Vanessa Doctor

"Twitter Gulag Defense Network" refers to a group that combats Twitter trolls who are out to disrupt peaceful conversations or deliberately send user accounts into suspension by flooding pages with "spam". A "gulager" is an individual or a group who post offensive and inappropriate messages on the social networking site in order to spur the automatic spam identification algorithm into blocking accounts that are "supposedly" destructive. This rude and cowardly practice is often used by some people as a means of last resort when their efforts to terrorize the public fail. The #TGDN provides users with guides on fielding Gulagers and how to handle them so their malicious intentions are thwarted.

The promoted hashtag by the Democratic party for the 2012 US national elections. Vice presidential candidate Joe Biden had used the word several times during the VP Debate against Republican Paul Ryan. Malarkey means 'nonsense.'

Refers to Joe Biden, the 47th vice president of the United States, jointly elected with President Barack Obama in 2009. Biden once again tried his bid for the vice presidential seat for the US national election scheduled on November 6, 2012.

Hashtag in support of Republican party candidate Paul Ryan to the vice presidential seat for the 2012 US national election. The hashtag trended on Twitter during the VP debate against Democratic candidate Joe Biden on October 11, 2012.

Hashtag in support of Democratic party candidate Joe Biden to the vice presidential seat for the 2012 US national election. The hashtag trended on Twitter during the VP debate against Republican candidate Paul Ryan on October 11, 2012.

The vice presidential debate is part two of three of the US presidential debates in 2012. Joe Biden represented the Democratic Party, while Paul Ryan represented the Republicans. The VP debate was aired live on 9:00pm to 10:30pm EST of October 11 from the Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. Moderating was ABC News chief foreign correspondent Martha Raddatz.

The hashtag that was spurred by T Magazine editor Debbie Needleman's comment about sexy feminists on Twitter. Posts carrying the hashtag featured both serious issues and funny stereotypes related to the feminist movement.

The hashtag created in support of Hollywood actress Stacey Dash after she tweeted her support for Mitt Romney in the 2012 US presidential election. Dash was heavily criticized by supporters of the Democratic party.

The hashtag used by Boston commuters to talk about their complaints about the MBTA system.

The hashtag used by Texas Longhorn fans Cole Kirby and Ryan Hernandez to generate support for college football team after one of its players said their 'home fans' were too quiet during games. The social media campaign was a success and got a record 101,851 fans present at a October 7, 2012 game. 'DKR' refers to the Darrel K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

The hashtag promoted by WaterIsLife.com to generate support for having clean, potable water at all areas of the world.

The promoted hashtag that the Romney campaign used in part one of the 2012 presidential debates.

The hashtag used to promote a new series of 'Andy Bates American Street Feasts' on the Food Network UK. 15 street vendors will partner with the campaign and Twitter users can engage in the promo/contest by tweeting a picture and sharing details about food they bought from among the 15 vendors. The Food Network website will showcase the tweets and images via an interactive map that highlights every time a user shares the details on his or her chosen street food.

'Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide' is a documentary co-produced by PBS with Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times and his wife Sheryl WuDunn. The four-hour film was aired on October 1, 2012 (Part 1) and October 3, 2012 (Part 2).

The hashtag used for Chicago Ideas Week 2012, where users post recommendations on how to reduce gun-related violence in the city. A live panel discussion on the most interesting tweets was scheduled for October 11, 2012, with local thought-leaders running the discussions.

New Jersey girl Kara Alongi tweeted that someone was in her home on September 30, 2012 and asked her followers to call 911. The tweet sparked a wave concern on Twitter, leading to the hashtag to support her search. Police, however, downplay the event as a runaway event -- that Alongi left her home voluntarily, especially after she followed with a tweet hours later saying she was just joking.

The general hashtag for all ongoing contests and sweepstakes on Twitter.

The hashtag and currency campaign Kellogg's launched in the UK in September 2012 in line with the introduction of Special K Cracker Crisps. Netizens who used the hashtag in their tweets got free goods at the four-days pop-up shop.

The New York Stock Exchange, commonly referred to as the NYSE, is a stock exchange located at 11 Wall Street, Lower Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. It is by far the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization of its listed companies at US$14.242 trillion as of Dec 2011. [Source:http://***]

The United Nations (abbreviated UN in English, and ONU in French and Spanish), is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace. The UN was founded in 1945 after World War II to replace the League of Nations, to stop wars between countries, and to provide a platform for dialogue. It contains multiple subsidiary organizations to carry out its missions. There are 193 member states, including every internationally recognized sovereign state in the world but Vatican City. [Source:http://***]

Benjamin 'Bibi' Netanyahu is an Israeli leader and Prime Minister of Israel. He serves also as the Chairman of the Likud Party, as a Knesset member, as the Health Minister of Israel, as the Pensioner Affairs Minister of Israel and as the Economic Strategy Minister of Israel. Netanyahu is the first Israeli prime minister born in Israel after the founding of the state. He was PM from 18 June 1996 ? 6 July 1999 and again assumed office in 31 March 2009. [Source:http://***]

The hashtag for the town hall meeting organized by National of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan on September 26, 2012.

Yom Kippur, also known as Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year for the Jewish people.

The hashtag used by celebrators of Yom Kippur in 2012, allowing Twitter netizens to confess and atone for their sins through the micro-blogging site. The campaign was initiated by Harvard University.

The fondest (or not) memories of your middle school days.