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The first tweet from outer space was recorded on January 22. The first doctor to tweet during surgery happened at the Children’s Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. A landmark tweet against impostors was issued in a tweet by the British High Court in October, 2009

Apple’s iPad is barely a few days old, and it’s already facing potential litigation. On the heals of China vs Google battling over censorship and Gmail hacking issues, Apple is having its own altercations with the Chinese. This time around, instead of debates with the government, Apple is being held up by bandits, literally.

As an online editorial cartoonist, I pay homage here to some of the finest new and established cartoonists that are focusing their editorial commentary on social media. Like myself, many of these cartoonists have found the Web 2.0 world is just as exciting and newsworthy as political commentary

TripAdvisor®, the world’s most trusted source of travel advice, announced recently the top 10 dirtiest hotels for 2010, based on TripAdvisor® traveler ratings for cleanliness.

At Japan Snake Center, snakes put bite on you! Actually it’s the other way around, just visit their cafeteria.

If you’re like me and have become disenchanted with the social bookmarking site Digg, ever since they did away with their “shout” function last year, apparently we are not alone. While Digg’s unique visitors ended 2009 at 27 million, by December, this was a marked decline from its it 32 unique visitors in September.

If you can’t get that crazy song out of your head since 62-yr old ‘General’ Larry Platt first sang it on American mocking the contemporary street fashion of wearing your pants at half-(m)ass – you are not alone!

How does a brand from the pre-digital age that filed for bankruptcy in 2001 survive in the 21st century of social media and advanced gadget wizardry? They hire a pop icon who has created more buzz than when Madonna first uttered “Material Girl.” Lady Gaga, the 23-year old wacky fashionista might be considered this millennium’s Mae West on steroids but it looks like she’s landed a legit day-time job, just in case her ‘performance art’ persona falls out of favor.

Remember when after reading, you daydreamed about the content as if it was a living scenario, whether it be a romance novel or a sporting event. Now with the assistance of Augmented Reality, the content you read will virtually be able to pop off the page and begin speaking to you.

When you can’t get things done the way you’d like them done – Diversify, Diversify, Diversify! Google staying true to itself…that is, doing whatever it bloody well likes – has applied for approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to be allowed to buy and sell power much like utilities do.