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Chili's Waitress Fired For Making Negative Comment About Cops on Facebook

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:23:08 +0000

In November, Ashley Warden was fined $2,500 when a police officer spotted her three-year old son urinating on the front yard of her two-and-a-half acre property in rural Piedmont, Oklahoma. The cop was ultimately fired for issuing the ticket. But apparently Warden still holds a grudge against law enforcement, which she made known through a recent post to her Facebook page.

Waitress Gets Fired for Insulting Police on Facebook

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:39:31 +0000

Looks like someone didn’t get the memo that what you post on Facebook can be seen by lots of people—and some of them may not like it very much. Ashley Warden, formerly a waitress at a Chili’s in Oklahoma, posted to Facebook a picture of three sheriff’s deputies and wrote the following message: “Stupid cops [...]

What If Life Updated Like Facebook? [VIDEO] NSFW

Critter — Thu, 16 May 2013 01:32:14 +0000

A hilarious video that shows what life would be like if it updated like Facebook. Just like the tax code, once you finally understand it, get good at it and figure it all out, it changes! W.T.F is wrong with the people at Facebook? Why the hell do we continually get updates that do little to nothing, other than pissing you off?

Nightmare Restaurant From 'Kitchen Nightmares' Has Epic Facebook Meltdown

Emerald Catron — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:37:47 +0000

In all the years he’s been doing ‘Kitchen Nightmares’ (in the US at least), Gordon Ramsey never quit on a client. Until he went to Amy’s Baking Company in Arizona. Those people were horrible. Taking waitstaff tips, screaming, firing people — they genuinely are the worst. Unfortunately, they didn’t take learning that fact very well. [...]

Watch Jessica Alba and More Celebs Read Mean Tweets

Kyle Dowling — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:34:35 +0000

On a good day, Twitter is used as a social media platform where others can connect and interact in a cordial way. On a bad day, people hide behind their handles and unleash some harsh thoughts into the Twittersphere. But thanks to the folks at 'Jimmy Kimmel Live,' the bad days just got better.

Senior Class President Suspended After Tweeting About High School Sports

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 09 May 2013 15:35:11 +0000

An eight word tweet has gotten formerÂ Heights High School Class of 2013 President Wesley Teague in hot water with his school administration. WSU is Wichita State University, whose football team was disbanded in 1986. The athletic department at Heights High School, which is in Wichita, Kansas, is often referred to on Twitter by the hashtag [...]

10 Funniest Tweets From Comedian Rob Delaney's MLB Twitter Account Take-Over

Joe Student — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:17:29 +0000

Writer and comedian

Baseballs were originally made of ham. MLB switched design after President Taft ate 14 balls during the 1971 World Series. - @robdelaney

— MLB (@MLB) May 7, 2013 " target="_blank">Rob Delaney is a Twitter God.

Budwesier's Buddy Cup Lets You Become Facebook Friends With Your Drinking Buddies While You Get Hammered

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 01 May 2013 17:59:32 +0000

The next time you drink a Bud, you could be making a bud. Budwesier has unveiled a new Buddy Cup, which allows people to become Facebook friends when they touch glasses as they knock back a cold one. The glass, created by Budwesier Brazil, features a built-in chip synched with Facebook. “A computer chip with [...]

Why Liking Something on Facebook Isn't As Helpful As You Think

Emerald Catron — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:35:35 +0000

If you think you’re saving the world by liking a page on Facebook, UNICEF Sweden has got some news for you — you’re not. Liking a page is a great way to keep informed about a charity or cause, but unless it’s part of a specific campaign, it doesn’t actually do much good. This starving [...]

Country Legend George Jones Dies: Rockers Pay Tribute Via Twitter

Chad Childers — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:50:16 +0000

Great music knows no boundaries and it says a lot about the life and musical legacy of late country music great George Jones that those responding to his death include musicians that fall outside of his genre. Jones passed away Friday (April 26) at the age of 81 after a much-celebrated career in country music.

10 Hacked Tweets We Want to See

Emerald Catron — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:58:45 +0000

Earlier this week, somebody hacked the AP's Twitter account and posted a tweet saying that there were explosions in the White House and President Obama had been injured. The account was quickly suspended, and the situation dealt with.

Hackers Break Into Associated Press Twitter Account, Post Tweet About White House Explosions

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:04:07 +0000

Hackers broke into the Associated Press Twitter account on Tuesday and posted a tweet claiming two explosions had rocked the White House, injuring the president. The AP responded to the incident by suspending its account and saying it was trying to fix the problem. The tweet has since been taken down. This is the latest [...]

12 Parents Embarrassing Their Kids on Facebook

Cameron Simcik — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:16:24 +0000

There’s a funny thing about parents and technology. That being a majority of moms and dads are pretty techÂ unsavvy without the help of us internet-obsessed younger folk. And while parental struggles can be frustrating at times, their attempts to get in the techy loop are mostly just hilarious. This is particularly true with Facebook. Many [...]

Our Favorite Ways Anonymous Has Trolled Westboro Baptist's Facebook Page

Emerald Catron — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:27:25 +0000

In case you missed it, the ever-horrible Westboro Baptist Church announced they would be picketing at the funerals of the people who died in the Boston Marathon bombing. The church, if you don't know, likes to go around to funerals and say that God hates America for allowing gay marriage, and the death that attendees are mourning is just his wrath. It's basically the definition of awful. Well, the "hacktivist" group Anonymous was having none of it.

The Dumbest Tweets of the Week

Ben Worcester — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:25:52 +0000

There are over 400 million tweets per day on Twitter. Our math department here at TheFW says that amounts to around 2.8 billion tweets a week. We’ve gone through each and every one of those tweets to bring you the 10 Dumbest Tweets of the Week. Following the massive wake of tweets caused by former [...]

Facebook's New 'Home' Ad Proving Controversial

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:30:35 +0000

Usually when Facebook draws the ire of the collective internet it’s because it’s made a change to its format. But this time it’s one of the social network giant’s TV commercials that has the Web firing off a barrage of negative comments. The spot is for Facebook’s new Home phone feature. In the ad, a [...]

5 Important Ways Social Media Networking Affects Your Career

Kathy Landin — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:26:13 +0000

While the social media landscape often changes quickly, it’s pretty clear that networking on those sites is going to be a big part of our lives for a long time—both personally and professionally. In many ways, social media is as much for work as it is for fun. It may have started out as a [...]

Johnny Manziel Shuts Down His Twitter Account

Joe Student — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:24:35 +0000

You won’t find Johnny Football @ Twitter anymore. Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M said on Tuesday that he will cease to participate in the social media site so he can avoid sharing his private life with the public. Manziel made the announcement days after he reportedly shoved a Texas A&M grad assistant [...]

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 [...]

Watch Will Sasso's Hilarious Vine Videos

Kyle Dowling — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:02:46 +0000

If you’re looking for a thorough explanation of what the purpose of Vine, Twitter’s new video app,Â is (other than some quick porn)Â then you might need to look elsewhere. But if you’re looking for a good laugh please continue! Former MADtv cast member Will Sasso appears to be jumping up the online popularity ladder with his [...]