Twitter continues its television takeover
- Following the vanilla premiere of $#*! My Dad Says, CBS is teaming up with Ashton Kutcher to release another broadcast show based on a Twitter feed. The imitator's concept is similar; a ghostwriter reports on somebody else's inane, often vulgar, daily comments. Instead of outing his crazy dad, though, it's his crazy roommate. Sorry, Steve's roommate, but Steve's going to find out -- via The Hollywood Reporter
15 percent of the time, a social media ban works every time
- The Harrisburg University of Science and Technology ended its campuswide ban on social media two weeks ago. According to a report, though, 85 percent of the student body may have found their way around the ban. Their "secret"? Mobile apps. (Gasp!) -- via MetroWest Daily News
Own Facebook!
- Facebook's going public! Don't get too excited just yet, though. The "earliest" it plans an IPO is 2012. -- via Read Write Web
Get noticed by Internet giants
- Want to get rich? A good way to start is to be bought by Google or Facebook. Computerworld's Nancy Goring has some tips. -- via Computerworld
Even a private profile can't save you now
- And finally, the United States is looking to make it easier to wiretap the Internet. That's right; you get in trouble, and your Facebook profile might be tagged. -- via The Associated Press
This is our first social media dish on the Warp Pipe. If you see social media content worth mentioning, email me (bobby.bonett@newsday.com), send me a message on twitter (@bobbybonett) or comment below.
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