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Twitter Users Disrupt the BBC's Olympics Cycling Coverage
Jul 30th, 2012
Spectators using Twitter jammed the transmissions of data from Sunday's men's cycling race, disrupting the BBC's coverage of the event, according to Olympics organizers. (Source: Mashable) -
Doesn't Ashton Kutcher know what happens to people who complain about how terrible Twitter has gotten since the good old days? They're shamed with the following adage: Twitter is what you make it, bro. Meaning, it's not Twitter's fault if you hate your feed, it's you and your bad taste in Twitter followers. And that's ... [Full Article]
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