Articles about Twitter – Page 11 of 21

Twitter’s battle of the sexes: Why men get more retweets than women

How the genders communicate on Twitter may very well affect how often they are retweeted. According to this study from NYU linguistics… Read More

Twitter and Google team up to integrate tweets into search results

Google and Twitter are teaming up to help surface relevant tweets when you search for a wide range of topics, improving… Read More

President Obama finally gets his own Twitter account

In another sign o’ the times, President Barack Obama finally has his own Twitter account. https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/600324682190053376 Launched this a.m., the… Read More

Dial-up, discs and the ’90s: This Verizon and AOL deal has Twitter on fire

Wowser. In crazy merger news, you’ve probably heard by now that Verizon is buying AOL for $4.4 billion dollars. The… Read More

Twitter faults NASDAQ for earnings leak reminiscent of Microsoft’s 2011 problem

What do Twitter and Microsoft have in common? They both have had quarterly earnings reports found and released early by Selerity,… Read More

Twitter stock plummets 18% after disappointing earnings report leaks

It’s a bad day for Twitter. Selerity, a company that tracks real-time financial data, managed to get a hold of the… Read More

Twitter tries taking after Facebook with new Highlights feature for Android

Since its inception, one thing has remained constant on Twitter: the default method of interacting with tweets has been in… Read More

Cheating boyfriend loses all his Apple gear in one bath

I’ve seen the dismay of drunk friends who have accidentally dropped their iPhones in the toilet, but this takes that… Read More

Twitter broadens abuse policies, enables locking accounts

Twitter is expanding the terms and tools at its disposal to help users feel safe on the service. Today, Twitter announced policy changes,… Read More

NBA’s Atlanta Hawks selling playoff tickets directly within Twitter

Sports fans have more options to buy tickets than ever — particularly at the last minute. Just a few days ago,… Read More

Twitter updates Direct Messaging service to allow easier private conversations

Twitter has updated its mobile apps today to better support the company’s direct messaging service with a new setting that… Read More

Meet the new Twitter homepage that’s supposed to draw in logged out users

Twitter wants to draw in more readers to its social network without requiring them to make an account in order… Read More

Facebook unseats YouTube as top spot for video advertisers

Companies considering video advertising campaigns on the web are most likely to pick Facebook for ad buys this year, according to a… Read More

Say what? Twitter improves feature that adds commentary to retweets

People who want to add their own thoughts to retweets now have more room to do so thanks to a… Read More

Former Twitter developer relations head Jeff Sandquist returning to Microsoft as a GM

Jeff Sandquist, who recently left his job as Twitter’s head of developer relations, is returning to Microsoft, where he will… Read More

This sports franchise may be the first to broadcast a game via Twitter’s new video app Periscope

Twitter’s newly-launched Periscope application allows just about anyone to broadcast live video via the social network. Now, a Seattle sports franchise… Read More

Join George Takei and #BoycottIndiana on Twitter

Yesterday, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed a “religious freedom” law that would give businesses the right to refuse service to gay and… Read More

Twitter launches Periscope, jumping into live mobile streaming market

Twitter has launched its own foray into the mobile live video streaming market with Periscope, an app that allows people… Read More

Twitter teams with Foursquare to add place names to tweets

Twitter and Foursquare have revealed a partnership today that will allow people to tag their exact location in a tweet.… Read More

Twitter turns 9 and posts history of epic tweets

Holy cow, has it been that long already? Twitter is 9 years old today. And to celebrate, the social media giant… Read More

Through a Twitter tip, Seattle police bust bike thieves

Bike thieves are some of the worst people in the world, like those who won’t give up their seats on… Read More

Twitter makes reporting threats to law enforcement easier with new system

Twitter has made it easier to report threats made on the social network to law enforcement agencies with a new… Read More

Rhapsody launches music sharing on Twitter: Full-track playback without subscription

A new initiative from streaming music service Rhapsody will let its subscribers share songs from its 34-million track catalog with their Twitter followers… Read More

Meerkat co-founder calls throttling by Twitter a ‘sad day’ but says it’s a ‘small bump’ for video streaming app

Twitter is making Meerkat squeal, just as the fast-growing live video streaming app appeared ready to capture countless eyeballs at… Read More

Updated: TweetDeck suffers brief lunchtime outage

People hoping to spend their lunch hour using TweetDeck are in for a rude surprise this afternoon. Some users are… Read More

Why Meerkat and other live video apps are going to succeed

If you thought you’d seen the last of the social media app frenzies, this week proved you wrong. Meerkat, the… Read More

App of the Week: Meerkat streams life from your phone, live via Twitter

If you’re on Twitter, you’ve probably seen a Meerkat link crop up in your feed. It’s the latest craze —… Read More

Twitter campaign urges Amazon to rename ‘Amazon Mom’ to ‘Amazon Family’ in U.S.

The death of a popular dad blogger has re-ignited a campaign calling on Amazon to rename its “Amazon Mom” program to “Amazon Family” in… Read More

Meerkat is the live video app that makes Twitter oh-so-much-more fun

Meerkats used to be adorable little creatures found in Africa. But now, Meerkat is an incredibly addictive, easy-to-use, live-video streaming app that… Read More

Twitter adds new impersonation, doxing reporting options

Twitter is scaling its staff and increasing its options for reporting harassment on, and abuse of, its service. More specifically,… Read More