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.
NHL star organizes pickup hockey game on Twitter
Hockey fans in Montreal got the chance of a lifetime on Wednesday when Canadiens player Josh Gorges invited them to play an outdoor game with him.
On Dec 27, 2012 by Kris Holt
Kobe Bryant takes a bath on Twitter
Kobe Bryant, one of the few big-name athletes to avoid the microblogging service, is taking over the @nikebasketball account for a few days.
On Dec 26, 2012 by Kris Holt
Weird Wednesday: Self-Aware Roomba
A Roomba uses Twitter to share its musings on the meaning of existence as a robot vacuum cleaner.
“Trick shot” kicker gets a shot at his NFL dream
Håvard Rugland won a chance to join the big leagues after a YouTube video found its way to the New York Jets.
Saudi man arrested for tweets that were “insulting to Islam”
Turki Ahmed accused extremist Islamists of distorting the Prophet Mohammed’s “message of love.”
Instagram rolls back controversial terms of service changes
After a massive outcry from users—including some celebrities—Instagram is reverting to the old language about advertising in its terms of service, removing references to selling users’ photos without their permission.
On Dec 21, 2012 by Kris Holt
CoryBookerForSenate.com doesn’t belong to Cory Booker
The Newark mayor has registered several domain names for possible senate—or even presidential runs—but he missed one site, which now redirects to a Ron Paul for President page.
On Dec 20, 2012 by Kris Holt
Cory Booker staying in Newark, mulling 2014 Senate run
In typical Booker style, the Newark, N.J. mayor announced his intention to finish out his term with a YouTube video and the hashtag #finishingthework.
#WeirdWednesday: Robin Williams enters the Shire
The Twitter account @HobbitWilliams reimagines the Oscar-winning comedian as one of the hairy-footed hobbit.
On Dec 19, 2012 by Kris Holt
Hundreds of Swedish teens riot over slut-shaming Instagram account
The “Instagram sex rumor riots” have entered their second day in Gothenberg, Sweden, with hundreds of student clashing with police and setting off fireworks.
@Gundeaths tweets the stories behind the gun crime statistics
@gundeaths started in July with the message, “This account will try to tweet every gun death in America regardless of cause and without comment.”
On Dec 18, 2012 by Kris Holt
Instagram’s alarming new terms of service explained
Will Instagram’s updated terms of service (ToS) really make users quit posting breakfast pics for good?
Nielsen to start counting your tweets in its TV ratings
In an effort to get a better picture of how popular TV shows really are, Nielsen will start tracking tweets to measure shows’ online fanbases.
On Dec 17, 2012 by Kris Holt
Meet Basse Andersen, the most nervous man on the Internet
Basse Andersen’s coworkers have made scaring him into a game.
The Tweekender: Fake Mr. Bean gets all the retweets
All the news that’s fit to tweet, in 140 characters or less!
On Dec 14, 2012 by Kris Holt
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