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Bitcoin plunges 7%, then bounces back, after report of Twitter ad ban

The plunge was apparently precipitated by a report by the U.K.'s Sky News that Twitter Inc. TWTR, -0.61% would ban cryptocurrency ads in the coming weeks. That would follow similar recent bans by Facebook Inc. FB, +0.67% and Alphabet Inc.'s GOOGL, -1.41% Google. Twitter had no comment … Read More

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Shane Ross mistakes Rob Kearney for Dave on Twitter

Minister for Sport Shane Ross was quick to congratulate Ireland's Grand Slam champions on their success on Sunday but in his haste made himself an easy target on social media. The Minister attended the team's homecoming at the Shelbourne Hotel and posted a tweet of himself with “superstars … Read More

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How Twitter Became A Beacon For Fake News As Mass Entertainment And Social Status

One of this week's milestones in the history of technology, the launch of Twitter, sheds light on the way we live now—deriving social status and enjoyment by playing games and gaining popularity on the Internet, including creating and spreading fake news. A dozen years ago this week, the first tweet … …

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Houston Twitter users share their hilarious #ThoughtsWhileGroceryShopping moments over the …

Over the weekend, Twitter users in the Houston area participated in Twitter's trending hashtag, #ThoughtsWhileGroceryShopping, and they are hilariously relatable. The trend seemingly started late Saturday and continued into Sunday morning. Thoughts that were shared by Twitter users ranged from … Read More

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K-State has reservations with UMBC. The white, sleeveless tops are ready.

The two teams agreed to the "date" on Twitter. … But if you're following the two teams on Twitter, you'll know that the reservations were not "official" until @UMBCAthletics asked @KStateMBB if the team … The @UMBCAthletics Twitter account had 5,588 followers when the Retrievers were playing No. Read More

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Twitter may be the next to ban cryptocurrency ads

Twitter may soon join Facebook and Google in cracking down on ads for cryptocurrency-related products. Sky sources have claimed the social network will institute worldwide ban against ads for initial coin offerings, cryptocurrency wallets and token sales within the next two weeks. It might also ban ads … Read More

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The man behind UMBC’s Twitter shade Zach Seidel: “I didn’t go to bed until 6:30 in the morning”

Sports Marketing Zach Seidel, who was in charge of running the Retrievers' now-infamous Twitter account during their historic upset of Virginia in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. He talks about when during the game he decided to start having fun and chirping the naysayers (including Seth … Read More

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K-State, UMBC had a fun exchange on Twitter ahead of Sunday’s game

The Kansas State men's basketball team will be trying to win a spot in the Sweet 16 on Sunday night when the Wildcats face the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. That game tips off at 6:45 p.m. on Tru TV, but there was a little pregame action. You may have …

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UMBC, hoops’ historic Cinderella, is also scoring points on Twitter

Seidel, director of multimedia communications and digital for UMBC's athletic department, was manning the team's Twitter account during the game. He had a lot of material to play with. Among his most-retweeted posts was a clap-back at a UMBC doubter who had used the school's acronym to spell out … Read …

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Twitter is reportedly planning to ban cryptocurrency ads

Following Facebook and Google's footsteps, Twitter is reportedly planning to ban advertisements for cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs), according Sky News. In January, Facebook prohibited ads for currencies such as Bitcoin in an effort to combat deceptive marketers, while Google … Read More