Twitter curses David Cameron's arrival, and other tweets of the week
These are the tweets that captured the t'week that t'was in news. Follow @TweekThatTwas on Twitter.
Saturday
When asked once about why he wasn't on Twitter, British Prime Minister David Cameron used a pejorative to describe the perils of using the microblogging service.- But when he officially joined Twitter, current users had a pejorative for him. And he learned another peril of using the service.
David Cameron joins twitter - a nation unites. @David_Cameron http://pic.twitter.com/1PAZ3XbJSunday
Hugo Chavez's re-election as Venezuelan President brought out the usual politically minded celebrities, and some unusual ones.
And we randomly encounter US actor Danny Glover at our live position, moments after #Chavez victory. #Venezuela http://pic.twitter.com/1JAx5rY3Monday
It was Thanksgiving in Canada, but American pop stars of old and older didn't forget.Tuesday
The Taliban in Pakistan boasted of shooting and critically injuring 14-year-old education activist Malala Yousafzai and two schoolmates. This Pakistani commentator was among the many who made Malala their Twitter avatar in supportWednesday
As cycling fans and cancer fighters digested the damning 1,000+ pages of doping evidence against Lance Armstrong, he said only this, raising what's been called the "cancer shield."
What am I doing tonight? Hanging with my family, unaffected, and thinking about this. bit.ly/Po6mXT #onwardThursday
After months of bullying, 15-year-old Amanda Todd of Coquitlam, B.C. committed suicide, but not before telling her story on YouTube. Since the news broke, tributes and memorials flourished on social media, with this being among the widely circulated commemorations on Twitter.
Friday
The Nobel Peace Prize announcement is always a galvanizing moment, and giving the award to an organization instead of a person left some scratching their heads.
