News about Twitter

Twitter to set up shop in Hong Kong Twitter plans to set up shop in Hong Kong early next year, focusing on ad sales instead of the one-to-many messaging service banned in China.

08 November 2014 14:07

Twitter hammered on growth fears Twitter saw its shares hammered after reporting quarterly results that largely met expectations but failed to allay concerns about growth of the messaging platform.

28 October 2014 13:01

Twitter looks to weave into more mobile apps Twitter set out to weave itself into mobile applications with a free "Fabric" platform to help developers build better programs and make more money.

23 October 2014 12:36

Twitpic to shutter service after all Twitpic put out word that the service is shutting down after all, apologizing for a "false alarm" that a merger would be its salvation.

18 October 2014 10:47

Twitter tweets start to sing Twitter began letting people instantly listen to music and other audio by clicking on tweets from the popular messaging service.

17 October 2014 16:38

Twitter sues US to disclose more on secret data orders Twitter sued the US government, claiming its free speech rights are being violated by restrictions on its ability to disclose numbers of secret orders.

08 October 2014 13:02

Social networks make push as shopping destinations They're not just for sharing any more: Facebook and Twitter are now looking to play a bigger role in shopping.

05 October 2014 14:29

Tweets reveal anti-Americanism in Arab world An analysis of Twitter messages from the Arab-speaking world reveals strong anti-American sentiment.

26 September 2014 11:24

British Muslim group takes on IS jihadists on Twitter A British Muslim association is taking on the jihadists through Twitter with the campaign #notinmyname.

24 September 2014 10:38

Twitpic to stay alive with new owner Twitpic is being acquired in a deal that will give renewed life to the widely used service for sharing pictures on Twitter.

19 September 2014 12:42

Photo service Twitpic to shutter, blames Twitter The photo-sharing service Twitpic announced it was shutting down, saying it faced an ultimatum from Twitter to abandon its trademark.

05 September 2014 12:19

Twitter to set up shop in social-media-mad Indonesia Twitter plans to open an office in Indonesia over the coming months as it seeks to boost revenues in the social-media-addicted nation.

29 August 2014 14:35

Hackers tweet resignation of Russian PM Hackers broke into Russian Prime Minister D. Medvedev's Twitter account, tweeting his resignation and criticising President V. Putin.

14 August 2014 14:17

Twitter unveils video ads Twitter on Tuesday unveiled a new advertising program that delivers "promoted videos" to the tweet stream of users of the popular messaging platform.

13 August 2014 10:17

Twitter flies on surprisingly strong numbers Twitter shares shot higher by some 30 percent after its quarterly report showed surprisingly strong revenue and user growth, despite a widening loss.

30 July 2014 12:01

Hackers take over Israel army Twitter account Internet hackers briefly took over an Israeli army Twitter account, the military said, posting an alarming message that a nuclear facility had been hit by rocket fire.

04 July 2014 18:30

Twitter buys mobile ad firm Tap Commerce Twitter announced that it has cut a deal to buy mobile ad firm Tap Commerce to bolster money-making tools at the popular one-to-many messaging service.

02 July 2014 02:24

Russian police search opposition leader Navalny's home Russian police on Friday were searching the home of opposition leader and President Vladimir Putin's biggest critic Alexei Navalny, his lawyer said.

20 June 2014 23:27

Twitter chews up Obama after gum gaffe at D-Day Social media users tore into Barack Obama on Friday after the US president was seen chewing gum during solemn ceremonies to mark the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

08 June 2014 21:05