Twitter

On a good day, Twitter is used as a social media platform where others can connect and interact in a cordial way. On a bad day, people hide behind their handles and unleash some harsh thoughts into the Twittersphere. But thanks to the folks at 'Jimmy Kimmel Live,' the bad days just got better.

An eight word tweet has gotten former Heights High School Class of 2013 President Wesley Teague in hot water with his school administration.

If you've been hiding under a rock, or just somehow not on the internet at all today, here's a newsflash -- Jason Collins is now the first active NBA player to be openly gay.

Earlier this week, somebody hacked the AP's Twitter account and posted a tweet saying that there were explosions in the White House and President Obama had been injured. The account was quickly suspended, and the situation dealt with.

There are over 400 million tweets per day on Twitter. Our math department here at TheFW says that amounts to around 2.8 billion tweets a week. We've gone through each and every one of those tweets to bring you the 10 Dumbest Tweets of the Week.

There are over 400 million tweets per day on Twitter. Our math department here at TheFW says that amounts to around 2.8 billion tweets a week. We have gone through each and every one of those tweets to bring you the 10 Dumbest Tweets of the Week.

There are over 400 million tweets per day on Twitter. Our math department here at TheFW says that amounts to around 2.8 billion tweets a week. We have gone through each and every one of those tweets to bring you the 10 Dumbest Tweets of the Week. Sure, we may have lost all feeling in the left side of our body, but it was worth it!

If you're looking for a thorough explanation of what the purpose of Vine, Twitter's new video app, is (other than some quick porn) then you might need to look elsewhere. But if you're looking for a good laugh please continue!

Lindsay Lohan managed to show up to court almost an hour late this morning, after taking an overnight flight on a private jet sponsored by an energy drink from New York to LA. She got glitter-bombed on the way in, so at least she's looking fabulous.

This (NSFW) video of Hitler reacting to the end of Google Reader is being passed around Twitter with the reckless abandon of people who just realized they're losing their favorite way to follow the internet.

As we advance deeper into the 21st century, a Senator's press secretary is at least as likely to be getting the word out on Twitter than communicating with the press in more traditional ways. So when Brett Wanamaker decided he wanted to surprise his girlfriend Beth Adelson, who is the press secretary for Virginia Senator Mark Warner, with a marriage proposal he had a pretty good idea where to find

When you get tired of all your "comedian" friends working on bits, maybe take the time to follow these massive corporations on Twitter. Why? Because they're funny and sometimes they give you free tacos. That's probably more than you can say about your friends. Here are five to follow.

Hap-Bieber-thday, Justin Bieber! Justin may have celebrated his birthday by taking off his shirt and partying until six in the morning (much like a 19-year-old girl on spring break would do), but we're going to celebrate with his fans. Here are some glitter GIFs (awful) and some #imagine tweets (cringeworthy) to remind the world what JB's greatest contribution to the world has been -- his totally

Ugh, come on people. Kurt Cobain is trending pretty hard on Twitter today, since it's his birthday, but we doubt the authenticity of some of these "fans." Here are some dumb, dumb tweets dedicated to Cobain on his birthday. (We left out the twenty gazillion tweets of the quote "Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are," because it's depressing how people aren

Things got weird in the burger wars yesterday when hackers broke into the Burger King Twitter page and started firing off pro-McDonald's tweets.