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FIRST PITCH: Twitter and Cardinals’ Manager Make Up

Mashable!  Fri, 09/18/2009 - 19:52

Twitter LoveOnce Twitter’s arch-nemesis, St.

Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is now buddy-buddy with the primetime startup. Need proof?


 

Twitter Victorious: La Russa Drops Lawsuit

Mashable!  Tue, 07/07/2009 - 12:41

twittervlarussaBaseball manager Tony La Russa has officially dropped his lawsuit against Twitter concerning a fake Twitter account created in his name.


 

Twitter to Launch Verified Accounts

Mashable!  Sat, 06/06/2009 - 13:44

Twitter LogoIt looks like a lawsuit was the final push Twitter needed to announce a verification program to thwart celebrity impersonators on Twitter.


 

Shaq vs. Dwight Howard on Twitter, and What It Means for Sports

Mashable!  Sat, 06/06/2009 - 11:50

Shaq ImageThis week really has been an active one for Twitter in the sports realm.

First, we learned that St. Louis Cardinals baseball manager had sued Twitter for an impostor account (and then settled only days later).


 

Twitter and La Russa Settle Lawsuit; Who’ll Sue Next?

Mashable!  Fri, 06/05/2009 - 17:15

twittervlarussa1Well, that was quick.

Two days ago we reported that St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa was suing Twitter for unspecified damages after he became aware of a Twitter user cybersquatting on the @tonylarussa name.

According to the St.


 

Twitter-Jacking On Trial: La Russa Sues Twitter

Mashable!  Wed, 06/03/2009 - 17:41

twittervlarussaAlas, the days of Twitter’s innocence in hijacked celebrity accounts may have come to an end.

Tony La Russa, the manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, is up in arms over the fact that someone other than him tweeted under his likeness and that Twitter permitted it.

In fact, he’s so pissed that he’s taking Twitter to court.