather Davis — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:11:14 +0000

We all have had that one teacher in school we didn't like. More times than not, I've found it was the class we were doing the worst in. I had a Geometry teacher in New Jersey who I couldn't stand because I didn't understand anything she tried to teach. I was a good student, but I just didn't get her examples, and she might as well been teaching German because I don't understand that either!

Hilarious Tweets By Parents The Week Of Feb. 25

Stephanie McMaster — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 20:00:09 +0000

Myth debunked – parents can indeed be funny and we have the tweets to prove it! Check out 10 of the most hilarious things written on Twitter this week by parents (and one non-parent who gets it) this week: Renee (@nayele18): I can tell everything my kids ate during the day by examining their shirt [...]

What Would Your "After-Death" Tweet Be?

Laura Daniels — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:11:21 +0000

There’s a new app out that lets you tweet after you’ve passed on. Their slogan: ”Heart Stops Beating…But You Keep Tweeting”. All this comes on the heels of one of the co-founders of Tombstone Pizza’s passing last week (remember THEIR slogan? ”What do you want on YOUR Tombstone?” Ironic now, eh?) Made me think….What would [...]

Let Me Call You TweetHeart — And You Could Win!

Laura Daniels — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:15:11 +0000

Are YOU following Joy FM on Twitter? Start following @961JoyFM (use this handy guide if you’re new to it), and all this week, you’ve got TWO daily chances of winning some great TweetHeart prizes! If you’re chosen/announced on Twitter, you’ll receive a beautiful bouquet from Woyshner’s in the Hotel Lafayette, PLUS one of the following: Features [...]

Meet The Newest Member Of My Family — And Help Name Him!

Laura Daniels — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 12:23:03 +0000

I'm a dog person. I've always been a dog person. But at one point in my life, I maintained the same goldfish for about 7 years (yes, I realize my parents may have spared me the emotional downfall of losing a pet when I was so young, and may very well have "replaced" Goldie with her doppelgangers a few times

Twitter Basics — Create Your Account With This Step-By-Step Guide

Laura Daniels — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:43:54 +0000

Think Twitter is only for the young folks? Think again. 85-year-old Pope Benedict XVI sent his first tweet out a month ago. If it’s good enough for the pontiff, it’s good enough for YOU! At Joy FM, we’re launching a new Twitter-based contest (with more to come!) in the next few days…and I don’t want [...]

The Pope Is On Twitter — Yes, The Pope!

Brian Russel — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:51:37 +0000

I’m far from on the cutting edge of technology. I’m not light years behind, but I’m not waiting in line for the latest and greatest. I have a smartphone, I’m computer literate, I’m on Facebook, But not Twitter. Is this the sign that its time to jump on the bandwagon? The Pope, yes, that Pope, [...]

Spread the Word — Add a Roswell Park Breast Cancer Awareness Ribbon to Facebook, Twitter

Brian Russel — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:00:50 +0000

It’s amazing how people come together to show support. One way you can show your support during Breast Cancer Awareness Month is to add a pink Roswell Park Cancer Institute “twibbon” to your profile picture on Facebook and Twitter. It’s quick and easy to do. Here’s how… 1. Go to Roswell Park’s Twibbon page. 2. [...]

Best Twitter Reactions to the New iPhone 5

Emerald Catron — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 21:58:37 +0000

So Apple is releasing a new iPhone (again). It’s thinner, lighter, bigger and faster. It comes with headphones that might actually fit your ears. It fits in your hand. It also possesses the ability to explode the Twitterverse. Here’s what people are saying. Can’t wait for the new iPhone 5.I’ve had this mint condition, perfectly [...]

Remembering 9/11 — With a Pizza Special?!

Rebecca Bratek — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:23:51 +0000

Today is the 11th anniversary of 9/11 — a day of remembrance, and a day to honor those lost 11 years ago in one of Americaâ€™s greatest tragedies. But did you know you could celebrate by getting a large cheese pizza for $9.11? What a deal! Rivaâ€™s Pizza in Williamsville shared the above photo/coupon on [...]

Research Reveals Ways to Identify Dangerous People on Twitter

Mike Adams — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:08:06 +0000

You might think you can distinguish between civil society and the dance of a maniac just by gazing into the hollow, unstable color of a person’s eyes, but a new study finds that it is actually a person’s Twitter account that tells the haunting tale of the mental defective. Researchers at the London Online Privacy [...]

Celebrities Read 'Mean' Tweets About Themselves [VIDEO]

Joe Chille — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:38:58 +0000

Celebrities can be loved or hated; it is the nature of what they do. Jimmy Kimmel thought it would be funny and provocative to have celebrities read some “mean” tweets directed at them.

Do You Set Your Social Media to Private? – Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:00:08 +0000

These days, just about everybody is on some form of social media. However, that doesn’t mean they want to share their information with everybody.

According to a Pew Research Center survey of 2,267 adults, 58 percent of social media users set their profile to private.

Tweet, Tweet, Tweet…Ka-Ching!

Mike Riley — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:17:31 +0000

Hear that? That’s the sound of a celebrity augmenting his or her income at the rate of 140 characters or less. If you have a Twitter account, and you choose to follow one or more A-list celebrities, you may have noticed that sometimes they tweet about how much they enjoy a certain product or service.Now, [...]

Despite Rumors on Twitter, CHER Is Alive and Well

Joy FM Staff — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:02:20 +0000

Make no mistake about it, legendary singer CHER is alive and well, despite rumors that started surfacing on Twitter early this morning. News of Cher’s supposed death became a hot topic overnight, and even fooled some celebrity tweeters like Kim Kardashian. Kim immediately sent a tweet to her millions of followers with the devastating news, [...]