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Twelve Christmas Facebook Applications

Looking to spread some holiday cheer to your friends on Facebook? The following is a list of twelve Facebook applications that will help you do so this holiday season: 1. Christmas Cards- Allows you...

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How to use social media to help Pittsburghers, orphanage in Haiti

UPDATE: Jamie and Ali McMutrie, along with 54 Haitian orphans, arrived in Pittsburgh thanks to the help of many. For statements from the family, please click here. Since a devastating 7.0 magnitude...

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Pa. judge refuses to ban courtroom tweets during 'Bonusgate' trial

The Pennsylvania judge presiding over the upcoming "Bonusgate" political corruption trial has rejected a motion that would bar reports on the case through Twitter, the Associated Press is reporting....

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Pa. House bill bans texting, hand-held cell phone use by drivers

Motorists wouldn't be able to use hand-held cell phones while driving under a state House bill that's now on its way to the Senate, the Post-Gazette is reporting. The Pennsylvania House of...

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Get Punxsutawney Phil's Groundhog Day forecast via text message

Pennsylvanians who can't make the drive to Punxsutawney tomorrow to get Phil's Groundhog Day forecast can find out whether or not we will be having six more weeks of winter by signing up for a text...

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THON becomes worldwide Twitter Trending Topic

UPDATE 4:31 p.m.: THON raised a new record of $7,838,054.36 and continues to bounce around the worldwide top ten Twitter Trending Topics. An @THON TwitPic of the total can be seen here.The Penn State...

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Leaders launch campaign to bring Google's ultrafast broadband to Pittsburgh

Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and Carnegie Mellon President Jared L. Cohon are seeking help from the community in persuading Google to select Pittsburgh as a site for an ultrafast, broadband Internet network....

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"Robert Morris" becomes worldwide Twitter Trending Topic

UPDATE 3:15 p.m.: Robert Morris was defeated by Villanova 70-73 in OT, but continues to bounce around the Trending Topics list."Robert Morris" became a worldwide Trending Topic on the social...

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Westmoreland County judges ban Twitter, texting in courtrooms

Judges in Westmoreland County have decided to ban Twitter, text messaging, and all other electronic communication from courtrooms, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports. The county's 11 judges, based...

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Happy 4th Birthday, Twitter!

Jack Dorsey, creator and co-founder of Twitter, sent his first tweet on March 21, 2006 at 12:50 p.m.http://twitter.com/jack/status/20Today, Sunday, March 21, 2010, marks the fourth birthday for the...

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Mayor declares Friday, March 26 'Google Day'

"Reserved for Google" sign http://www.pittsburghgoesgoogle.com/ Related articles Leaders launch campaign to bring Google's ultrafast broadband to Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl declared Friday, March...

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Councilwoman launches website for comments on February's snowstorm

Pittsburgh City Councilwoman Natalia Rudiak has announced the creation of a website where residents can leave comments and suggestions regarding February's snowstorm. The website can be found at...

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Seton Hill University to give iPads to all full-time students

Seton Hill University, located in Greensburg, announced today that as part of its Griffin Technology Advantage program, every full-time student will receive a brand new iPad and all first year...

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"Onion" article pokes fun at the Pittsburgh Pirates

If you were on Facebook or Twitter today, you probably noticed this headline linked somewhere: "PNC Park Sold Out For 'Fan Euthanasia Night.'" If you are a little bit gullible -hint, hint, like me-...

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Specter, Sestak become Twitter Trending Topics during PA primary

Senator Arlen Specter and his opponent in the Pennsylvania Democratic Senate primary, Joe Sestak, become worldwide Twitter Trending Topics Tuesday night.Specter, 80, was defeated by two-term U.S....

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Specter, Sestak tweet about PA primary

Senator Arlen Specter and U.S. Representative Joe Sestak tweeted about the results of the Pennsylvania Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday night.Specter, 80, who served in the Senate for 30 years,...

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Corbett subpoenas Twitter to identify anonymous critics

Current Pennsylvania Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Corbett has subpoenaed a representative from Twitter to appear as a Grand Jury witness to "testify and give evidence...

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President Obama to visit CMU Wednesday, live webcast available

UPDATE: President Obama's address, which was originally reported to start at noon, is now expected to begin at 1:30 p.m. A live webcast is still available here.President Barack Obama will make an...

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Pittsburgh Social Media Day Meetup this Wednesday, June 30th

Mashable, an internet news blog, is hosting the first worldwide Social Media Day tomorrow, June 30th, and Pittsburgh is participating by holding a meetup. Social Media Day is "a global celebration of...

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Help document a single day on earth for YouTube's 'Life in a Day'

YouTube users are being invited to participate in the "Life in a Day" project, a global experiment to create a user-generated documentary film shot in a single day.This Saturday, July 24, you have 24...

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