Twitter isn’t allowing users to post a link to Kickass.to stating that the URL in the tweet “appears to link to a page that has spammy or unsafe content.” KickAssTorrents, which indexes…
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Social media lie detector being developed to spot hoax tweets
A team of researchers from seven different countries led by The University of Sheffield is developing a new system for Twitter that will help identify fake or hoax tweets and posts. Dubbed…
Twitter testing a new revamped profile design page
Twitter is testing visual redesign of its profile pages giving them a look and feel similar to those of Facebook and Google+. According to Mashable, the bio and the main picture on…
Twitter venturing into eCommerce industry?
Twitter is finding out news ways of allowing its 232 million users to buy goods straight from its microblogging site. Screenshots of a mock-up of the ecommerce proposal was posted by Recode…
Twitter, CNN come together to develop Dataminr for News
Twitter has joined hands with cable news company CNN to develop a new tool for journalist that would help them identify and cover breaking news faster than ever. Dubbed Dataminr for News…
Twitter for Android gets photo-editing, tagging features
In order to give a tough competition to the fast growing Instagram, Twitter has announced an update to its Android and iOS apps with simple yet better photo editing and tagging features….
Twitter’s Product VP Michael Sippey says goodbye to the company
Michael Sippey, Twitter’s Vice President of Product, made an announcement on Friday that he would step down to an advisory role at the company from his Product Chief post with effect from…
Twitter now lets marketers target audience using email addresses, user IDs
Twitter, on Wednesday, announced the introduction of new capabilities including email addresses and user ID based targeting under its recently launched Tailored Audiences programme for ad retargeting. Kelton Lynn, Revenue Product Manager,…
SEA hijacks official Xbox Support Twitter account
Syrian Electronic Army managed to hijack official Xbox Support Twitter account and posted a series of tweets. Signs of possible hijack came in the form of a couple of tweets wherein the…
Vine’s 6-second videos go online
Twitter-owned Vine has announced full web profiles for all its users thereby taking the 6-second videos to the web and has also announced a new TV Mode enabling you to watch videos…
Facebook isn’t cool anymore
A new European Union-funded study has found that teenagers are migrating away from Facebook to other services including Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and Whatsapp. University College London (UCL) material sciences professor Daniel Miller,…
Tech behemoths urge President Obama to limit government surveillance
Technology giants including Microsoft, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Twitter, Apple, AOL and Yahoo have come together and issued an open letter to US President Barack Obama and the Congress to bring in reforms…
Syrian Electronic Army hacks Time magazine’s Twitter account
The Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) has managed to hack it way through Time’s Twitter account and posted tweets hailing the Syrian President. The Twitter account was reportedly hacked on Friday and a…
Emergency Alert service announced by Twitter
Twitter has rolled out its new emergency alert service in collaboration with police forces and the environment agencies to send messages to those who have signed up to the service during emergencies…
Twitter shares to cost $26 a pop
Twitter shares have been priced at $26 each ahead of its debut at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) today. The microblogging site, which announced the $23-$25 range on Monday, will be…