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With the Stanley Cup Finals finally upon us, many viewers may have noticed an abundance of fully-bearded hockey players on the ice Saturday, as the playoff beards are making their final appearances before they are either proven successful with a Cup win or an unsuccessful attempt to trick fate.
Today was not how Cub fans wanted to end their Memorial Day weekend, as they watched Cardinals Albert Pujols hit three home runs at Wrigley Field on Sunday, propelling the Cards to a 9-1 victory.
The Chicago Blackhawks continued their Stanley Cup run with a 6-5 win in Chicago versus the Philadelphia Flyers. In the highest scoring playoff game since 1992 and the most watched Stanley Cup Finals game in 11 years, the Madhouse on Madison averaged 104 decibels, reaching a high at 121 during the National Anthem and 118 after Dave Bolland’s short-handed goal – 90 decibels of continuous noise can lead to a hearing loss, - according to the Bleacher Report.
Baseball season is in full swing and Cubs’ fans can follow the action on the radio and television. But fans can also increase their Cubs chatter by joining Twitter.
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Apple iPad was released on April 3, 2010 in the United States. The revolutionary tablet computer soon migrated to Japan, France, United Kingdom and Australia amongst several other countries, including of course the Twitterverse.
The iPad fever hit Twitterverse with a bang, however the search for a perfect Twitter application on iPad continues.
From TweetDeck to Twitterrific, which Twitter app best meets an iPadTwitaholic’s social media needs?
According to the Social Media Influence, Twitter is reported to have a 15 million population; including active and inactive accounts. Here’s the iPad showdown via your very own Twitterverse population.
Thursday’s game between the Chicago Fire and FC Dallas ended in a 1-1 draw after just under two hours of play. With Dallas scoring after only six minutes, the Fire had to fight back. Brian McBride tied the game for Chicago at 40 minutes with assists by Justin Mapp and Logan Pause. Winner of this season’s series claims the Brimstone Cup – Chicago hasn’t won since 2001.
American Idol contestant Lee DeWyze became the season nine winner on Wednesday, May 26 defeating fellow finalist Crystal Bowersox. The Mt. Prospect, Ill. native and former paint salesman took home the majority of votes cast after the finale. During the final performances from the night before Twitter users gave their opinions of both singers after each of the final three rounds.
M.I.A. tweeted (@_M_I_A_) New York Times Magazine contributor Lynn Hirschberg’s phone number to her thousands of followers Thursday after the journalist published a less-than-flattering feature story about her, according to CNN.
Twitter, as great as it is for getting news out quickly, has some complications news media has yet to master.
The Cubs long-time baseball rivalry with the St. Louis Cardinals comes to Chicago for Memorial Day weekend. Here is what fans had to say during the Friday’s opener with the Cards.
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