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The Schmooze Celebs Sit Virtual Shiva for Leonard Nimoy on Twitter
Getty Images Leonard Nimoy, best known for playing Mr. Spock on the original “Star Trek,” passed away on Friday at the age of 83. While Trekkies everywhere are holding up their hands in four-fingered salutes, celebrities have chosen Twitter as their mourning medium of choice. William Shatner, who played Captain Kirk alongside Nimoy’s Spock, wrote:…
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Breaking News Israel Diplomats Face Ax for Anti-Bibi Tweets — Compared to Renegade Soldiers
An Israeli ambassador and two other diplomats face possible dismissal for publishing posts on Twitter critical of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his testy relationship with the White House, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. The offending tweets came as Netanyahu, who is seeking a fourth term in office, fends off criticism at home and…
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The Schmooze How Coke Made Hitler ‘Happy’
In an acute case of “no good deed goes unpunished,” Coca-Cola’s #MakeItHappy campaign has gone hopelessly awry. The campaign, launched during the Super Bowl, goes as follows: fans of Coke can tweet unpleasant things and the company, who then turns those angry thoughts into a fun image, which is then tweeted back with the slogan…
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Breaking News Steven Salaita Sues University of Illinois Over Loss of Tenured Post
A professor who lost out on a tenured position at the University of Illinois after he made Twitter postings critical of Israel claimed in a lawsuit on Thursday that the university violated his rights to free speech under the U.S. Constitution. Steven Salaita said in his lawsuit that university donors pressured trustees to withdraw their…
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Opinion #JeSuisJuif Hashtag Spreads After Paris Terror
(JTA) — In the wake of Wednesday’s deadly attack on the offices of the Charlie Hebdo newspaper, the hashtag #JeSuisCharlie (“I Am Charlie”) swept the internet in solidarity with the victims. Then came #JeSuisAhmed, to honor Ahmed Merabet, the Muslim police officer murdered during the Charlie Hebdo attacks, and who has become a symbol of inclusion…
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Forward 50 2014 Jeff Jacoby
Who would’ve thought one Tweet from a worried father could turn the Jewish world upside down with equal parts compassion and fear? The social media post from Jeff Jacoby, 55, a Boston Globe columnist, included a photo of his 16-year-old son, Caleb Jacoby, and a plaintive plea: Help me find my boy. Soon thousands were…
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Breaking News Big Tech Wakes Up to Hate Speech Threat After #GoodJew Ruling in Europe
A little over a year after a French court forced Twitter to remove some anti-Semitic content, experts say the ruling has had a ripple effect, leading other Internet companies to act more aggressively against hate speech in an effort to avoid lawsuits. The 2013 ruling by the Paris Court of Appeals settled a lawsuit brought…
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Opinion Monica Lewinsky Joins Twitter. Should We Listen?
Monica Lewinsky (JTA) — Monica Lewinsky has come full circle. The Jewish woman who, with some justice, described herself as “the first person to have their reputation completely destroyed worldwide via the Internet” returned to the cybersphere on Monday with a Twitter account. Is she a glutton for punishment? She’s reentering the e-public eye just as…
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