How Twitter’s latest policy update to stop spam & malicious content is impacting brands
Last month, Twitter made a major announcement that left many social media managers mimicking the guy with blinking eyes GIF. In a move to combat the onslaught of spam and bot activity, the site said it would no longer permit simultaneous tweets across multiple accounts containing identical content. Read More
‘I Had Faith in My Pick!’: Obama Congratulates Loyola Ramblers on Twitter
'I Had Faith in My Pick!': Obama Congratulates Loyola Ramblers on Twitter. March Madness indeed! Published at 6:50 PM CDT on Mar 15, 2018 | Updated 6 hours ago … Read More
Chillaxing? ‘Snorkeling’ Walrus Charms Twitter
Only the lips and teeth of this walrus are visible, but is it chilling out or popping up for air? Credit: Eliezg/CC 3.0. A "snorkeling" walrus has achieved its 15 minutes of fame after a photo of the flippered behemoth was tweeted along with this oddly charming wildlife fact: "Good …
Liverpool and Ajax in Firmino Twitter battle
Liverpool and Dutch club Ajax have got in a Twitter battle about star forward Roberto Firmino. Firmino has developed a reputation for scoring no-look goals when he has an empty net in front of him, but the Eredivisie side reckoned winger David Neres does it better. Neres, who has scored …
Twitter Reacts to Buffalo’s Shocking Upset Over Arizona
No. 4 Arizona was expected to easily advance to the second round, with many fans putting the Wildcats through to the Final Four or even the National Championship. Instead, No. 13 Buffalo gave fans the upset of the day, beating Arizona 89–68 for its first NCAA tournament win in school …
Twitter is emphasizing the on-demand side of live for new shows ahead of NewFronts
Twitter wants to promote more on-demand viewing as it seeks new deals for live shows ahead of this year's NewFronts presentations. The company is seeking more live shows with segments that can be cut into clips that can be ad-supported and reach more viewers than the live broadcasts, according to … …
Fake news is Twitter’s flu: Chips with Everything podcast
According one MIT paper, published this month in the journal Science, lies spread six times faster than the truth on Twitter. It also showed that we need to take a hard look at ourselves, as it is humans that are most likely to spread fake news – we can't just …
Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs face calls to…
This Oct. 26, 2016 file photo shows a Twitter sign outside of the company's headquarters in San Francisco. Twitter, Facebook and Google are facing renewed bipartisan demands to explain to Congress what they're doing to counter abuse of their networks ahead of this year's congressional midterms … Read More
Toledo Fire challenges Toledo police on Twitter for police cat
A cat could soon be among those sworn to uphold paw and order in Toledo thanks to some social media sparring between police Chief George Kral and Toledo Fire Department Assistant Chief Karen Marquardt. Assistant Chief Marquardt challenged Chief Kral on Twitter early Thursday to "get 10,000 … Read More
Twitter Roasts DJ Envy For Spazzing On Desus & Mero
Comedy duo Desus Nice and The Kid Mero got a little more than they bargained for when they stopped by The Breakfast Club Thursday morning (March 15) for an interview. It took only minutes for host DJ Envy to press the duo about what he perceived to be disrespectful comments …