Oak Creek Mayor Steve Scaffidi to hold Tweet Chat
OAK CREEK (WITI) -- Oak Creek Mayor Steve Scaffidi is holding his first ever Tweet Chat on Wednesday, May 8, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. as part of a continuing efforts to reach out to the residents and improve the lines of communicationResidents can tweet questions, comments, or ideas about the City of Oak Creek and Mayor Scaffidi will answer them on the City of Oak Creek twitter account, @CityofOakCreek.This effort builds on the city’s use of social media as a communication tool, which began in May 2012 with the creation of the City of Oak Creek Facebook page.For more information please contact Mayor Steve Scaffidi at (414) 335-6330 or sscaffidi@oakcreekwi.org
OAK CREEK (WITI) -- Oak Creek Mayor Steve Scaffidi is holding his first ever Tweet Chat on Wednesday, May 8, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. as part of a continuing efforts to reach out to the residents and improve the lines of communicationResidents can tweet questions, comments, or ideas about the City of Oak Creek and Mayor Scaffidi will answer them on the City of Oak Creek twitter account, @CityofOakCreek.This effort builds on the city’s use of social media as a communication tool, which began in May 2012 with the creation of the City of Oak Creek Facebook page.For more information please contact Mayor Steve Scaffidi at (414) 335-6330 or sscaffidi@oakcreekwi.org
Tech Report: Rich DeMuro discusses Samsung Galaxy S4
It's the follow up to one of the bestselling smartphones ever.
It's the follow up to one of the bestselling smartphones ever.
Tech Report: Rich DeMuro discusses unique, affordable gadgets
Every month our tech guy is on the lookout for gadgets that are unique, affordable and useful.
Every month our tech guy is on the lookout for gadgets that are unique, affordable and useful.
Tech Report: Rich DeMuro discusses neat tricks of HTC One
HTC has a new flagship smartphone called the 'One' and it packs some neat new tricks.
HTC has a new flagship smartphone called the 'One' and it packs some neat new tricks.
AP hack proves Twitter has a serious cybersecurity problem
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- If Twitter needed any more evidence that it has a serious security problem, this should do it: Stocks plunged sharply on Tuesday after a hacker accessed a newswire's account and tweeted about a false White House emergency.The shocking tweet came from the Associated Press earlier this afternoon: "Two Explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured."The AP's communications team quickly tweeted from its own account that the main AP Twitter was compromised, but investors had already panicked.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- If Twitter needed any more evidence that it has a serious security problem, this should do it: Stocks plunged sharply on Tuesday after a hacker accessed a newswire's account and tweeted about a false White House emergency.The shocking tweet came from the Associated Press earlier this afternoon: "Two Explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured."The AP's communications team quickly tweeted from its own account that the main AP Twitter was compromised, but investors had already panicked.
Tech Report: Rich DeMuro talks going green and saving money
Making smart decisions at home can save you hundreds of dollars -- and that is especially true with all of the gadgets we have.
Making smart decisions at home can save you hundreds of dollars -- and that is especially true with all of the gadgets we have.
Boston bombing suspect tweeted since the Boston bombings
(CNN) -- Boston bombing suspect Dzhokar Tsarnaev has tweeted since the Boston Marathon bombings on what two friends of his tell CNN is his Twitter account.His tweets included one at 1:43 a.m. Wednesday that said, "I'm a stress free kind of guy."On Monday at 8:04 p.m. -- hours after the bombings -- he tweeted a quote from rapper Jay-Z, "Ain't no love in the heart of the city, stay safe people."On Tuesday shortly after midnight he tweeted, "There are people that know the truth but stay silent & there are people that speak the truth but we don't hear them cuz they're the minority."Tsarnaev does not describe himself in his Twitter profile, which reads only, "Salam aleikum."The most recent tweet is one he retweeted on Wednesday from Mufti Ismail Menk, who identifies himself as a Muslim scholar. "Attitude can take away your beauty no matter how good looking you are or it could enhance your beauty, making you adorable," the tweet reads.Another tweet from Tsarnaev on Tuesday was a quote from rapper Eminem: "Nowadays everybody wanna talk like they got somethin to say but nothin comes out when they move their lips; just a bunch of gibberish."After another Twitter account posted a photo Tuesday saying it showed a man who was going to propose to his girlfriend at the marathon in Boston and found her dead, Tsarnaev tweeted a two-word response: "fake story."Another of Tsarnaev's tweets from Tuesday reads, "So then I says to him, I says, relax bro my beard is not loaded." On Friday, another Twitter user retweeted that message, and added the words, "But my backpack is."
(CNN) -- Boston bombing suspect Dzhokar Tsarnaev has tweeted since the Boston Marathon bombings on what two friends of his tell CNN is his Twitter account.His tweets included one at 1:43 a.m. Wednesday that said, "I'm a stress free kind of guy."On Monday at 8:04 p.m. -- hours after the bombings -- he tweeted a quote from rapper Jay-Z, "Ain't no love in the heart of the city, stay safe people."On Tuesday shortly after midnight he tweeted, "There are people that know the truth but stay silent & there are people that speak the truth but we don't hear them cuz they're the minority."Tsarnaev does not describe himself in his Twitter profile, which reads only, "Salam aleikum."The most recent tweet is one he retweeted on Wednesday from Mufti Ismail Menk, who identifies himself as a Muslim scholar. "Attitude can take away your beauty no matter how good looking you are or it could enhance your beauty, making you adorable," the tweet reads.Another tweet from Tsarnaev on Tuesday was a quote from rapper Eminem: "Nowadays everybody wanna talk like they got somethin to say but nothin comes out when they move their lips; just a bunch of gibberish."After another Twitter account posted a photo Tuesday saying it showed a man who was going to propose to his girlfriend at the marathon in Boston and found her dead, Tsarnaev tweeted a two-word response: "fake story."Another of Tsarnaev's tweets from Tuesday reads, "So then I says to him, I says, relax bro my beard is not loaded." On Friday, another Twitter user retweeted that message, and added the words, "But my backpack is."
First look at Twitter #Music app: Find trending tunes
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Twitter's long rumored music discovery service is finally here.Dubbed Twitter #Music (of course), the service suggests new music to its users in a uniquely social way.Twitter Music launched as a separate app on Apple iOS devices on Thursday morning, and it's slated to become available at music.twitter.com later in the day.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Twitter's long rumored music discovery service is finally here.Dubbed Twitter #Music (of course), the service suggests new music to its users in a uniquely social way.Twitter Music launched as a separate app on Apple iOS devices on Thursday morning, and it's slated to become available at music.twitter.com later in the day.
Tech Report: Rich DeMuro discusses April apps to know
Rich DeMuro joins FOX6 WakeUp to talk about an app that scans business cards and can train you like a UFC fighter.
Rich DeMuro joins FOX6 WakeUp to talk about an app that scans business cards and can train you like a UFC fighter.
Tech Report: Rich DeMuro discusses cool gadgets for camping
Rich DeMuro joins FOX6 WakeUp with some cool gadgets for camping.
Rich DeMuro joins FOX6 WakeUp with some cool gadgets for camping.
Rich DeMuro discusses FDA approved bionic eye
The FDA recently approved a bionic eye that is helping the blind see again.
The FDA recently approved a bionic eye that is helping the blind see again.
Elaborate Hoax: No, Joel Osteen has not renounced his faith
On a website designed to mimic Osteen's official website, the pranksters posted "A special message from Pastor Joel." The post describes the Bible as "a fallible, flawed, highly inconsistent history book that has been altered hundreds of times" and announces that Osteen plans to leave his Lakewood Church.Osteen and church staff labeled the website a fraud and said the idea that he was leaving the faith was a "false rumor."According to the website's registration, Lucas Skass with BMG Enterprises LLC, who lists his residence in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, purchased the domain name on April 1 of this year -- April Fools Day.Calls to the number listed for Skass, as well as people associated with BMG Enterprises LLC, have gone unanswered."I am leaving the Christian faith," says a big banner near the top of the page.In addition to the announcement, the website posted a fake screenshot of CNN.com that included a falsified headline about Osteen's supposed decision.
On a website designed to mimic Osteen's official website, the pranksters posted "A special message from Pastor Joel." The post describes the Bible as "a fallible, flawed, highly inconsistent history book that has been altered hundreds of times" and announces that Osteen plans to leave his Lakewood Church.Osteen and church staff labeled the website a fraud and said the idea that he was leaving the faith was a "false rumor."According to the website's registration, Lucas Skass with BMG Enterprises LLC, who lists his residence in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, purchased the domain name on April 1 of this year -- April Fools Day.Calls to the number listed for Skass, as well as people associated with BMG Enterprises LLC, have gone unanswered."I am leaving the Christian faith," says a big banner near the top of the page.In addition to the announcement, the website posted a fake screenshot of CNN.com that included a falsified headline about Osteen's supposed decision.
After Margaret Thatcher's death, Twitterverse thinks Cher died
(CNN) -- Twitter is notorious for killing off the living, sometimes thanks to a hoax and sometimes, as was the case on Monday, through an unfortunate hashtag.#Nowthatchersdead popped up on Twitter following the news that Britain's first female prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, died at 87.
(CNN) -- Twitter is notorious for killing off the living, sometimes thanks to a hoax and sometimes, as was the case on Monday, through an unfortunate hashtag.#Nowthatchersdead popped up on Twitter following the news that Britain's first female prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, died at 87.
Rich DeMuro discusses competition meant to inspire future engineers
Teens across the country are building robots that can play Frisbee -- it's all about a competition meant to inspire the next generation of engineers.
Teens across the country are building robots that can play Frisbee -- it's all about a competition meant to inspire the next generation of engineers.
What does the red equal sign mean on Facebook, Twitter?
(CNN) -- Scroll through your Facebook newsfeed today and there is a good chance you will be seeing red.A simple red equal sign, a variation of the Human Rights Campaign's traditionally blue and yellow logo, has dominated social media.
(CNN) -- Scroll through your Facebook newsfeed today and there is a good chance you will be seeing red.A simple red equal sign, a variation of the Human Rights Campaign's traditionally blue and yellow logo, has dominated social media.
Seven years, seven lives changed by Twitter
(CNN) -- Twitter turns 7 on Thursday, and in some ways, it's like a lot of 7-year-olds.The social-media platform can be bratty and combative.
(CNN) -- Twitter turns 7 on Thursday, and in some ways, it's like a lot of 7-year-olds.The social-media platform can be bratty and combative.
Rich DeMuro discusses self-serve beer taps
We pump our own gas, use ATM's to get money and now one company is making bartending self-service.
We pump our own gas, use ATM's to get money and now one company is making bartending self-service.
Rich DeMuro discusses new site that can save you money on fares
No matter how many flight websites you look at -- they all pretty much offer the same exact fares.
No matter how many flight websites you look at -- they all pretty much offer the same exact fares.
Tech Report: App to help you organize, fun games, interactive cookbook
Rich DeMuro joins FOX6 WakeUp to talk about an app to help you organize, a few fun games, plus an interactive cookbook.
Rich DeMuro joins FOX6 WakeUp to talk about an app to help you organize, a few fun games, plus an interactive cookbook.
Tech Report: Technology to change the way we look at life
A group of researchers are using technology to change the way we look at life.
A group of researchers are using technology to change the way we look at life.