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Road to Sochi: #GoTeamUSA sendoff

@USOlympic fans around the country united across Twitter using the hashtag #GoTeamUSA to wish athletes luck before they compete in the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.Read more…

Our first birthday: A year on Vine

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Tomorrow marks Vine’s first birthday. When we launched Vine on January 24, 2013, we didn’t know what to expect. To say that we’ve been blown away is an understatement. The creative community that has embraced Vine’s short, looping videos has shown that you can tell a whole story, make people laugh and even leave people speechless –– in six seconds or less.Read more…

Opposite Worlds collide on Twitter with @SyFy

Each Wednesday, viewers of the new SyFy show Opposite Worlds will have an #OnlyOnTwitter opportunity to shape the course of the content and destiny of the contestants, all in real time.Read more…

Conference title games draw #NFL faithful

While fans spent the entire week cheering on their teams via Twitter, the conversation really heated up once the live NFC and AFC championships began.Read more…

Take a seat courtside with the @AustralianOpen

The #AusOpen is back, featuring the Twitter Mirror, player Q&As at the new ‘Social Shack’, Vine videos and even player Tweets direct from the court.Read more…

Live from the 2014 Golden Globes

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The biggest moments of the 2014 Golden Globe Awards.Read more…

Gearing up for a golden night on Twitter

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Hollywood’s brightest stars will come together on Sunday, January 12 (8pm ET/5pm PT) for one of the most fun nights in show biz: The Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes).

As exciting as it will be with so much talent and personality in one room, your TV screen can only capture so much. That’s where Twitter comes in.Read more…

Tell your stories with #TwitterFiction

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Though Twitter is famous for its utility in telling real-life, real-time stories, it’s also an enormously powerful tool for another kind of storytelling: fiction.Read more…

Football fans dive deep for the #BCS title game

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How fans reacted to the #BCS championship game between @FSU_Football and @FootballAURead more…

Twitter reactions to the #Fed confirmation

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Yesterday, Dr. Janet Yellen was confirmed as the newest Chairperson of the @FederalReserve, the first woman to hold that post. She also became the first #Fed chair to have her appointment debated and celebrated over Twitter — the last time that a new chairperson was appointed, Twitter wasn’t around.Read more…

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