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Hashtags may have originated on Twitter, but the popular internet shorthand has since spread to Facebook and even everyday speech. And now, "hashtag" has been declared the 2012 word of the year by the American Dialect Society. #waytogohashtag

Just when you thought the Westboro Baptist church couldn't get any lower, they did.

If you didn't think we have advanced too far as a society before this, you should now. The technological revolution has made its way to the Catholic church, as Pope Benedict XVI is now on Twitter. That's right, the freaking Pope is on Twitter!

When it comes to social media, seems like people want to post every little mundane fact about themselves in hopes of the world will give a crap about it. There are times where it can help and become important; like when thieves post about their exploits only to be caught because of doing so. This case is a bit different though, it wasn't the thief that did himself in, rather the CCTV that caught h

When it comes to naming a your child, it's a pretty important choice. You don't want something the child can be made fun of. You especially don't want them to resent you for the name. So why in God's name would you want to name your child after a passing social media fad?

Let the opinions fly on this one. A guy in Britain got demoted at his job due to a Facebook post concerning gay marriage. Adrian Smith said that churches should not allow gay weddings and that they're "an equality too far".

As Sandy approaches, we'll be keeping our Twitter account updated and we will also be closely following several other key people and organizations on Twitter. Here's a list of who you should also follow along with.

For some reason people think I am capable and qualified to host and judge amateur night at Night Moves in Latham. I will never complain, as long as they keep getting naked I’ll keep showing up. This last visit I felt the need to bring all my Twitter followers with me and live tweeted the entire evening. ...

Remember MySpace?  Before we had mega social media hits Facebook and Twitter, we all used this thing called MySpace.  It was HUGE.  Now, today, with roughly one billion less users than Facebook, some of us have never even heard of the page.  Enter music mogul Justin Timberlake.  JT is dusting off the ghost town and revamping the old hit.

Q-Ruption 2012 is officially underway at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. On Twitter + Instagram @q103albany and #qruption Silvertung just wrapped up on the stage, with Adelitas Way, Staind, Godsmack, and Shinedown to come later tonight.! Check out our live Instagrammed pictures from backstage and onstage - and if you're here, join in on the fun by tagging your Instagram photos and tweets #QR

Whenever something happens people take to social media to point out the obvious.  If you wanted to know if it was raining you could check your facebook or twitter feeds.  This morning a 3.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the Los Angeles California area and residents took to social media.   I found ten hilarious tweets from people including celebrities regarding the minor quake.

We have all said some pretty awful stuff about celebrities before. What would it be like if they could see what we said, and said it out loud? Jimmy Kimmel found out.