Salman decides to quit Twitter

Salman decides to quit Twitter 

Controversy's favourite child, Salman Khan, may sign out of of the micro blogging website, Twitter. In the wee hours of Monday morning, Khan left a message on his Twitter page. "Looks like I might have to get off Twitter. Don't want to but what to do? I think I messed up. So sorry guys, sorry bolne mej  Koi sharam nahi (There's no sharam in saying sorry)," he said.

This decision follows the severe backlash he faced over his interview to a Pakistani TV channel, in which he claimed that the 2008 Mumbai attacks attracted publicity only because the elite were targeted. Khan's remarks riled the Government and he later apologised for them.

Priya Dutt to get onto the Twitter trail?

Mayber for her friend's movie; also reveals she will definitely pay a visit to brother Sanjay when Maanyata delivers their twins


Politician priya Dutt may have been conspicuously absent from actor brother Sanjay Dutt's iftaar parties, but she says that people are reading too much into it. "If you go back in time, you will realise that I have never attended any film parties. Sanjay, my sister Namrata and I lead separate lives. We do not interfere in each other's matters. Besides, what will we do at a film event?" questions priya.

When queried if she would be there at the celebrations when the babies arrive for Sanjay and his wife Maanyata, she shoots back, "Of course, I'll be there. In fact I'll be there before anyone else!"

When the fakes beat the originals

May fake Twitter profiles are more popular than celeb originals. Arcopol Chaudhuri addresses a classroom of fakes, begging them to keep tweeting

Dear class,

I'm you biggest fan, so please continue tweeting in class.

It's become rather boring to follow a celebrity on Twitter. They neither reply to my tweets, nor do they retweet mine. So predictable they've become that I can manage their accounts in my sleep and type stuff like, 'heyaa pple...how is every1 doin...jus finished a shoot...went off well..believe in hard work, follow your dreams..luv ya!

Jackie Chan's tweets draw ire in HK

Hong kong: Jackie Chan's tweets about the Manila bus hijacking have drawn a barrage of Internet attacks in his native Hong Kong, which lost eight residents in the tragedy.


An armed former police officer seeking reinstatement commandeered a bus carrying a Hong Kong tour guide and 20 tourists in the Philippine capital on Monday.

Arun Rampal's social experment

While promoting We Are Family, Arjun Rampal started a little social experiment. The actor, while on the sets of a TV show, gave out a mobile number for an hour. "Call me, then we can chat starting now here for an hour.

Will the real SRK STAND UP?

The Twitter world has spawned several fake Shah Rukhs, Sachins and Amitabhs, who enjoy as much admiration as the real ones

If you are not Twitter savvy, then you may just end up following one of the fake Priyanka Chopras, Kareena Kapoors, Sachin Tendulkars or more such celeb imposters. Interestingly, these impostors boast of a huge fan base when it comes to their followers.

Imran Off Twitter

Actor signs off from the micro-blogging site, many celebs have begun to reject it as well, citing privacy issues

For over a year now, many Bollywood actors have used Twitter to make an announcement, promote their movies, and interact with fans. But seems like all that communication is getting to them, so much so that the frequency with which most stars have been tweeting have reduced considerably. On Wednesday, Imran Khan quit the micro-blogging site for good, few days before the promotion of his forthcoming film, Break Ke Baad, was scheduled to begin.

Fake Aditya Chopra wants to date women

Filmmaker's impersonator on Facebook befriends random people; director plans to approach cyber crime cell to find solution

MUMBAI

One of India's most celebrated filmmakers, Aditya Chopra, who respects his privacy so much that he rarely poses for pictures and even refuses to be interviewed by the media, has an impersonator on social networking site Facebook.

Video game mocking Naomi a hit

LONDON:

Naomi Campbell's courtroom was a headliner for sure, but now, it has turned into an Internet rage too - with an online video game mocking the supermodel's blood diamond case.

Neil's account hacked

My twitter account has been hacked. Please ignore all messages you are receiving from my ID," tweeted Neil Nitin Mukesh from his publicist's twitter handle.

Amartya Sen blasts Facebook over fake profile

Nobel Laureate won't join social networking site as managers did not help delete page

After falling victim to identity theft on Facebook, Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen has said he got no help from the managers of the social networking site in closing the "fraudulent" page of someone impersonating him. Sen said he never intends to open any account on a site where it is difficult to check the 'genuineness" of a participant.

Vijay Malla's website hacked

Industrialist Vijay Mallya's personal website has been hacked allegedly by some Pakistanis, who have posted a Pakistani flag on the website. The defaced site says 'Feel the Pakistan' with danger signs and adds that 'we are sleeping, not dead". Mallya's spokesperson said a complaint would be filed with the Mumbai police on Monday.

Are you a fan of Amartya Sen on Facebook? It's a fake

New Delhi: Amartya Sen has 490 friends on Facebook - including a physiology professor from Kolkata and graduate from Oxford. He is a fan of Pakistani poet Josh Malihabadi, and, curiously, supports free- market libertarian Ludwig von Mises.

MTV names Gabi Gregg as its first - ever Twitter Jockey

New York:
MTV has named 23-year-old Gabi Gregg its first Twitter Jockey.

Gregg won the position on Sunday night after a nationwide vote. The TJ position is the updated version of the network's VJ job, and Gregg will report on pop culture news using Twitter, Facebook, blogs and MTV's website.

Leaked video Angers Lolo

Seven years after her gala wedding Karisma Kapoor has found herself fighting against invasion of privacy. Videos of her wedding functions were leaked on YouTube in a seven-part series - complete with the 'mehendi' , 'pheras' and 'bidaai' ceremonies.

War on the web

Rivalries shift to computer screen. On the week Priyanka Chopra launches official website, Kareena Kapoor decides to start travel blog

Kareena Kapoor will soon flag off a travel blog in which she will recount her visit to various destinations around the globe on film shoots. Says Kapoor, "My journey as a writer started with essays in school. More recently, I wrote the introduction for my dietician Rujuta Divekar's book, Don't Lose Your Mind, Lose Your Weight, and rediscovered my talent for penning my thoughts."

Robonaut2 to tweet from outer space

London:

Robonaut2, the first humanoid robot to go into space, is going to keep in touch with Earth via Twitter, The Telegraph reported.

The robot is to join the International Space Station's crew next month. It is intended to help researchers build a robot that can carry out dangerous or repetitive tasks in space that must otherwise be performed by an astronaut.

Madhuri gets ignored!

It's a classic case of out of sight, out of mind. The first former lady of Bollywood, Mahuri Dixit Nene, is getting ignored on Twitter. The now-retired diva joined the website on May 30, but hasn't started tweeting actively. The reason is that she's is still awaiting the verified stamp from Twitter.

Catching cyber stalkers

After back-to-back complaints from Bollywood to the Cyber Crime cell, the cops say that a hacking pattern is now emerging

There seems to be a pattern in the way celebrity email and social networking accounts are being hacked into, according to sleuths. For starters, according to sources, it has emerged that at least in two of the cases, the accounts of two found to be hacked from Central Mumbai.

'I tried to persuade JOHN TO TWEET'

Actor Bipasha Basu fails at bringing her boyfriend onto a social networking site


Bipasha Basu is getting increasingly tech savvy of late. Apart from making her presence on Twitter, the actor is also promoting her personal website wherein she gives her fans a sneak peek in her personal life and has also started blogging. The actress who signed up to social networking site Twitter, less than a month back, is delighted with the opportunities that the online platform can provide. Bips already has over 60,000 followers on Twitter. "The first day when I tweeted everybody welcomed me; from Karan (Johar) Priyanka (Chopra), Mr Bachchan, Junior Bachchan (Amitabh and Abhishekh Bachchan) - all the people active on Twitter were very warm," she says, visibly impressed with the site. Bipasha her self follows close to 53 people - a meager number compared to the number of followers she has - including Bill Gates, Barack Obama and Dalai Lama besides several Bollywood personalities and her most admired Hollywood stars - Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Ashton Kutcher. Basu finds it fascinating to be update of what her favourite people are up to. "At first, I thought Twitter was just like any other social networking site but once I signed up I realised it's such an empowering tool and allows you to connect with people, reach out to them and get to know the latest happenings." Bipasha recollects that recently she was out of the city on the day a bandh was declared and was constantly tweeting to keep herself updated on the scene back home. Apparently, many of Bipasha's fans have been urging her to persuade boyfriend John to get on the site too. She says, "I tried a lot - in fact I was told by many that they want John to tweet too - but he simply shuns the idea of social networking," says Basu.