What Are The Implications Of This Potential Twitter Update?
In a recent unannounced Periscope stream, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey mentioned that Twitter may be working toward allowing any user to become verified on the site. What are the ramifications if this feature is implemented? What will that blue checkmark mean for Twitter users that aren't celebrities or … Read More
Suspicious likes lead to researcher lighting up a 22000-strong botnet on Twitter
Botnets are fascinating to me. Who creates them? What are they for? And why doesn't someone delete them? The answers are probably less interesting than I hope, but in the meantime I like to cheer when large populations of bots are exposed. That's what security outfit F-Secure's Andy Patel did …
Twitter Just Suspended Even More Tweet-Stealing Accounts — Except This Time, They Were Verified
“Tweet stealing,” or the practice of plagiarizing another person's tweet and passing it off as your own, has long plagued Twitter and irked many users. Though people had complained about these accounts for years, Twitter did not take action against them until BuzzFeed News reported on the existence of … Read …
Twitter hashtag for ‘Mini Beast from the East’ is trending as users share hilarious UK weather memes
AS the country readies itself for another weekend of snow, ice and blizzards Brits have been doing what they do best – discussing the weather. Hilarious memes have taken over Twitter with the trending hashtag #minibeastfromtheeast, but with some serious weather on the way and a warning of a risk …
Lloyd Banks Hints at Retirement on Twitter: ‘I Think It’s Time to Lay It Down’
On Friday (March 16), Lloyd Banks took to Twitter to profess his longtime love for hip-hop, followed by an announcement that it was time to "lay it down." The New York rapper and self-proclaimed Punchline King thanked those who came before him and all those who continue to support him. …
Khalil Mack Talks March Madness On Twitter
Former University of Buffalo Bull Khalil Mack took to social media to support his school. AP Images/Peter Read Miller. If your bracket isn't busted after Day One of March Madness, well, I find that hard to believe. Getting all 64 picks correct has been done in the past, but it's …
People are showing off their 2012 vs. 2018 glow ups in a hilarious Twitter challenge
"Selfies" have been around since the dawn of the digital camera. (Just ask Kim Kardashian.) But 2012 marked a new era of selfie-taking. By the early 2010s, smartphones and social media had completely taken over. Phones now had FRONT-FACING cameras (*gasps*) and internet access. Taking a … Read More
Does Twitter Inc’s (NYSE:TWTR) Latest Financial Perfomance Look Strong?
In this article, I will take a look at Twitter Inc's (NYSE:TWTR) most recent earnings update (31 December 2017) and compare these latest figures against its performance over the past few years, along with how the rest of TWTR's industry performed. As a long-term investor, I find it useful to …
Social Feed: Twitter is not kidding, YouTube goes dark, Facebook says game on
Social Feed is a collection of those smaller changes that you may have missed with this week's biggest news — like Twitter's deals with NASCAR and MLS; YouTube's Wikipedia verification plan; Snapchat's 3D-modeling patent; and Facebook's MLB deal. Find Social Feed every weekend for the latest … Read More
Why jokes on Twitter are no laughing matter
There's nothing more tiresome than an annoying ad. Well, obviously, that's not quite true; gallstones are more tiresome, and Jeremy Kyle — but when I say there is nothing more tiresome, it is understood that I am exaggerating for effect. So if, for example, I were to say that someone …