Will Twitter go as ad crazy as Facebook after its IPO?
Facebook has discovered that pushing ads aggressively on its users works well, even if people complain about the strategy. After Twitter goes public, it will …
Twitter files for IPO
Twitter on Thursday announced that it has filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an Initial Public Offering, or IPO. “We’ve confidentially submitted …
Noted critic on Twitter: ‘It’s toast. Over. Done. History.’
Noted industry analyst and former consultant to major labels Bob Lefsetz is best known for his thoughts on the music industry, but he dabbles in …
Instagram video sends Vine sharing on Twitter plummeting
The impact of Instagram’s new video product on Vine was felt almost immediately, but a new report paints a far scarier picture of Vine’s decline …
Twitter’s video-sharing app ‘Vine’ now available for Android
Twitter on Monday announced the availability of Vine for Android smartphones. Vine is a simple video-sharing app that allows users to record six-second videos with audio and …
Teens turn to Tumblr to escape parents on Facebook
When you’re a tween or teen who just has to repost that great porn GIF you just found, Facebook really isn’t the place to do …
Twitter Music for iPhone barely outshines Nokia’s last iOS app
It is difficult for big tech companies to create hot apps. Very difficult. A few months ago, Nokia’s mapping app called HERE created a big …
Twitter reimagines Apple’s failed ‘Ping’ experiment, launches Twitter Music
Apple’s artist-driven music network “Ping” was basically dead on arrival, but Twitter thinks it has what it takes to make a successful social music service. The company …
WhatsApp now bigger than Twitter, but lead over rivals no longer seems so vast [updated]
WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum has been talking at the D: Dive Into Mobile conference and he revealed some numbers about the company’s performance. The figures …
Twitter’s new music app gets limited release to select celebrities
Everyone seems to following be Pandora into the music discovery business these days and Twitter has decided getting into the game by releasing its own …
Twitter launches ‘Vine’ mobile video-sharing app for iPhone
Twitter on Thursday unveiled a new mobile video-sharing app called Vine. The app is already available for the iPhone and it allows Twitter users to …
Over 200 million monthly active users now tweeting on Twitter
It was only nine months ago that Twitter announced it had reached 140 million monthly active users serving a total of 340 million tweets per …
Twitter takes a page from Instagram’s playbook, adds photo filters to iPhone and Android apps [video]
Twitter on Monday rolled out an update to its iPhone and Android applications that adds filters, photo frames and an auto-enhance capability to its image …
Top Google executive forced off Twitter
Working at Google (GOOG) has its benefits — for one thing, the company’s reputation as an innovator is nearly unmatched — however things aren’t always …
Research shows tweeting through text message is a surefire way to get your account hijacked [updated]
You don’t need an Internet-connected smartphone to send out a tweet. In fact, very few people know that tweets can be sent out through a …
Untold number of Twitter accounts potentially hacked [updated]
Twitter users are reporting everywhere that their accounts have been compromised, reports TechCrunch. The tech blog says many users have received emails telling them to change …
Obama’s ‘Four more years’ becomes most popular tweet of all time
President Barack Obama was re-elected on Tuesday evening after defeating republican candidate Gov. Mitt Romney 303 to 206 and winning an estimated 50% of the …
22% of all registered voters have already told the world how they voted through Facebook or Twitter
Who needs exit polls when you have Twitter and Facebook (FB)? Pew Internet has found that an estimated 22% of all registered voters in the …
Twitter to take on Instagram with its own set of photo filters
Twitter seems set to directly take on Instagram. The New York Times is reporting that the social network with over 500 million active users will soon be …
Twitter might build its own video hosting service
Twitter is reportedly mulling over creating its own video hosting service, unnamed sources have told AllThingsD. The addition of a home-grown video hosting solution would further …
Instagram surpasses Twitter in daily active mobile users in U.S.
Facebook’s (FB) newly acquired Instagram is growing like crazy. According the latest comScore research, Instagram pulled in 7.3 million active users per day on mobile …
Twitter co-founder says tweet views are more valuable than follower count
In a panel held at Buzzfeed’s headquarters, Twitter co-founder Evan Williams shared his view about how the follower count might not be all that important after …
Twitter hires Apple’s hacker nemesis to boost its security team
Charlie Miller, the security expert who made his name exposing major security flaws in Apple’s (AAPL) iOS mobile operating system, has been hired by Twitter …
Twitter might be ending development for its official Mac app
MacBook Pro with Retina display owners might want to start looking for a new Twitter client because word on the block is that the company …
How paying $18 can get you 1,000 fake Twitter friends
Companies desperate to raise their social media profiles and lonely shut-ins looking to have more connections online can now pay just $18 to get 1,000 …
U.S. Government seeks spying tools for Facebook, Twitter
Facebook is a fantastic tool for keeping in touch with friends and family, and Twitter lets users share all kinds of information with their followers. …
New service lets you track tweets politicians tried to delete
A number of politicians have found themselves in hot water over the years following inappropriate or even vulgar messages posted to Twitter. Now, thanks to …
40% of accounts on Facebook, Twitter and other social networks are spam
Social networks like Facebook and Twitter are become focal points of our digital lives, and just as they did with email and other popular digital …
Twitter promises it will not become a patent troll
Twitter’s lead engineer confirmed in a post on the company’s blog on Tuesday that Twitter will not use its patents aggressively. “Patent trolling” is a …
Google is more popular than Apple, Facebook and Twitter, poll shows
A joint survey conducted by ABC News and The Washington Post found that Google beat out Apple, Facebook and Twitter to win the title of most …
