Adam Rippon Learns about NBC Olympic Correspondent Offer Through Twitter
If you've been applying to jobs lately and haven't heard back, you might want to check Twitter: Apparently it's now a medium for job offers — or, at least, it is for Adam Rippon. On Sunday, February 18, the figure skater announced his decision to decline an offer from NBC …
‘Is this a sign of the apocalypse?’ Twitter users share their hilarious overreactions to KFC running …
Most people would recognise that the arrival of the four horsemen of the apocalypse – Death, Famine, War, and Conquest – marks the beginning of the end of days. But for some Twitter users, KFC running out of chicken in two-thirds of its stores across the nation is the clearest …
Twitter is killing its Mac app, but do you even really care?
Twitter said on Friday that it's discontinuing the Twitter for Mac app. The company removed its app from the Mac App Store and will stop supporting the currently-installed app in 30 days. As an alternative, Twitter says Mac owners can get the “full” Twitter experience using their web browser. Meanwhile … …
Twitter urged to stop abuse and bullying of disabled people
A charity has urged Twitter to do more to help disabled users report hate speech against them on the site, claiming it remained too difficult to report disability-related abuse. Muscular Dystrophy UK said the lack of a clear option to label abusive tweets based on disability was preventing more reporting …
Twitter reacts as Pep Guardiola’s call for more protection backfires with Fabian Delph sent off for …
Twitter reacts as Pep Guardiola's call for more protection backfires with Fabian Delph sent off for Man City. Utility man was dismissed for bad tackle — weeks after Etihad boss had complained of rough treatment for his own players. By Andrew Richardson. 19th February 2018, 9:13 pm. Updated: 19th … Read …
PUBG Vs. Fortnite? Here Are The Results Of NFL Star’s Twitter Poll
Posting on Twitter today, the Houston Texans DE asked his 5 million followers to weigh in on which Battle Royale game they prefer. He initially simply tweeted the question, "Fortnite or PubG?" before following up with a Twitter poll with the same question. Right now, Fortnite is dominating PUBG in …
“Just an Ass-Backward Tech Company”: How Twitter Lost the Internet War
Del Harvey, Twitter's resident troll hunter, has a fitting, if unusual, backstory for somebody in charge of policing one of the Internet's most ungovernable platforms. As a teenager, she spent a summer as a lifeguard at a state mental institution; at 21, she began volunteering for Perverted Justice, a vigilante … …
People on Twitter use Presidents Day to wish for fictional presidents
Twitters users have been using this President's Day as an excuse to pay tribute to Barack Obama, chastise Donald Trump, and pay tribute to fictional presidents like Josiah "Jed" Bartlet from "The West Wing." The hashtag #PresidentsDay2018 trended at the top of Twitter Monday.The holiday was … Read More
After Twitter kills Mac app, third-party developers drop prices
Twitter's unexpected discontinuation of its free eponymous Mac client late last Friday hasn't gone over well with Mac users, even though it rated an abysmal 1.7 out of 5 stars before it disappeared from the Mac App Store. Amid concerns that Twitter's other long-neglected Mac app, TweetDeck, might soon … Read …
Presidents Day trivia: Which elite Twitter club has Barack Obama joined?
Today, on Presidents Day, Barack Obama can take a bow. The former president has joined a very exclusive club: He now has more than 100 million followers on Twitter. Earlier this month, people noticed that one of those followers is someone rather unexpected (more on that later). According to the … …