Kris Holt
Based in Montreal, Kris Holt has been writing about technology and web culture since 2010. He writes for Engadget and Tech News World, and his byline has also appeared in Paste, Salon, International Business Times, Mashable, and elsewhere.
Twitter’s next big thing: #music
Twitter just got turned up to 11.
On Apr 18, 2013 by Kris Holt
Twitter users mock CNN’s Boston bombing coverage
Twitter comedians crack jokes about CNN’s latest “Dewey defeats Truman” moment.
On Apr 17, 2013 by Kris Holt
As poll close, hackers attack Venezuela’s acting president
Hackers took over Twitter accounts belonging to Venezuela’s acting president Nicolas Maduro and the ruling socialist party on Sunday.
On Apr 15, 2013 by Kris Holt
Not even Ricky Gervais could keep this comic from bombing
Gittins, who insisted the show would “be shit anyway,” prepared for the gig by tweeting a photo of his (empty) view.
On Apr 12, 2013 by Kris Holt
Stephen Colbert forces Bill Clinton to become @PrezBillyJeff
Slick Willie just got a new nickname.
On Apr 9, 2013 by Kris Holt
We’ll see you at the movies, Roger Ebert
The Chicago Sun-Times, the newspaper where Ebert plied his trade for decades, reported his death at the age of 70 after a battle with cancer.
On Apr 4, 2013 by Kris Holt
Brits petition conservative politician to live on just £53 per week
As benefit cuts take hold in the U.K., a petition urging Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith to live off £53 ($80) per week for a year has soared in popularity.
On Apr 2, 2013 by Kris Holt
Twitter turns 7, now has 200 million active users
Twitter has come a long way since Jack Dorsey posted the first-ever tweet.
On Mar 21, 2013 by Kris Holt
Craigslist seller tries to unload Ryan Dunn’s haunted car parts
The seller doesn’t want the car debris any longer because “weird shit has happened since I put it under my bed.”
On Mar 18, 2013 by Kris Holt
Twitter community, celebs team up to help jokester’s family
Twitter-famous comedian Matt Parise, a.k.a. SucittaM, got help from friends and celebrities on Twitter after his wife suffered a brain hemorrage and a small stroke.
On Mar 12, 2013 by Kris Holt
Irish senator wants you to pay to comment online
Sen. Eamonn Coghlan has come up with a terrible idea to silence the trolls on the Web: charge them.
On Mar 6, 2013 by Kris Holt
College students turn police scanner into popular Twitter account
Two anonymous Ohio University students with a police scanner started one of the biggestTwitter accounts on campus.
On Mar 5, 2013 by Kris Holt
“Parks and Recreation” Pinterest wedding album is adorable
Previously, on Parks and Recreation, two main characters tied the knot in impromptu style. As is the way of things in Pawnee, Indiana, it was both hilarious and adorable.
On Feb 28, 2013 by Kris Holt
The Tweekender: Could Chandler and Monica BE more together?
All the news that’s fit to tweet, in 140 characters or less!
On Feb 22, 2013 by Kris Holt
Politician’s heartfelt tweets were to secret daughter, not lover
During the State of the Union address, Rep. Steve Cohen (Tenn.-D) sent and quickly deleted several tweets to an attractive young blonde. It’s far less creepy than it sounds.
On Feb 15, 2013 by Kris Holt
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