Facebook’s Growth Threatened By Twitter, Snap
in terms of total revenues and users, but its growth rate is stalling, CNBC reports. Daniel Ives, chief strategy officer and head of technology research at market research firm GBH Insights, tells CNBC that Facebook used to be "the only game in town" for advertising on social media. Now, he …
Twitter Will Stop Supporting its Mac App in March 2018
Twitter will soon drop support for its Twitter for Mac desktop app, suggesting instead that Mac users should use the web client. The app has been pulled from the Mac App Store, and those who currently have Twitter for Mac can remain using it until mid-March. For the full Twitter …
Twitter and Facebook Backlash Could Make NRA Discounts a Thing of the Past
The owner of car rental brands like Enterprise, National, and Alamo, has announced that it will no longer provide discounts to members of the National Rifle Association. And activists on Twitter and Facebook are putting pressure on other companies to distance themselves from the gun rights … Read More
Twitter relaxes the rules for customer service DMs
Twitter's bot crackdown is great for improving the quality of the service, but might make it harder for businesses to use it effectively. That's why the company is tweaking its system to enable companies to better deal with bulk communications. In the future, you shouldn't be waiting as long for …
Twitter begins bot purge
In the announcement by Yoel Roth, the head of API policy at Twitter, the changes were positioned as an important step towards ensuring that non-public service announcements are wary of malicious activity, the likes of which take place on Twitter. "As a sole exception to this rule, applications that … Read …
Twitter campaign encourages people to show off their big noses with selfies
In an effort to subvert the notion that bigger noses are in any way less beautiful, one campaigner started a movement that has given men and women everywhere the confidence to show off their schnozz. #Sideprofileselfies was started by British journalist Radhika Sanghani on Twitter and has received … Read More
White nationalist Jared Taylor sues Twitter over account ban
A white nationalist is suing Twitter claiming that the site censored him when it suspended his account. Jared Taylor filed a lawsuit in California, in the state Superior Court in San Francisco, arguing that Twitter had prohibited his freedom of speech. Mr Taylor is the head of a website called …
New Twitter Rules Target People Encouraging Self-Harm
Twitter is working with mental health advocates to simultaneously ban online trolls who bully people with calls for self-harm while also connecting individuals struggling with suicidal ideation to global mental health resources. The new Twitter rules explain the social media platform's goal: “supporting … Read More
KFC apologises over chicken shortage with cheeky ad – and Twitter LOVES it
KFC has won back fast food fans threatening to cross the road to other chicken shops – with a plucky apology. The Colonel said sorry for the ongoing "KFC crisis" – which has seen more than 600 shops close due to chicken shortages – with a very cheeky advert in …
Parks and Recreation Cast Destroys NRA on Twitter
The National Rifle Association used a clip from the show on Twitter, and star Amy Poehler was not amused. … Parkland, Fla., school shooting at the Stand Up: The Students of Stoneman Douglas Demand Action town hall, the National Rifle Association thanked its representative Dana Loesch on Twitter. Read More