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Twitter flip-flops on Politwoops (again)
Twitter has reversed its decision to bar Politwoops, a service which collects and preserves deleted tweets from public officials, from using the public…
Read MoreTwitter continues anti-abuse campaign with updated rules
Twitter has made changes to the “Twitter Rules” that dictate how people are allowed to use its service as part of its…
Read MoreTwitter experiments with a non-reverse-chronological timeline
Twitter has changed a lot in the last few months. It replaced its stars with hearts. It entered the content aggregation business.…
Read MoreTwitter improves the way photos are shown on its site
Twitter has changed the way images appear on its website. It used to display cropped photographs in rectangular grids; now it will show…
Read MoreSocial networks face obstacles in road to e-commerce domination
Social networking companies have made no secret of their desire to convince people to purchase things discovered in ads, photos, and other…
Read MoreHere’s what people think about Twitter ‘likes’
It’s been a little over 24 hours since Twitter replaced its star-clad favorite button with a like button that flashes a congratulatory…
Read MoreTwitter swaps the ‘favorite’ for the ‘like’
Twitter has done away with the “favorite” button in a move that signals yet more changes for the social network. Twitter has steadily…
Read MoreHere’s how much Twitter’s restructuring is expected to cost
Twitter has released its third quarter earnings report under its newly appointed CEO. And besides sharing that ad revenues have jumped, monthly active users…
Read MoreFacebook search tools take aim at Twitter’s relationship with news
Facebook is updating its search tool to make it easier for users to find things that interest them among the 2 trillion items…
Read MoreWith polls, Twitter continues its siege on developers
Twitter has released its new polling feature to the masses — but unless you tweet from its desktop website or mobile applications, you’d probably…
Read MoreFacebook continues its fight for second-screen dominance
Facebook is working on new tools meant to encourage people to discuss the latest TV shows, breaking news, and live events on…
Read MoreHow Twitter’s new ‘Moments’ feature is ‘Trending’ done right
Twitter has made its first significant product update since Jack Dorsey returned to the helm on Monday: A feature called “Moments” that…
Read MoreTwitter board names Jack Dorsey as full-time CEO
Jack Dorsey has been named Twitter’s newest chief executive. A confluence of tweetstorms revealed the news early this morning. Dorsey tweeted that…
Read MoreTwitter board ‘warming’ to idea of Dorsey as full-time CEO
It has been 89 days since Twitter has had a full-time chief executive. That might change now that the company’s board has…
Read MoreSenate backs down on ‘Facebook Bureau of Investigations’ mandate
Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking companies no longer have to worry about a mandate that would have required them to share…
Read MorePolitwoops uploads record of politicians’ gaffes to Internet Archive
Politwoops might be dead, but the tweets it collected will live on. The service was devoted to archiving tweets published — and later…
Read MoreTwitter and Square use presidential campaigns to find relevancy
Twitter has partnered with Square, the payment processor with which it at least temporarily shares a chief executive, to make it easier…
Read MoreTwitter takes on Facebook, Snapchat with improved photo tools
New image and video editing tools revealed in recent tweets from various celebrities show that Twitter is, once again, bringing the fight to…
Read MorePolitwoops shutdown raises questions about Twitter’s rules
Can social websites protect their users while still allowing outside groups to hold politicians and other public figures accountable for their statements?…
Read More‘T’ should be for Twitter
Alphabet isn’t even a week old, but that doesn’t mean we can’t stir the broth and see what might be in store…
Read MoreShake now charges $10 for tool to close deals on the go
Closing a deal with a handshake is great, except for the fact that it’s no more than that — a handshake, not…
Read MoreMedium gets a bit more Twitter-like, and a bit more blog-like
Medium has been known primarily for its long-form, magazine-style pieces -- but founder Evan Williams says it wants to be a home for shorter posts as well, so it has launched several new features that make it more Twitter-like and more blog-like…
Read MoreTwitter is latest to boost FCC’s net neutrality plan
Twitter came out on Monday in support of FCC chairman Tom Wheeler’s plan to impose net neutrality, which is slated for a critical vote…
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