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One of the favorite and biggest selling franchises in the world of gaming is Call of Duty. Modern Warfare 2 brought fantastic gameplay for the campaign and also to the online gaming community; it was succeeded by the current CoD: Black Ops which got off to a bumpy start with server issues that … [Read more...]
Think back to your old school days, after a morning slaving away at your desk in a boring maths lesson, your eyes would scan the clock waiting for the bell to sound announcing lunch. If your school was like mine and probably many others, the dash for the canteen was a fast and furious affair. You … [Read more...]
Since its early days, online social networking site Twitter is now seeing an impressive 200 million active users, as well as some 65 million tweets a day and 800,000 queries. For more information on this head on over to wikipedia. News varies on OSM in relation to Twitter, from footballers taking … [Read more...]
Only recently we told how NFL's Rashard Mendenhall had landed himself in hot water on Twitter and now we have news of another NFL player getting into bother on the social networking site. It seems that NFL’s Reggie Bush is not endearing himself to fans over certain comments he’s made about the … [Read more...]
There’s big news today in the footballing world as it’s being widely speculated that footballing superstar Kaka is on his way to Chelsea from Real Madrid. The story of the transfer has been sparked by rumors that started on Twitter but as you might expect, is as yet unconfirmed. … [Read more...]
Although social networking site Twitter has still got a way to go to catch up with rivals Facebook, it still hasn't deterred many of you joining the site. Wikipedia reported that some 200 million users now log onto Twitter and as well as the everyday person, celebrities seem to be joining in. Over … [Read more...]
We’ve almost forgotten what it was like in the days before Twitter and Facebook and wonder how today’s celebrities would manage without such sites. Many of the biggest names in entertainment today use social networking to communicate with their fans and one of the most prolific is singing … [Read more...]
Since social networking site Twitter launched back in 2006, it is now seeing a staggering 200 million active users with over 65 million tweets (messages) sent a day, with some 800,000 search queries. For more information on this head on over to wikipedia. As well as the likes of you and me … [Read more...]
The final installment of the Harry Potter movies is due out in July, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, and there’s been a phenomenal amount of interest in the film already. We told of YouTube activity, and then how the official trailer was now available on YouTube and we now have some … [Read more...]
Today saw one of the most significant matches of this premiership season with Manchester United vs. Chelsea in the run up to the title. In a crucial match against their closest title rivals it was the Red Devils that managed a victorious win over Chelsea with a result of 2-1. Twitter is now a … [Read more...]
Social networking site Twitter is fast becoming a haven for users to leave messages (tweets) to one another, find out what their favorite celebrity is doing at any given time, read so-called rants and so on. Over the last few months, we have reported on many stories posted on Twitter, be it news of … [Read more...]
Boxing fans were looking forward to the fight last night between Manny Paquiao vs. Shane Mosley and Pacquiao retained his WBO welterweight title, although Mosley never really looked like much of a threat. Now Paquiao’s victory has set Twitter ablaze, especially in the Phillipines, his home … [Read more...]
It was only a week ago that we were mourning the sad death of Sir Henry Cooper, British boxing legend and telling of Twitter tributes. Now the sad news reaches us of the death of Seve Ballesteros, golf legend, and as expected people are flocking to Twitter to pay tribute to this sporting superstar. … [Read more...]
If you follow the news then you will already be aware that Mariah Carey has had her twin babies that she refers to as ‘Dem Babies’ on her Twitter account. Since she announced it she also added another tweet that got her fans stirring about what the baby’s names would be, she gave the clue that … [Read more...]
Here at OSM we often bring you news on sport, Twitter and the relationship between the two. Our most recent posts include Twitter tributes on the death of Sir Henry Cooper, news of Sami Hyypia’s retirement announced on Twitter, and also Wayne Rooney tweeting about FIFA 12. Now we have news of the … [Read more...]
There has been some wonderful news on Twitter lately, first with buzz about the Royal Wedding, and which topics trended, plus news on what celebrities tweeted about the special occasion. Tonight we can report on another heartwarming story, this time the news of Mariah Carey and the birth of her … [Read more...]
Yesterday’s Royal Wedding received a massive amount of attention all over the world and as you might expect Twitter was ablaze with people sending messages about the proceedings and for the happy couple. Celebrities were no exception and the stars tweets reveal a Twitter love affair for the … [Read more...]
Here at OSM we often report on celebrities and sporting stars and their use of Twitter and Lady Gaga is no exception. Her use of Twitter is well known but today we hear that the singing superstar is furious after hackers managed to gain access to her Twitter account. … [Read more...]
If you’re a regular reader here at OSM you’ll know just how many sporting stars now keep in touch with their fans using Twitter. Manchester United’s Rio Ferdinand is one of the most prolific and only yesterday we told how Wayne Rooney had now also got the Twitter habit, gaining over 150,000 … [Read more...]
We are well aware that the Angry Birds causes plenty of damage to complex structures and greedy green pigs, but are they causing damage in real life? … [Read more...]
Here at OSM we often report on the prolific use of Twitter by celebrities and sporting stars and one of the busiest users is Rio Ferdinand, Manchester United defender. Now it seems that his teammate Wayne Rooney has been encouraged to Twitter and even though at present his account is unverified … [Read more...]
With the recent big screen release of the movie, Rio, it has contributed to awareness of the new Angry Birds game which shares the same name. But for those Angry Birds Rio fans, has the game contributed to an increase in cinema ticket sales? … [Read more...]
Fans of popular TV presenter, Holly Willoughby, have been following her pregnancy with interest and over the last few months viewers of ‘Dancing on Ice’ and daytime TV show, ‘This Morning’ have watched Holly growing seemingly bigger every day. We have now heard the lovely news that Holly … [Read more...]
We often bring you news about prolific Twitter user Rio Ferdinand, Manchester United defender. His escapades on Twitter are widely read and hugely popular and recent posts have included praise for winger Nani after the match against Fulham and then leaping to Wayne Rooney’s defence after his … [Read more...]
We spoke yesterday about the popularity of Angry Birds as it was voted best mobile game and app of the year at the Appy Awards. It may just become a little more popular as the game's developer, Rovio has announced that a new sync feature will be added so you can keep your game progress when you … [Read more...]
