(International Business Times) – Twitter is blocked in China. But that isn’t stopping the microblogging service from continuing to pitch the country’s advertising networks and business...
(Irish Times) – US president Barack Obama has finally got his hands on his own twitter account, racking up 1.68 million followers since Monday with a...
PHILIP MARCELO, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — An incoming Boston University professor who called “white college males” a “problem population” and was publicly criticized by the...
(The Hindu) – Previously, in order to receive a direct message from another person, you had to follow that user on Twitter. Now you can...
(Indian Express) – In an attempt to attract people who visit twitter.com, but do not log in, Twitter has revamped its homepage. The new homepage...
(BBC) – In the old days we stored our treasured memories in photo albums and paper diaries. Physical things which could be passed on in a will....
Mike Wendling, BBC (BBC.com)—Hugely popular black American celebrities are at the receiving end of criticism by black Twitter users using the hashtag #BlackCelebsBeLike. “Racism was an...
(STGist) – Abuse, bullying, and other forms of harassment on the web may be inevitable due to its size — but for Twitter, keeping users with...
(USA Today) – Colin Kaepernick is hard at work in the off-season to return his San Francisco 49ers to the playoffs next season. He decided on...
(Christian Science Monitor) – It’s no secret that Twitter can be a platform where pretty nasty abuse is dished out. Last year’s Gamergate tempest, which began, ostensibly, as...
(Trusted Reviews) – WhatsApp has just revealed staggering new stats for its messaging service, announcing that the app carries 700 million monthly active users. The BBC notes...
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief SANTA CLARA, Calif. (NNPA) – Jesse Jackson says it is “outrageous” that high tech firms based in Silicon Valley hire...
(USA Today) – On Thursday, the Patriots official Twitter account had a promotion where they thanked some of the followers who helped them reach a...
BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter’s third-quarter revenue outpaced expectations, but investors concerned about user growth and holiday-quarter revenue clipped the company’s...
(Los Angeles Times) – Twitter Inc. is the latest tech giant to sue the U.S. government for the right to reveal the scope of government...
David Bauder, ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — CBS and Rihanna are splitting up, more fallout from the Ray Rice domestic violence incident and the turmoil it...
(DNA India) – Twitter has opened up its Analytics Dashboard to all its users, allowing them to track how each of their tweets are faring. The...
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (NNPA) – After he completes his campaign for more diversity in Silicon Valley, Jesse Jackson plans to expand...
MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple primarily relies on white and Asian men for its top-paying technology jobs, feeding the perception that...
(USA Today) SAN FRANCISCO — Civil rights activists are turning up pressure on Twitter to publicly release the gender and ethnic breakdown of its flock...
San Francisco (Business Report) – Twitter is in early-stage discussions to acquire or partner with music-related startups, according to people with knowledge of the talks,...
[CNET] Twitter will soon show its U.S. users ads based on the Web sites they’ve previously visited. Wednesday, the information network formally announced that it is...
[LOS ANGELES TIMES] Ever wondered how many people click on the links you tweet? Wonder no more. Twitter appears to be giving all users access to...
[THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR] Twitter users have long used hashtags to help group and sort tweets. Ditto for Tumblr and Flickr aficionados. Now the feature is finally...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist In the midst of the Academy Awards drama on Sunday, February 24, one of the Onion’s writers (we don’t know...
