Ex-Twitter CEO censored abusive tweets to Obama
(160525) — HO CHI MINH CITY, May 25, 2016 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Barack Obama (C) speaks as he meets with members of the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative in Ho Chi Minh City’s Gem…
Twitter to unveil refreshed timeline on March 3
New York, Feb 26 (IANS) The micro-blogging site Twitter is set to roll out a refreshed design to its timeline display on March 3. With this change, people can start embedding profiles, lists, collections and…
Twitter’s Fabric app to help developers monitor app crashes on smartphones
New York, Feb 24 (IANS) After five months of development, micro-blogging website Twitter has launched an app for its Fabric mobile development toolkit so that developers can address various issues related to their app including…
Guard against platform’s misuse, Prasad tells Twitter
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday asked senior officials of micro-blogging site Twitter to ensure that the site is not misused for any kind of extremism and terrorism activities….
Islamic State’s reach on Twitter dwindling: Report
New York, Feb 21 (IANS) The reach of the Islamic State (IS) on micro blogging site Twitter has stopped growing and slowly rolling back, said a new report from George Washington University in the US….
Twitter is bigger than Facebook in Japan
New York, Feb 21 (IANS) Micro-blogging website Twitter has more active users in Japan than Facebook, which is much larger globally, according to a media report. The Wall Street Journal on Saturday cited an announcement…
Now, talk to businesses directly on Twitter
New York, Feb 20 (IANS) Micro-blogging website Twitter has launched a new feature that is making it easier for businesses to directly receive messages from customers and address their problems. “The social network would roll…
Facebook, Twitter back Apple over cracking shooter’s iPhone
New York, Feb 19 (IANS) A day after Google’s Indian-American chief executive Sundar Pichai supported arch rival Apple to fight a court order to help the FBI break into the iPhone 5c used by California…
Twitter goof-up: Jammu in Pakistan and Kashmir in China!
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Twitter goofed up yet again when it began to show Jammu and Kashmir as parts of Pakistan and China! When users logged into the microblogging site using location services, it…
See the Best Tweets First with Twitter’s New Timeline Feature
New York, Feb 11 (IANS) Micro-blogging website Twitter has introduced a new timeline feature that allows users to never miss important tweets from people they follow by giving the option to see the best tweets…
Shrinking User Base Triggers Sharp Fall in Twitter Shares
New York, Feb 11 (IANS) A sequential decline in its monthly active users (MAUs) base triggered a sharp fall for Twitter shares in the after-hours trade, as the company announced its fourth-quarter results on Wednesday….
Twitter to Soon Get Facebook-Like Algorithmic Timeline
New York, Feb 6 (IANS) In an attempt to bring tweets to more people across the globe, microblogging site Twitter is planning to introduce an algorithmic timeline like Facebook as soon as next week, a…
Twitter Suspends 125,000 Terrorism-Related Accounts
San Francisco, Feb 6 (IANS) Twitter said on Friday it has suspended 125,000 accounts primarily related to the terrorist group Islamic State (IS) since the middle of 2015. The social media network that has more…
Ferguson Shooting: US Citizens’ Twitter Use Shaped National Debate
New York, Jan 31 (IANS) Common citizens and not politicians or celebrities were the ones who, using the micro-blogging site Twitter, shaped the national dialogue in the US following the fatal shooting of Michael Brown…
Twitter Curtails Ad Pop-Ups for Its VIP Users
New York, Jan 27 (IANS) Micro-blogging website Twitter has stopped, or significantly reduced, the number of ads it displays, in a bid to ensure its “VIP” users stay engaged with the service. Playing around with…
High-Profile Executives Quit Twitter, Major Overhaul Expected
New York, Jan 25 (IANS) With some of the high-profile executives putting in their papers, Twitter is set for a major overhaul this week under Jack Dorsey, the new CEO of the micro-blogging site, to…
Tweets Can Quicken Disaster Response
New York, Jan 21 (IANS) Leveraging publicly available tweets or other social media posts could help disaster response agencies quickly identify impacted areas in need of assistance, says a new study. By analysing the September…
Twitter Crashed Due to ‘Bad Coding’
New York, Jan 20 (IANS) Micro-blogging site Twitter crashed for its users all over the world on Tuesday due to an internal code change, a media report said. Twitter experienced an issue “related to an…
Twitter Goes Offline on Tuesday
San Francisco, Jan 19 (IANS) Microblogging site Twitter on Tuesday went offline for users, with web visitors being greeted by an error page. Some mobile users were also unable to read or post tweets to…
US Photographer Jennifer Rondinelli Reilly Sues Twitter for Not Removing Pictures
New York, Jan 17 (IANS) A woman photographer has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Twitter in a US court, claiming that the micro-blogging site failed to remove a photo of hers that was posted…