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SOPA Bill 2012: GoDaddy Reveals Support

GoDaddy received a considerable amount of backlash after it announced its support of the 2012 SOPA bill. Once a campaign began to boycott the company's services, GoDaddy reversed its position.
Web hosting company GoDaddy voiced its support for the SOPA Bill 2012, which would effectively let the U.S. government shut down any websites it feels are in violation of copyright.
U.S. singer Adam Lambert poses on arrival on the red carpet at the MTV Europe Music Awards show in Belfast

Adam Lambert says lesson learned after arrest

Former American Idol finalist Adam Lambert brushed off his arrest in Finland on Thursday, blaming his bad behavior on travel, booze and irrational confusion and adding lesson learned on Twitter.
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Payroll Tax Cut Rejection Could Cost $1,000: People Say that is ‘Big Money’ for Them

Following the House of Representatives' rejection of legislation to extend the payroll tax cut and jobless benefits for two months, on Tuesday the White House took to social media asking people to comment on what the rejection meant to them. For an average taxpayer earning $50,000 a year, terminating the tax cuts could mean an extra $1000 in Social Security tax from Jan. 1, 2012. When broken down that is about $40 for a pay period of two weeks.
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Hobbit trailer has film fans buzzing

Lord of the Rings movie fans were given an early holiday treat this week with the release of a trailer for prequel The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, whetting their appetites a year before the film hits theaters.
Two people dressed as Mickey Mouse stand next to Christmas tree made out of lights as they wait to perform for children at Puerta del Sol square

Have a Weird Christmas

On the old TV show, The Twilight Zone, people would often wake up to find that the world had changed in some weird and inexplicable way. The holidays are kind of like that. Our music tastes, our fashion, and even our work habits, are temporarily transformed.
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Dark Knight Rises trailer prompts fanboy euphoria

Reactions among Batman fans to a new theatrical trailer for Christopher Nolan's hotly anticipated The Dark Knight Rises ranged from euphoric to philosophical after the sneak peek went viral Monday.
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NJ Plane Crash Interstate 287: 5 Traffic Lanes Open [VIDEO]

Two northbound lanes and three southbound lanes are now open for traffic at Interstate 287 Milpost 35 in Morris Township, New Jersey, according to the New Jersey State Police Twitter feed, after debris from a small plane crash near exit 33 in Harding that killed a family of four and another man on Tuesday was cleared from the roads.
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Lady Gaga Twitter and Facebook Hacked, 'Free iPad 2' Scam Baits Thousands

Singer Lady Gaga has been the victim of a Facebook and Twitter hacking, with fake messages offering free iPad 2 tablets to her followers in what was likely a massive phishing scam. Gaga has since regained control of her accounts, but some disappointed fans were still wondering if Mama Monster simply rescinded the gift.
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Jon Bon Jovi Not Dead: Top Twitter Reactions to Celebrity Death Hoax

When Jon Bon Jovi became the latest victim of a celebrity death hoax, the news exploded on Twitter and has thrived there ever since, even when Bon Jovi, to show he wasn't dead, posted a Facebook picture 19 hours ago to prove it. From devastated memorials to hilarious posts in the hours after the hoax, here are the top Twitter reactions.

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