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Evansville Police Make Arrest in University of Evansville Twitter Threats

Ryan O'Bryan — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:32:00 +0000

The individual responsible for threatening tweets against the University of Evansville on Tuesday which led to school officials to cancel the men’s baseball game against Austin Peay State University later that day is in police custody. The Evansville Courier and Press reports that 24 year old Evansville resident, Naquan Powell in relation to the following [...]

A Simple Way To Understand Social Media

Eric Cornish — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:42:43 +0000

Remember when Myspace first started? Everyone though it was the end-all, be-all of the Internet. It was the first glimpse that most of us got of what came to be known as "social media." Now, it's more than just one or two Social Media sites, they're all over the web. So, how do we keep track? Well, let's use something everyone here at WKDQ can relate to: donuts.

'Twitter' Used In Scientific Study About Human Behavior And Happiness

Jon Prell — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:35:13 +0000

It is a fact and confirmed by Twitter that people generally wake up in a good mood and are happiest on weekends. How do you get that from Twitter? Scientists at Cornell University apparently had nothing better to do so, they turned to Twitter to get a glimpse of real-time unfiltered human behavior and they found a pretty consistent pattern.

The Morning After App

Leslie Morgan — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:18:29 +0000

There’s a new app that might just save you a little or a lot of embarrassment, the morning after a party binge, if you spent the night and letting everyone know about it. Last Night Never Happened is called “the morning after app.” The app cleans up your social pages, taking those unwanted, posts off your Facebook or Twitter accounts!! [...]

Blake Shelton Speaks On His Love Of Twitter

Leslie Morgan — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:36:03 +0000

Ohhhhhh, Blake, you are TOO funny!!!!! That’s why we LOVE you!!!! Blake’s latest album comes out next week!

Taste Of Country Music News 6/10

Leslie Morgan — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:11:20 +0000

Reba greets fans and performs at the CMA Music Fest....

Blake tweets and Chris celebrates a birthday.....

Terms 'Facebook' And 'Twitter' Banned In France

Jon Prell — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:08:35 +0000

The French government is notorious for banning the use of English words as a way of maintaining French language and culture.

However, a recent ruling by the French government, which now makes it illegal to speak the words "Facebook" or "Twitter" on television or radio newscasts, isn't as shocking as you might think.

Tay-V Performance

Baby Boy — Wed, 11 May 2011 15:02:54 +0000

Alright, Taylor Swift fans, you can see Taylor performing her new song “The Story of Us” today (May 11th)! Taylor will be performing today on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. I’ve been to a taping of Ellen before and they tape a day earlier, which makes sense when looking at Taylor’s tweet from yesterday. Here’s [...]

Taste Of Country Music News Minute 4/29

Leslie Morgan — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:40:48 +0000

The Taste of Country Music news Minute is brought to you by ROCKHOUSE PIZZA!! Today, Kenny could do without the internet and Taylor touches the world.

5 Jobs That Pay To Play On Facebook

Jon Prell — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:45:15 +0000

We all know how social networking has exploded over the last few years and it’s impact on everything from relationships to the workplace. According to msn.com there are 500 million active Facebook users, 175 million Twitter users and 100 million accounts on Linkedin. Employers however, are not quite as enthusiastic about social networking because there is [...]