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Oklahoma's Country Stars Send Messages to Those Hit by Moore Tornado

Billy Dukes — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:00:11 +0000

Monday's (May 20) devastating tornado in Moore, Okla. touched the hearts of country music's biggest stars, and more than a few were left worrying about friends and family they knew in the area. The state is home to some of the biggest names in country music -- Carrie Underwood, Garth Brooks, Toby Keith, Vince Gill and Blake Shelton are just a few who have roots there, with one superstar having grown up in Moore.

Darius Rucker Shoots Down Racist Tweet With a Few Words of His Own

Christina Vinson — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:00:27 +0000

Darius Rucker has been open about the inspiration that transpired when he heard the classic 'Wagon Wheel' at his daughter's high school talent show. However, he probably didn't expect to be slammed with a racist tweet following some criticism over the song.

Twitter Users Come Together to Create 'Obama Country Songs'

Billy Dukes — Thu, 09 May 2013 17:25:43 +0000

Does the #ObamaCountrySongs trend on Twitter mean President Barack Obama is thinking of a new career? Or are his supporters and critics just looking for a new way to sound off? The latter seems more likely. Country song titles are getting a political spin from Twitter users in hundreds of funny -- and not-so-funny -- pokes at the president.

Country Music Reacts to Passing of George Jones on Twitter

Dave Wheaton — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:35:08 +0000

News of the passing of legendary singer George Jones has spread through the country music community. His death hits home with several country artists, and here is how they are reacting on Twitter. Prayers and Condolences go out to the family of George Jones, one of the greats is gone. twitter.com/BellamyBrother… — Bellamy [...]

George Jones Dead at 81: Country Stars React

Megan Pacella — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:44:43 +0000

Country music artists and fans are reeling from the news that George Jones, arguably one of the greatest country singers of all time, died on Friday April 26. Born September 12, 1931, Jones is considered one of the most important and influential singers in the history of American popular music, and Nashville's biggest stars are taking the news hard.

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.

Willie Nelson, Kristen Kelly and Other Texas Country Music Artists React to Fertilizer Plant Explosion in West

Dave Wheaton — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:38:55 +0000

As news got out about the tragic fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, the Texas country music community has gone to social network sites to express their thoughts and concerns about the situation. Country icon Willie Nelson was born in Abbott, Texas, only six miles north of West. He tweeted: West has been in my [...]

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 [...]

Dave Shares His Favorite Earl Dibbles Jr. Facebook Posts

Dave Wheaton — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:00:11 +0000

I don't think anyone will be surprised to hear me say that Earl Dibbles, Jr. is the alter-ego of Granger Smith. The Texas Country singer/songwriter with a whole lot of talent, an impressive collection of Top 5 singles and has very unique ways of entertaining his fans. Smith as Dibbles, Jr. can easily be described as an extreme country boy who regularly speaks his opinion with a simplistic approach to life, love, political views and beer drinking (a.k.a. 'crackin' a cold one'). And he posts his opinion regularly on social network sites like Instagram, Twitter, and my personal source for Earl Dibbles Jr.-isms, Facebook.

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 [...]

Funny Tweets By Parents the Week Of March 11

Stephanie McMaster — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:06:15 +0000

Another week, another batch of tweets by parents that would surely horrify their children if they were old enough to read. Parents this week hit Twitter with their frustrations over Daylight Savings Time and the embarrassing things their kids say in public. Check out 10 of our favorite tweets by parents this week: Josh Hara [...]

Twitter Mourns the Death of Google Reader

Emerald Catron — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:25:00 +0000

This (NSFW) video of Hitler reacting to the end of Google Reader is being passed around Twitter with the reckless abandon of people who just realized they’re losing their favorite way to follow the internet. Google announced it’s killing off Google Reader July 1 as part of their spring cleaning. In response, people are sharing [...]

Funny Tweets By Parents The Week Of March 4

Stephanie McMaster — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:35:20 +0000

The popularity of social networking has given parents all new ways to embarrass their offspring, and often in hilarious fashion. Our favorite funny tweets by parents this week perfectly captured the frustration (and humiliation) that comes along with parenting. Check out 10 of our favorite things said on Twitter by parents this week: Danny Zuker [...]

Man Uses Senator's Twitter Feed to Make Charming Marriage Proposal

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:02:19 +0000

As we advance deeper into the 21st century, a Senator's press secretary is at least as likely to be getting the word out on Twitter than communicating with the press in more traditional ways.

So when Brett Wanamaker decided he wanted to surprise his girlfriend Beth Adelson, who is the press secretary for Virginia Senator Mark Warner, with a marriage proposal he had a pretty good idea where to find her.

Hilarious Tweets By Parents The Week Of Feb. 25

Stephanie McMaster — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 20:00:09 +0000

Myth debunked – parents can indeed be funny and we have the tweets to prove it! Check out 10 of the most hilarious things written on Twitter this week by parents (and one non-parent who gets it) this week: Renee (@nayele18): I can tell everything my kids ate during the day by examining their shirt [...]

The Best Oscars 2013 Tweets

Emerald Catron — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 01:34:23 +0000

Why sort through hundreds and hundreds of Oscars tweets, when we will do that for you? We've picked out our favorites and are compiling them here so you don't have to read Pantene commercials or people just saying "OSCARS! OSCARS!! OSCARS!!!" From comments on the opening monologue, to everybody freaking out over the 'Jaws' theme playing people off stage, to ties and glorious man-hair, we've got it all

What's the Happiest State in America (According to Twitter)?

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:03:37 +0000

Do you need to be cheered up? There’s one place in the US that can turn that frown upside down faster than any other. Hawaii has been named the happiest state in the country. Yes, it’s always sunny. Yes, beaches abound and, yes, you can actually attend a luau with alarming frequency. Those factors may [...]

Mother Banned from Mentioning Her Kids on Social Media After She Insults Son with a Dirty Word

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:11:48 +0000

A judge didn’t throw the book at one upstate New York mom as much as he threw the Facebook at her. The woman, identified only as “Melody M.,” has been banned from posting anything about her children on any social networking site. The woman called her 10-year-old son a dirty word on Facebook. We can’t [...]

Hackers Make Burger King Twitter Praise McDonald's

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:00:46 +0000

Things got weird in the burger wars yesterday when hackers broke into the Burger King Twitter page and started firing off pro-McDonald’s tweets. Under the handle McDonalds@BurgerKing, the hackers posted messages which said Burger King had been sold to McDonald’s, accused Burger King employees of on-the-job drug use and posted links to popular hip hop [...]

FloridaMan Is the Best Fake Twitter Account Ever

Emerald Catron — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:09:02 +0000

There’s something special about Florida. Not the Keys or the Everglades. Really it’s the propensity for weird news that gets us. Strange things are always happening down there. If you’re familiar with the bizarre state, @_FloridaMan on Twitter will delight you. Basically it’s just headlines that begin with “Florida Man…” and end with something crazy, [...]