Michael Ventrella, of Chicago, Ill, surprised himself by winning season 9 of NBC’s The Biggest Loser Tuesday night. After starting the weight loss challenge as the heaviest contestant in the history of the show, he ended up losing a total of 264 pounds by the end of the finale.

Facebook and Twitter applications will make texting obsolete sooner rather than later. At least that is how I see it. Why text when you can tweet?

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   kjohngamblino #ihatefemaleswho talk on twitter an wen u see them they face in their  blackberry like a drone. 01 Jun 2010 from UberTwitter

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.

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.

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.

Twitter or Facebook? Twitpic by @Danny1989Pup #Poll: Facebook or Twitter? TWITTER TWITTER TWITTER!!

What suits your social networking requirements better, Twitter or Facebook? Or is your answer “none of the above?”

Twitterers gauge at the social networking options weighing in their likes and dislikes.

PollPigeon facilitates the research with the following opinion poll:

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Going green is a huge trend right now as people try to reduce their environmental footprint.  There are plenty of books and websites out there offering advice on how to green up your life. But how to weed through all the tips?  Try Twitter.

It can be a little overwhelming at first, trying to sort through the many Twitter feeds to find a feed just about green tips. But with a few tricks you can easily find suggestions for greening just about every aspect of your life. The tweets will help you connect with reliable websites and the most popular tips on the web.

“The Good Wife” season finale is about to air on CBS and the Twitter community is buzzing with anticipation, waiting to see if Alicia (Julianna Margulies) will stand by her cheating husband, Peter (Chris North), as he attempts to win back his seat as the State’s Attorney of Illinois’ Cook County, according to Entertainment Weekly.

Before writing for Twitter Journalism, I had a perceived notion that Twitter was just a fad used by self-absorbed social-media addicts interested only in news that affected them personally.