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Enlarge textIn a fitting follow-on from last month's Margaret Court blog, a new court has entered the Twitter fray and it's the most serious court of them all.
Court sketch rendition of the Twitter logo courtesy of Shawn Campbell, Flickr, on a Creative Commons licence. (Shawn Campbell, Flickr.com)
topGay marriage row hits tennis Court
Legendary Australian tennis player Margaret (62 Grand Slams and a Magnificently Sport-Appropriate Surname) Court has never been shy about opposing gay marriage.
The Margaret Court Court - sorry, Arena - in Melbourne. (AAP)
Fidel Castro dead?
Well, 2012 is here and for a moment it seemed to have inherited all of 2011's habits, like killing off leaders beloved to many and despised by others.
Fidel Castro has governed Cuba since its revolution in 1959. (AP)
Off you go now, 2011
Hey, 2011, you were a bugger of a year. While we re-live a couple of the Internet moments that you spawned, do you think you could make a quiet exit? Oh - and don't bother leaving behind any hideous disasters for us to remember you by. Kthxbai.
What on Earth would we have done without the Internet to brighten up a grim year in 2011? (KnowYourMeme.com)
Tram racist makes hashtag history
Since the dawn of Twitter, plentiful tweets have had real-world consequences for their authors (like the recently-ended #twitdef case), but this week, it went the other way around.
The video of a British woman hurling expletive-riddled abuse at fellow tram passengers has 6.8 million views and counting. (YouTube)
Watch what you tweet
It's happened again. An actual grown up is in trouble for tweeting. And you thought it was just NRL players and journalists.
It started with a leather jacket and blossomed into a discussion of Lord of the Rings, and it changed my mind about Malcolm Turnbull. (eBay)
#Occupy: One meme to rule them all
There have been quite a few 'never thought it'd happen' moments lately.
'Because one ring should not be allowed to rule them all'. (Andrew Galbraith, via Facebook)
The eBay guide to online dating
A row about heterosexual online dating caught my ear the other day.
eBay comes up with some unusual suggestions when asked for a partner. (ebay.com.au)
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