La Colombe CEO Todd Carmichael: People should boycott Facebook and Twitter
Outspoken coffee mogul Todd Carmichael has been a heavy user of both Twitter and Facebook, where he shares and promotes progressive ideas about social justice and equality. Now he's quitting both platforms — at least temporarily — and encouraging others to follow suit. On Wednesday, the CEO … Read More
Pro Madden Player Chris ‘Dubby’ McFarland Talks Twitter Controversy And What He Lost And …
Just a week or so ago, McFarland reached out to me on Twitter and expressed an interest to speak with me about everything that has transpired since the controversy began. Quite honestly, I didn't know what to expect. It's a little awkward to interview who has been the subject of …
Twitter CEO foresees Bitcoin as world’s single currency
In this respect, the Twitter CEO has participated in the recent funding round that raised US$2.5 million for Lightning Labs – the startup that launched the beta version of the Lightning Network for Bitcoin. This protocol layer is helping Bitcoin's blockchain to perform faster transactions at considerably lower … Read More
Local teen goes viral for Twitter video asking singer Shawn Mendes to prom
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Woman urged to dump boyfriend by Twitter users after he told her to ‘put some nice clothes on’ in …
A woman is being urged to dump her boyfriend by hundreds of strangers after he suggested she make more of an effort with her appearance. Twitter user Harriet shared a screenshot of a recent text exchange with her boyfriend online, in which he asks her not wear a dressing gown …
How Twitter’s Trending Feature Can Be Applied to Every Area of Business
In 2013 Twitter launched its Trending feature — a list of algorithmically-determined popular hashtags. Facebook rapidly followed suit, and since then the trending feature has become a staple of the social media experience. But trending algorithms have use cases that extend far beyond learning about … Read More
Twitter CEO Believes Bitcoin Will Become the World’s Most Valuable Currency
One of those who embrace this idea is Jack Dorsey, Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, who has expressed confidence in the advantages of using Bitcoin over FIAT. A phenomenon that, if widely adopted, will allow it to overtake traditional money in popularity and convenience at some point in the future:. …
CORRECTED-MOVES-Twitter, Google security executives to leave companies (March 21)
March 21 (Reuters) – Twitter Inc's chief security officer Michael Coates said in a Twitter post on Wednesday that he will be leaving the microblogging site. Coates joined Twitter in January 2015 but will now be quitting to begin his own security startup. The move was announced internally a few …
In data-breach backdrop, Twitter’s Chief Information Security Officer Michael Coates quits
SAN FRANCISCO: As tech companies reel under mounting pressure to prevent their platforms from data breach and fake news, Twitter's Chief Information Security Officer Michael … In a tweet on Thursday, Coates who joined Twitter in 2015 announced his departure from the micro-blogging website. Read More
Twitter security chief to leave to cofound startup
“Twitter has been an amazing ride, but as I mentioned internally a few weeks back, my time is coming to an end. I'm confident to leave the program with an amazing security team. What's next? I'm off to co-found a security startup – hope to share more about what we're …