American Express card users can shop at Twitter
American Express on Monday began letting users of its payment cards make purchases with messages fired off at Twitter as the popular social network dabbles with making money from e-commerce.
Twitter hit by 'sophisticated' cyber attack
Twitter said Friday it was hammered by a "sophisticated" cyber attack similar to those that recently hit major Western news outlets, and that the passwords of about 250,000 users were stolen.
Baby boy born to Shakira, Pique
Colombian pop star Shakira and Barcelona defender Gerard Pique on Wednesday announced the birth of their son Milan.
An Italian teacher who kills celebrities on Twitter
Fidel Castro, Mikhail Gorbachev and Pope Benedict XVI -- Italian Tommasso Debenedetti has killed them all in fake tweets aimed at exposing shoddy journalism that have earned him global notoriety.
Pope turns to Twitter, new allies to battle for faith issues
Pope Benedict XVI has galvanised Catholics at the close of 2012 to go on the offensive over key faith issues, forging new alliances and fighting secularism in the West with a media campaign.
Saudi liberal writer arrested for Islam 'insults': relatives
A Saudi Arabian liberal writer was arrested on Monday for making comments on his Twitter account that were allegedly insulting to Islam.
Pope ministers to Twitter flock
Pope Benedict XVI is due to send out his first, much-anticipated Twitter message on Wednesday, with hundreds of thousands of followers already signed up to receive the tweet.
Pope to start tweeting next week
Pope Benedict XVI will join Twitter from December 12, with regular tweets in eight languages from the account @pontifex just in time for Christmas.
Kazakhstan General Prosecutor's office denies filing lawsuits against Google, Facebook and Twitter
The said blog-platforms and social networks are not defendants in the lawsuits of Almaty prosecutors against Respublika and Vzglyad magazines: representative.
Almaty prosecutors filed lawsuits against Google, Facebook and Twitter
Google, Facebook, Twitter and LiveJournal are on the list of defendants in Almaty prosecutors’ case to close several Kazakhstan opposition media outlets.
'Four more years': Obama declares victory on Twitter
Barack Obama brought his sophisticated social media campaign to an emotional climax, proclaiming his victory on Twitter and Facebook just as TV networks were breaking the news.
British Prime Minister Cameron congratulates 'friend' Obama
British Prime Minster David Cameron on Wednesday said he was looking forward to working again with "friend" Barack Obama after his victory in the US presidential race.
Election most tweeted event in US political history
Election day in the United States became the most tweeted about event in US political history Tuesday with enthusiastic netizens firing off 20 million poll-related tweets.
Chrysler exec lashes out at Donald Trump on Twitter
A top Chrysler executive had a very public, colorful go at Donald Trump on Twitter Thursday after the billionaire accused the auto giant of wanting to ship American jobs to China.
Twitter 'to remove anti-Semitic posts' after legal threat
Twitter, a day after saying it blocked a neo-Nazi account in Germany in a global first, made another major concession Friday by agreeing to remove anti-Semitic posts in France.
Facebook and Twitter more tempting than sex: study
A study arousing interest online Friday found that checking Facebook or Twitter is more alluring than sex for those immersed in Internet Age lifestyles.
Lady Gaga passes 30 million followers on Twitter
Pop diva Lady Gaga has set a social media record by becoming the first person with more than 30 million followers on Twitter.
US carjacking suspect shoots self in head... live on TV
A high-speed chase turned ugly for Fox News on Friday when it televised -- live -- a fleeing carjacking suspect shooting himself in the head in the Arizona desert.
Rihanna gets worked up over-enthusiastic French fans
Pop star Rihanna let rip in a series of foul-mouthed Twitter posts, saying she had to fight her way out of a Paris train station after a crowd of French fans gathered to greet her.
Fans want to make Kazakhstan world Twitter trend
Fans of Kazakhstan Olympic team and active Internet users are trying to make #KAZAKHSTANNUMBERONE a world Twitter trend.
