Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Twitter News Roundup

If you loved our last Twitter news round-up, you're going to love this one... There are so many great things happening in the world as of late, but here are just a few of our favorites!


Marshawn Lynch files trademark for 'I'm just here so I don't get fined.'


"Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch filed a trademark last week for the phrase, "I'm just here so I don't get fined," Mike Baker of The Seattle Times reports.

The phrase was made famous during Super Bowl media day when Lynch answered every question with the phrase to avoid a fine by the NFL." (via SI)

People keep mixing up SCOTUSblog with the Supreme Court on Twitter — to hilarious results


"The US Supreme Court is the nation's highest judicial body. SCOTUSblog is a news outlet that covers the Supreme Court.

But sometimes, Twitter users get them mixed up. SCOTUSblog happily plays along with this confusion, leading to a lot of funny exchanges between SCOTUSblog and commenters during today's arguments over the new legal challenge to Obamacare." (via Vox)

Lessons in Productivity From Frank Underwood


"Kevin Spacey portrays the Machiavellian anti-hero Frank Underwood effortlessly in the hit show House of Cards, which could also be one of the real reasons so many people are “working from home” this week, but could there be some wise words from this fictional sociopath that could actually help us be more productive without the whole manipulation and murder thing?" (via Neil Hughes)

Taylor Swift's 'this sick beat' may be the world's first trademarked lyric


"Taylor Swift is valiantly protective of her property, as last year’s withdrawal from Spotify proved. As arguably the most successful solo performer in the world, she has just moved to trademark certain lyrical phrases, notably “this sick beat” from Shake it Off as well as “nice to meet you, where you been?” and “party like it’s 1989”. This is arguably less about her wanting to boil every single thing she does down to a “revenue stream” and more about a pre-emptive strike against callously opportunistic third parties who might want to make money off her without either her involvement or her say-so." (via The Guardian)

Did we miss any of your favorite news pieces from this week? Share them in the comments below!

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