#TheDailySpin: Twitter hosts private screening of new film ‘Super 8’
One of the biggest names in Hollywood is banking that a single hashtag will draw a crowd to what has otherwise been a low-key promotional effort. Plus, add a couple of verses to your periodic table song.

Can a Twitter hashtag and free popcorn fill a theater? Spielberg and Paramount hope so.
It’s the Great Social Network, Charlie Brown—Peanutweeter brings together the best of Twitter with the best of the Peanuts gang.
And in other cartoon news, is Papa Smurf a Nazi? One author thinks so.
The U.S. is falling behind in “green” technologies, but given the truth behind most of those products, is it any wonder?!
As predicted, in the wake of Oprah’s departure, Chicago companies (including Harpo Studios) are seeing layoffs.
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