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Twitter ramps up photo sharing features

Twitter on Wednesday added Facebook-style photo "tagging" and bumped up the number of images that iPhone users can share in a single post.

Twitter ramps up photo sharing features
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Google, Facebook drive gains in mobile advertising

The market for mobile device advertising doubled in 2013 to $17.9 billion and is on pace for strong gains this year, led by Facebook and Google.

Google, Facebook drive gains in mobile advertising
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo arrives at Shanghai's Pudong Airport. ©Reuters/Aly Song
Twitter CEO in China 'to learn more'

Twitter chief executive Dick Costolo is visiting China, the biggest market where the popular messaging service is banned, the company said.

Twitter CEO in China 'to learn more'
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Detained China activist dies after critical illness

A Chinese human rights activist died on Friday after falling critically ill in detention after police denied her medical treatment for months, her brother said.

Detained China activist dies after critical illness
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Sina Weibo, 'China's Twitter,' files for IPO in US

Weibo Corp., the Chinese microblogging service often compared with Twitter, filed Friday for a US stock offering seeking to raise $500 million.

Sina Weibo, 'China's Twitter,' files for IPO in US
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How Olympians train: Ilya Ilyin's hardcore 220 kg squats

Two times Olympic Champion, three times World Champion and an avid social network user Ilya Iliyn has posted a vine or a short video of squatting with 220 kg on his Instagram page.

How Olympians train: Ilya Ilyin's hardcore 220 kg squats
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Saudi jails Islamist for 8 years for Twitter protest call

A Saudi court Sunday jailed an Islamist for eight years on charges of inciting protests, mocking the monarch and criticising the security services on Twitter.

Saudi jails Islamist for 8 years for Twitter protest call
Oscar telecast ratings 'hit 10-year-high'

Oscars telecast ratings hit a 10-year high, preliminary data showed Monday, as Ellen DeGeneres won plaudits for slick hosting of Hollywood's biggest night -- and breaking a Twitter record.

Oscar telecast ratings 'hit 10-year-high'
Twitter takes hit as user growth disappoints

Twitter got a reality check Wednesday as the high-flying messaging company reported modest user growth during a quarter in which it lost $511 million.

Twitter takes hit as user growth disappoints
Katy Perry rides closer to 50 mn mark on Twitter

Pop star Katy Perry was on the threshold Thursday of becoming the first person ever to have more than 50 million followers on Twitter.

Katy Perry rides closer to 50 mn mark on Twitter
Body of Indian minister's wife taken to hospital for autopsy

The body of the wife of an Indian minister, found dead in a luxury hotel days after accusing her husband on Twitter of being unfaithful, was moved to a hospital Saturday for an autopsy.

Body of Indian minister's wife taken to hospital for autopsy
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Angry wife outs Indian minister's 'affair' on Twitter

The furious wife of the Indian government's top-tweeting minister admitted Thursday she had hacked his account to send out messages exposing an alleged affair he was having with a Pakistani journalist.

Angry wife outs Indian minister's 'affair' on Twitter
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Twitter's Vine expands video on Web

Twitter's video service Vine announced Friday it was expanding its presence on the Web, giving users the option of watching full-screen clips on their personal computers.

Twitter's Vine expands video on Web
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Facebook dominates in US rush to social networking

The surge into social networks is gaining pace among Americans, with Facebook dominating but with many people using multiple platforms, a study showed Monday.

Facebook dominates in US rush to social networking
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Twitter tumbles after warning on overvaluation

Twitter shares tumbled Friday after a brokerage analyst warned the popular messaging network was overvalued following a meteoric rise since its initial public offering in November.

Twitter tumbles after warning on overvaluation
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Twitter's Jack Dorsey joins Disney board

US entertainment giant Walt Disney Company announced Monday that it tapped Twitter co-founder and chairman Jack Dorsey to join its board of directors.

Twitter's Jack Dorsey joins Disney board
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Prismatic social network follows interests

Prismatic chief Bradford Cross believes that online social networks should go beyond following people to pursuing interests.

Prismatic social network follows interests
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Google Glass eyewear lets winking snap pictures

Google Glass on Tuesday announced updates to the software in its Internet-linked eyewear to allow users to snap pictures by winking

Google Glass eyewear lets winking snap pictures
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'Golden Tweet' is Twitter's most echoed note in 2013

Twitter revealed Thursday that a message acknowledging the death of "Glee" television show star Cory Monteith was the most reposted tweet on the globally popular messaging platform this year.

'Golden Tweet' is Twitter's most echoed note in 2013
Twitter adds photo sharing to direct messages

Updated mobile software rolled out Tuesday by Twitter lets smartphone users send pictures in direct, personal messages seen only by recipients instead of being shared publicly on the social network.

Twitter adds photo sharing to direct messages