In a closely-watched case tied to last year's Occupy Wall Street protests, a New York judge ruled last week that tweets are no different from words shouted in the street and ordered Twitter to turn over a user's account to prosecutors. The judge, who styles himself a social media expert, added that the Founding Fathers and "countless soldiers" risked their lives for the right to tweet or post on Facebook (s FB) but that "there are still consequences for your public posts."