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Tara Reid may have just set a land-speed record for nuptials — and confusing ones, at that. At noon eastern on Saturday, the ‘American Pie’ actress, 35, who’s been vacationing in Greece, tweeted, “I just got engaged!”

The technologically-savvy Pope Benedict XVI has already encouraged priests to blog and helmed the launch of the Vatican’s YouTube channel and Pope2You mobile and Facebook apps. So it’s really no surprise that as part of his newly-launched news portal, the pontiff sent his first tweet recently — from the papal iPad. You can follow the Vatican on Twitter at @news_va_en.

Seinfeld fans, rejoice. The show may have been off the air for years, but @SeinfeldStories is here to remind you why you fell in love with Jerry, Elaine, Kramer and George in the first place — and you don’t even have to turn on a TV.

If your grandmother has recently friended you on Facebook or followed you on Twitter, you’re not alone. The website myvouchercodes.co.uk recently conducted a survey in which it asked people over 60 about their social media habits. It yielded some interesting results.

The brains at web development and design company Go-Globe created a stunning infographic that breaks down the internet activity happening every minute of the day on sites like Twitter, Google, Facebook, and Skype. And it’s kind of amazing.

Playboy icon Hugh Hefner has apparently found a solution to his magazine’s July issue, in which his ex-fiance, Crystal Harris, graces the cover with the now-awkward headline, “Introducing Mrs. Crystal Hefner.” Hefner explained his quick fix Wednesday on Twitter, saying, “Recent events call for a special sticker on the July cover. Look for it on newsstands.”

Staying in touch is more important than staying in smell. A new survey from McCann Worldgroup of more than 6,000 people around the world found about half would be willing to give up their sense of smell over the ability to engage in social networking.

Russell Brand just wanted to see his wife Kate Perry perform in Japan. Unfortunately for the funnyman, Japanese authorities weren't amused by his criminal record, and on Sunday the 35-year-old was deported from the island nation. Perry took to Twitter to explain what had gone down: So...my husband just got deported from Japan. I am so. sad. I brought him all this way to show him my favorite place

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is officially running for President. The Republican figure confirmed his long-awaited announcement on Wednesday in a video posted to YouTube, in which he said, "I believe we can return America to hope and opportunity ... There's a much better American future ahead."

Twitter has seen some zany faux-accounts lately, including a NY Bronx Zoo snake escapee, Adolf Hitler and some random guy's liver. So when Osama Bin Laden rose from the dead and began tweeting via numerous accounts on Sunday night, it was only a little strange. Mostly, though, it was funny.

He's baaaack! Last night, Aflac debuted a commercial featuring the official new voice of its famous -- and admittedly annoying -- "spokesduck." The man behind the voice is 36-year-old Daniel McKeague of Hugo, MN, who reportedly beat out 12,500 contestants for the gig, according to E! Online. McKeague is also a father of three.

During a concert at U.S. Airways Arena in Phoenix Tuesday night, hip-hop diva Nicki Minaj pulled Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash up on stage and proceeded to give him a lap dance. From the bewildered, somewhat frightened look on Nash's face, you can tell he's not really a strip club kind of guy. Nash's teammate, Vince Carter, tweeted this reaction to Nash's reaction: "If y'all could hav