It seems as though the bosses at Twitter have splashed out lots of cash to pick up the TweetDeck platform. No official word has been released yet but the industry buzz has it that it cost a cool $40 million to snap up. In fact some estimates go up to $50 million and state a mixture of cash and shares as being used. It seems as though the papers were signed on Monday,...
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If you are a world famous celebrity and you are thinking about taking out a press gagging order – known as a privacy injunction or super injunction – then you might think twice about it after seeing the latest hullabaloo on Twitter. Basically, if you take out one of these court rulings then the press are forbidden from even mentioning it, never mind writing or talking...
Twitter is often heralded as the quickest way of breaking news; sometimes these stories are so big that it often changes the user’s life forever. One such Tweet occurred last night when an IT worker from Pakistan tweeted the live events that led up to Osama Bin Laden’s death. At the time he had no idea the significance of his reports let alone the fifteen minutes...
With Twitter having just passed its fifth birthday an interesting statistic has come out which throws some more light on how we use the micro blogging site. There are more than 200 million users registered with Twitter and it is calculated that around 140 million tweets are sent every day. So that’s not far from being one tweet per person per day, is it? Not quite, actually....
A couple of weeks ago Twitter rolled out a huge update for their native iOS app adding Twitpic, a new interface with trends, URL shortening on the fly and re-jigged toolbar. Today they have rolled out a smaller yet interesting update that will allow lucky iPad 2 owners to capture/upload photographs and video via the tablets built-in cameras. Users can use either the front...
It wasn’t that long ago that an older person using a mobile phone or a computer was a bit of a strange sight. Now lots more mature people want to keep up with the latest technological advances and learn about new things they can enjoy. One of the best things which an older relative can learn to use is Twitter, as this gives them an entertaining way to stay in touch with...
After a shaky start Twitter’s native iPhone and iPad app came good at the end of 2010 with the promise of more to come and today the micro blogging site came good by rolling out another update for Apple users. The new app has simplified a lot of tasks and added some new features that other unofficial apps already offer. Users can now easily upload photos, attribute a...
Mere weeks ago Charlie Sheen was admitted to rehab and the two and a half men star looked like he could be down and out forever. Not so if his exploits over the last couple of days are anything to go by, certainly when you consider that he has amassed 1 million Twitter followers is just over 25 hours. Sheen has been mixing things up and grabbing headlines with a string...
A Tweet has started wildfire rumours that the comic actor Jim Carrey is dead after a fatal snowboarding accident in Switzerland. Thankfully this has turned out to be a hoax much like other scandals in the past. The Tweet says that the associated press has published a story about the Bruce Almighty actor; we could not find any stories detailing his untimely demise or indeed...
Cast your mind back 10 years and describe your routine before going to bed, it might have involved a bit of TV, reading or getting your things ready for the early morning wake up call. Now ask yourself the same question for today’s routine. A study has revealed that 72% of you check their social networking profiles before going to bed – a stark change when contrast...