A new study, published in journal Science, claims that researchers who mine data from social networks including Facebook and Twitter should be vary of their usefulness as serious pitfalls may arise from…
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Twitter’s new feature ‘App Graph’ will collect users’ app data
Social and microblogging giant Twitter has quietly rolled out a new feature dubbed ‘App Graph’ that will collect data on the apps its users download on their iOS or Android phone or…
Twitter’s new online tool will ensure women’s online safety and security
Twitter has collaborated with non-profit organization Women, Action and Media (WAM) to roll out a new tool that will let women report abuse and harassment issues on Twitter and get them resolved…
Samaritans Radar app suspended amid ‘serious concerns’
Samaritans has suspended its Samaritans Radar app, which intended to detect when people on Twitter appeared to be suicidal, due to ‘serious concerns’. Samaritans Radar is designed to analyse Tweets from users…
Samaritans Radar under fire over privacy concerns
Recently rolled out app from Samaritans dubbed ‘Samaritans Radar’ is facing an immediate backlash over unintended privacy concerns from privacy activists who are calling out for the app’s effective shutdown. The new…
North Korea bans foreigners’ access to social networking websites
North Korea has reportedly banned use of social networking websites including Facebook and Twitter by Diplomats and other foreign visitors. According to reports the North Korean government has imposed a ban on…
Samaritans rolls out new life saving Samaritans Radar app
UK suicide prevention charity Samaritans has launched an app that will warn users if their friends or connections online are at risk of suicide. Dubbed Samaritans Radar, the new web app, targeted…
Twitter unlocks its vast database for selected pool of researchers
Twitter has given access to its vast database to a selected pool of researchers allowing them to study tweets and find answers to a variety of issues under its ambitious data grant…
Twitpic archive gets new life thanks to Twitter
Image and video sharing website Twitpic on Saturday announced it has inked a deal with Twitter that will see the failed image-sharing website handing over its domain and photo archive to Twitter….
Twitpic closing. This time for good!
Twitpic’s acquisition talks haven’t gone as planned and the photo sharing site is finally going to close down for good on October 25, the site has announced. “It’s with a heavy heart…
Tweets from unknowns in your timeline? You’re not alone!
Twitter has decided to make sure that you get to read tweets from unknowns on the micro-blogging land based on your interest or activities by posting tweets on users’ timelines from those…
Twitter announces ‘audio card’; feature that lets you discover and listen to music
Twitter has announced a new feature dubbed ‘audio card’ that allows users to discover and listen to music directly from the twitter stream on mobile devices. The feature has been developed by…
Twitter sues US government agencies over data request rules
Twitter on Tuesday announced it has sued the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation over restrictions imposed on disclosing government data requests. As per regulations imposed by the…
Twitter shells out $10M for a new MIT ‘Laboratory of Social Machines’ lab
MIT: The Laboratory for Social Machines is dedicated to developing technologies that analyze social systems, map the public sphere of beliefs, opinions, and events to create information feedback loops.
Russia: Google, Twitter & Facebook must register as ‘organizers of information distribution’
Maxim Ksenzov, deputy chief of the Roskomnadzor: If Google, Facebook or Twitter “do not obey with the demands of the Russian law, they will be subjected to administrative sanctions.”