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TIME The "Bullying Trial": There were some unsettling verdicts in the Tyler Clementi case | ti.me/yz07Yg 2:05 PM Mar 16th via HootSuite Retweeted by NewCityAllison and 32 others
BreakingNews More than 120,000 homes without power in Southern California, 3 days after a powerful windstorm - @LANow lat.ms/sCjdDl 8:35 AM Dec 3rd, 2011 via breakingnews.com Retweeted by NewCityAllison and 149 others
Now for a bedtime story. I leave you with this: RT @GuyKawasaki: The weight of Walmart [infographic] is.gd/m7mSqc 11:46 PM Dec 1st, 2011 via TweetDeck
BreakingNews Update: @CBSLA reports power is back on at LAX; Traffic into terminals is heavily backed up 8:17 PM Nov 30th, 2011 via breakingnews.com Retweeted by NewCityAllison and 73 others
AlaiaWilliams If you've still got power, now would be a good time to charge up your phones, computers, and turn the dial up in your fridge #LAWind 8:09 PM Nov 30th, 2011 via web Retweeted by NewCityAllison and 7 others
LAFDtalk Do you have less than a half-tank of gas in your car? How do you think that pump works at the gas station? Yes. Fill up. #LAwind 7:25 PM Nov 30th, 2011 via web from Los Angeles, CA Retweeted by NewCityAllison and 12 others
LAFDtalk Los Angeles Firefighters are presently on the scene of 97 separate emergency incidents across our 471 sq mile jurisdiction. #LAwind 7:26 PM Nov 30th, 2011 via web from Los Angeles, CA Retweeted by NewCityAllison and 93 others
BreakingNews WSJ: Facebook targeting IPO between April and June 2012; valuation could exceed $100B on.wsj.com/t7OMfB 3:29 PM Nov 28th, 2011 via breakingnews.com Retweeted by NewCityAllison and 276 others
Vote for @robgokee and I in the Proposal Awards! No reg required - just click the <3 We appreciate it! tinyurl.com/7u2df94 8:14 PM Nov 27th, 2011 via TweetDeck
abc7 Butterball, Aramark, LA team up to hand out 2,000 turkeys Monday bit.ly/smPEVr marking city's largest turkey giveaway 9:32 PM Nov 21st, 2011 via web Retweeted by NewCityAllison and 18 others
davewiner NYT: Twitter Must Provide Data on 3 Users, Judge Rules. r2.ly/wqj4 10:58 AM Nov 11th, 2011 via Blork Retweeted by NewCityAllison and 4 others
whitehouse Today @ 2ET there will be a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System via TV & radio. RT to help get the word out. #ThisIsATest 10:34 AM Nov 9th, 2011 via HootSuite Retweeted by NewCityAllison and 428 others
Wee! RT @Techland: Go to Google and type "do a barrel roll" without the quotes. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. 10:31 PM Nov 3rd, 2011 via TweetDeck
jeanlucr 71% of brands are failing on Twitter j.mp/s7iEQA 10:10 PM Nov 3rd, 2011 via TweetDeck Retweeted by NewCityAllison and 8 others
alexiskrisay Gmail Changes Again: Google Rolls Out New Look mashable.com/2011/11/01/gma… via @mashable 9:50 AM Nov 2nd, 2011 via Tweet Button Retweeted by NewCityAllison
MotherJones The 7 billionth person alive on Earth arrives today. Folks are still divided on whether to be happy or terrified: mojo.ly/tZOXuN 8:20 AM Oct 31st, 2011 via TweetDeck Retweeted by NewCityAllison and 35 others
Just watched @EarthtribeTV's new video Pico del Mundo. Pls check it out & vote tonight! Deadline is approaching: tinyurl.com/3mfyz7t 11:20 PM Oct 28th, 2011 via TweetDeck
"Privacy Fail. Klout has gone too far." therealtimereport.com/2011/10/27/pri… 4:07 PM Oct 28th, 2011 via TweetDeck
AlaiaWilliams FINALLY. I CAN GET GOOGLE+ ON MY APPS ACCOUNT. Caps intentional.... 12:24 PM Oct 27th, 2011 via Seesmic Retweeted by NewCityAllison and 1 other
FourYawkeyWay Imagine where we would be right now without social media? we'd have just police press releases & scant news coverage. #Occupyoakland 10:59 PM Oct 25th, 2011 via web Retweeted by NewCityAllison and 24 others