Manchester United fans take over Twitter after 3-2 win at City
Twitter Nigeria is on lockdown at the moment by Manchester United fans following their dramatic comeback 3-2 win over Manchester City at the Etihad on Saturday, April 7. With Manchester City needing just a win to pop the Premier League title champagnes, United were down by 2-0 by halftime. Read …
Hacked Facebook and Twitter accounts sold online for as little as £1, Telegraph investigation finds
Hacked UK-based Facebook and Twitter accounts are being sold online for as little as one pound, a Sunday Telegraph investigation has found as experts warn the social media profiles are being used to peddle hate. The hijacked accounts have either not been active for a while, so the user may …
Pros and Cons: UFC 223 immediate Twitter analysis
UFC 223 is in the books, and it is where Khabib Nurmagomedov was finally crowned, and Rose Namajunas vs Joanna Jedrzejczyk delievered with an exciting technical back and forth affair. With the injuries and the several last minute fight cancellations, I honestly wouldn't blame you if you changed … Read More
Man helps little brother with epic first date in viral Twitter thread
First dates can be nerve-racking. Luckily, one man helped ease his younger sibling's jitters, sharing the best moments from the event in a viral Twitter thread. » RELATED: Morehouse student who created viral extra credit video lands 'Sesame Street' deal. Kinglsey Morgan of Jamaica pulled out all the … Read More
The Wrath of Vitalik: Crypto Savant Hulks Out, Rampages on Twitter
Mild-mannered Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin appears to have undergone a metamorphosis from crypto-savant to crypto-savage over the last week, firing shots over Twitter at TRON's Justin Sun and roasting long-time nemesis Craig Wright at the Deconomy international blockchain forum in Seoul. Read More
Fed-up cyclist creates Twitter account to shame dangerous drivers
Software engineer Brian Howald has developed “How's My Driving NY” — a Twitter account that lets users enter license plate numbers to automatically check city records for past parking and camera violations. “This is for someone who . . . might see someone parked in a crosswalk or driving … Read …
Zayn Malik has erased every photo from his Instagram, and Twitter is on the case
LOOK, WE'VE LOST count of the number of times we've felt compelled to erase social media accounts. need hel. Whether it's after posting a woefully ill-advised tweet or in the midst of a particularly bad case of The Fear, we've all considered it. Read More
Cyber Saturday—Big Tech’s Cryptocurrency Conspiracy
To wit: Facebook, Alphabet's Google, and Twitter have all blacklisted cryptocurrency-promoting advertisements on their platforms this year. Google said Monday it would forbid extensions that “mine” cryptocurrency from its Chrome Web Store. And MailChimp, a purveyor of email newsletters, put the … Read More
‘You What’: Twitter Reacts as Manchester United Put Manchester City’s Title Celebrations on Ice
At around 6 o'clock on Saturday evening, Manchester City thought they had wrapped up the Premier League title with a comfortable win over cross-town rivals Manchester United. They thought that goals from Ilkay Gundogan & Vincent Kompany were enough for Pep Guardiola's men to secure the … Read More
Twitter’s delays API change that would have killed off third party apps soon
Twitter is making changes to its APIs this year, potentially blocking twitter apps from streaming tweets i.e showing new tweets as they arrive, or delivering push notifications. This pre-announced change lead to an outcry from third-party developers of famous twitter apps Twitterific and Falcon yesterday, … Read More