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by Staff
on October 12, 2010
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Twitter now serving 1 billion queries a day One thousands tweets per second and 12,000 queries per second — more than 1 billion queries a day — are being done by Twitter now. Read more on MSNBC
by Staff
on October 10, 2010
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Courtney Love quits Twitter after nude photo accident; Donald Trump eyeing U.S. presidency; Heather Locklear engaged? Courtney Love quits Twitter after nude photo accident; Donald Trump eyeing U.S. presidency; Heather Locklear engaged? Read more on San Francisco Chronicle
by Staff
on October 9, 2010
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Twitter Names Costolo CEO; Williams Will Focus On 'Product Strategy' Twitter COO Dick Costolo will take over as CEO, the company just announced, as current CEO Evan Williams steps aside in order to be “completely focused on product strategy.” The news is a surprise; in an interview just last week with my colleague Staci Kramer, […]
by Staff
on October 7, 2010
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Facebook, Twitter used in stock fraud Facebook and Twitter social networking sites were used to tout stocks in a classic "pump and dump" fraud of about $7 million that was uncovered during a cocaine-trafficking probe. Read more on Canoe Technology
by Staff
on October 6, 2010
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Twitter co-founder Evan Williams steps aside as CEO, hands off to top lieutenant Dick Costolo SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter co-founder Evan Williams is stepping aside as the short-messaging service's CEO. He will turn the job over to Dick Read more on Canadian Business
by Staff
on October 5, 2010
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Twitter CEO Resigns, Doesn't Tweet the News [Exits] # exits Ev Williams is resigning his post as CEO of Twitter after two years and handing the reins to chief operating officer — and Twitter board favorite — Dick Costolo, confirming reports of Williams' impending exit we first surfaced in July. More » Read more on Gawker
by Staff
on October 3, 2010
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Twitter banned during Ryder Cup CARDIFF, Wales (AP) U.S. and European players have been banned from using Twitter and other social networking sites during the Ryder Cup. U.S. captain Corey Pavin and European counterpart Colin Montgomerie say there will be a blanket ban in place this week to keep players focused on the three-day competition, […]
by Staff
on October 3, 2010
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Twitter “Setting Aside” @EarlyBird Deals Program According to a Tweet from All Things Digital's Peter Kafka, this morning, Twitter COO Dick Costolo said that the company will be "setting aside" its EarlyBird program , which partnered with retailers and e-commerce companies to offer discounted deals to Twitter users. The announcement appears to have been made […]
by Staff
on September 30, 2010
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Longoria Parker's Twitter auction raises $540,000 A celebrity Twitter.com auction spearheaded by Eva Longoria Parker has raised over $540,000 for disabled children in Haiti. Read more on Jam! Showbiz
by Staff
on September 29, 2010
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All Those 140-Character Twitter Messages Amount To Petabytes Of Data Every Year The Technology Review Editors' Blog finds out "What Twitter Learns from All Those Tweets." Among other things, the company what makes a user post more frequently. read more Read more on Georgia Public Broadcasting
by Staff
on September 28, 2010
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Twitter Opens New NYC Office Twitter opened a new office in NYC yesterday. In an e-mail to ReadWriteWeb, Twitter communications team member Carolyn Penner jokes, “We have some sales folks who work from NYC, and we thought it’d be nice to give them somewhere to... Read more on NYConvergence
by Staff
on September 28, 2010
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Facebook, Twitter see more spam attacks Facebook and Twitter users take heed: Expect those surges of spam you've been experiencing to recur. Hackers and spammers have staked out new turf for attacking the popular social networks, and it'll take the good guys some time to shore up defenses, cybersecurity experts say. Read more on Daily […]
by Staff
on September 27, 2010
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Twitter says suffered security attack Twitter, the popular social media website for broadcasting short messages, said Tuesday it has suffered an XSS attack, a security flaw on its website, which it is fixing with a patch after users complained. Read more on Los Angeles Times
by Staff
on September 26, 2010
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Twitter affected by pop-up problem Twitter says it has suffered an XSS attack, a security flaw on its website. Read more on RTE News
by Staff
on September 26, 2010
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Twitter attack spurs thousands of unintended tweets Early Tuesday morning, Twitter fell victim to a cross-site scripting attack that resulted in many thousands of unintended tweets, spammy links, and more. Read more on Macworld.com via Yahoo! News