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July 26, 2012

Twitter briefly down across much of planet

LONDON (AP) - People across much of the planet briefly experienced problems accessing Twitter on Thursday, a day before the…
July 5, 2012

Chris Rock July 4th controversy: Historic tweets that could have been

SLIDESHOW - What might July 4 look like if Twitter had existed back to the early days of the Republic?
July 5, 2012

Chris Rock under fire for 'white people's day' July 4th tweet

MSNBC - While Americans were watching fireworks displays and enjoying barbecues, Chris Rock was stirring up some fireworks of his…
July 4, 2012

Frank Ocean's Independence Day: R&B crooner comes out; hip-hop community reacts

theGRIO REPORT - Frank posted the heartfelt confessional on his Tumblr early this morning in which he chronicles falling in…
July 2, 2012

Joe Williams: how I became a victim of the ‘right wing noise machine’

OPINION - As soon as the words escaped my lips, live on national television, I suspected I might have a…
June 21, 2012

Michelle Obama gives Malia cell phone: What age is appropriate for children to get their own cell phones?

OPINION - There are huge pluses and minuses when it comes to cell phones and online use and the Obamas…
June 18, 2012

Erica Kennedy, pop culture and style writer, dead at 42

CLUTCH - Erica Kennedy passed away unexpectedly June 13th, found dead in her Miami apartment. The novelist and journalist began…
June 8, 2012

Vagina brightening: Indian TV ad for genital skin whitening product stokes controversy

VIDEO - Controversy has risen over an Indian TV advertisement selling a skin whitening shower gel that suggests men are…
June 5, 2012

Chicago GOP candidate mocks Michelle Obama on Facebook

Kimberly Small, the Republican state representative in the Chicago West Side 10th district recently stirred up controversy with her personal…
June 5, 2012

Facebook mulls letting kids under 13 aboard

PHILADELPHIA - Facebook's 13-and-up age cut-off could soon be a thing of the past. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday…
May 24, 2012

Alleged former Diddy employee demands payment on Twitter

theGRIO REPORT - Diddy tweeted that he would spend $2 million at a strip club, but a former employee says…
May 24, 2012

Facebook unveils Instagram rival called Camera

BAY AREA - In its S-1 filing, Facebook said mobile was the company's biggest weakness...
May 24, 2012

Obama campaign launches 'Dashboard,' a new social network platform

theGRIO REPORT = The Obama campaign has launched a new social media platform that will allow volunteers to organize campaign…
May 18, 2012

After-school fight posted on social media leads to 4 arrests

Students at a charter school in Miami's Broward County were arrested after a video of an after-school fight aired on…
May 17, 2012

Miami-Dade College student to plead guilty to Obama threat

MIAMI (AP) - Court records show a Miami college student intends to plead guilty to making threatening posts against President…
May 7, 2012

Twitter plays outsize role in 2012 campaign

NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. President Barack Obama is on Twitter. So is his presumed Republican challenger in the November…
May 2, 2012

George Zimmerman's 2005 MySpace page contains slurs against Mexicans

MSNBC - Zimmerman was the owner of an old MySpace page featuring slurs against Mexicans, the Miami Herald reports...
April 27, 2012

LA riots 20 years later: Social media comes of age in the wake of Rodney King

OPINION - One thing has changed since 1992, that could have changed not only our response to the Rodney King…
April 26, 2012

Joel Ward, black NHL player, recieves racist hate after winning goal

theGRIO REPORT - This incident is the second issue of racial taunts toward a black player this season...
April 26, 2012

Jay-Z launches Facebook game based on his life story

It seems as though Jay-Z has already done it all,but that hasn't stopped the music mogul from extending his brand…