Beatles 2.0? These 15 Fab YouTube Covers Could Have Them Beat [VIDEOS]

Rumors that the Beatles would reform tantalized music fans for years after the Fab Four’s breakup in 1970. Now get ready for a new round of will-they-or-won’t-they whispers — but this time about the Beatles’ sons forming a band.

James McCartney, son of Paul, told the BBC’s website that he had discussed the idea with Sean Lennon, Dhani Harrison and Zak Starkey, fellow scions of the Beatle lineage. “Sean seemed to be into it, Dhani seemed to be into it,” McCartney said.

While Zak, son of Ringo, didn’t seem to be keen, McCartney added: “I’d be happy to do it … you’ll have to wait and see.”

3 Twitter Rumors and What They Could Mean for Brands

David Clarke is CEO and co-founder of BGT Partners, a 2010, 2011 and 2012 Ad Age Top 15 Best Places to Work in the U.S. honoree. BGT creates interactive marketing and technology solutions for global corporations that strengthen brands, develop more engaging relationships and transform businesses.

With increased competition for ad dollars, Twitter is making a

Facebook vs. Yahoo Round 2: Social Network Files a Suit of Its Own

The Facebook-Yahoo grudge match continues.

Now Facebook is countersuing Yahoo, denying Yahoo’s allegations that Facebook infringed on the company’s patents — and claiming Yahoo is actually infringing on Facebook’s patents.

Facebook’s counter-claim, filed Tuesday, denies Yahoo’s statements that many of Facebook’s tools and features on the

Lindsay Lohan Ages 25 Years in 60 Seconds [VIDEO]

A video which morphs 25 years of Lindsay Lohan’s life in a little over a minute has been swirling the Internet for about a week and already has more than 2 million views.

UK Law Will Let Police See Who’s Talking Online

Ministers in the United Kingdom are planning to introduce new laws allowing police to step up their monitoring of citizens’ email and social media accounts.

Police and other security forces will be able to identify the members and timeframes of particular conversations, but not the content of the conversations themselves, says The Guardian. According to the report, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) will collect users’ data and pass it on to police forces at their request.

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Is Star Wars Dance Game the ‘Worst Thing in the Universe?’ [VIDEO]

Kinect Star Wars isn’t released until Tuesday — but fans of the George Lucas franchise are already horrified by what they’re seeing in early posts about the Xbox 360 game.

Get Your Nerd On With Nerdist Industries’ New YouTube Channel

Entertainment company Nerdist Industries will be providing fans with even more ways to consume its nerdy content with its new YouTube Partner Channel.

According to Nerdist founder Chris Hardwick, the Nerdist Channel will cover anything about gaming, comic books, tech and movies — however the content is “a whole new slate of programming” compared to the podcast, website or Nerdist News.

KONY 2012 Sequel to Launch This Week

Non-profit Invisible Children announced it would release a sequel to KONY 2012, the most viral video in Internet history, later this week.

The organization announced the sequel March 29 by changing its Facebook cover photo to an image that says “KONY 2012 Part II, premiering April 3.”

Shotgun…Hike! Is This the Coolest Basketball Dunk Ever? [VIDEO]

James Cameron Edits ‘Titanic 3D’ to Fix Inaccuracies in Night’s Sky

Director James Cameron has re-edited a scene for the upcoming theatrical release of Titanic 3D after an astrophysicist informed him that the star formation used during a sinking ship scene was inaccurate.

U.S. astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson sent Cameron — known for his attention to detail — an email years ago pointing out the star map used during one scene was wrong. It has since been updated.

2-Year-Old Dancing Sensation Is a YouTube Star [VIDEO]

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The History of April Fools’ Day [VIDEO]

You’ve probably thought long and hard about how to prank your best friend this April Fools’ Day, but have you ever thought about...

First World Problems: 14 Cringe-Worthy Complaints

Social media has given us a voice we never could have imagined 20 years ago. We can easily share content online, free — from inspiring images to our grandest hopes for the world.

We can also use the social platform to whine like the spoiled brats we sometime are.

That’s where Tumblr blog White Whine comes in. It offers a user-generated collection of

WestJet Rolls Out Child-Free Cabins With Kargo Kids [VIDEO]

April Fools' Day Classics: Top 10 Viral Pranks on YouTube

NBA Brings Twitter Handles to T-Shirts in Pro Sports First

So you’re a big Kevin Durant fan. You watch his games, you wear his jersey — but do you have his Twitter-handle T-shirt?

In what’s believed to be a pro sports first, the NBA this week began selling official T-shirts that feature some of the league’s biggest stars’ Twitter handles above their jersey numbers, where surnames would normally go. The shirts are available at the NBA Store website and include Durant, Dwyane Wade, Jeremy Lin and a number of other big names.

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Top 10 Twitter Pics of the Week

1. Trayvon Martin

The Trayvon Martin case received a lot of attention on Twitter. People from all over the United States paid their respects by taking pictures of themselves wearing hoodies and posting them for all to see. Nearly every day this week, thousands of people posted #trayvonmartin pictures to Twitter, including a number of celebrities. Here is a picture of Sean Combs, better known as Diddy (@iamdiddy, over 5 million followers), expressing his support for Trayvon Martin.

Did This Guy Just Land the Coolest Job in Sports Social Media?

Meet Austin Schindel, sports fans. You’re going to wish you had his new job.

For the next year, he’ll travel around the country to some of the country’s funnest sporting events — starting with Major League Baseball games and the NFL and NBA drafts — to tweet his behind-the-scenes experiences from the@XFINITYSports Twitter account. It’s a full-time, salaried, contract gig and may just be the coolest job in sports social media.

The Evolution of Facebook for Brands

Jason Weaver is the CEO of Shoutlet, an enterprise social management software company he founded. He has been involved in social media strategy development since its inception for brands that include Disney, SC Johnson, and eBay. Follow him at @Shoutlet.

Facebook Timeline for businesses is officially here, and companies large and small are anticipating how the new changes will affect their existing Facebook presence. The early data creates a promising picture, with one report suggesting that brands are getting an average 46% more engagement with Timeline. But before we look too far in the future, let’s take a look at the major Facebook milestones that got us to this point.

No, You’re Not Fat — Facebook Just Makes You Think You Are [STUDY]

Struggling with body weight issues? Facebook may be partially to blame, a new study suggests.

A new study conducted by The Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt in Baltimore found that social media is negatively impacting how people view body size.

The study — which was conducted among 600 Facebook users ages 16 to 40 — revealed that 51% of participants said that looking at photos of themselves and others on the site makes them more feel more self-conscious about their body image.