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A Month Of Twitter Bugs
In: News
1 Jul 2009A word of warning, when using Twitter this month, be it on the web or via your favorite app just be careful not to give your details away. The guys over at Twitpwn have declared July to be the ‘Month of Twitter Bugs‘, but according to them they do not intend harm, they just have [...]
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- Tags: api, hack, password, twitpwn, vulnerability
Twitter make UI changes to your Followers list
In: News
1 Jul 2009Ever since Twitter began the service has slowly seen tweaks and improvements in its user interface, adding functionality and improving the overall experience. The latest changes to be introduced concentrate on refining the Followers & Following lists. Before the changes a simple list was presented to users, with an option to follow or unfollow. This [...]
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- Tags: change, followers, following, update
Google’s bad taste MJ tweet.
In: News
26 Jun 2009After yesterday’s tragic news regarding the unexpected death of the ‘King of Pop’ Michael Jackson, Twitter was in a flurry of related messages mourning the death of one of music’s most respected musicians. But it would seem not all wanted to pay their respects, but instead attempt to use the news as a way to [...]
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- Tags: apology, google, google maps, michael jackson
Twitter’s growth coming to an end?
In: News
9 Jun 2009Back in April we posted on how Twitter was enjoying tremendous growth, but it now seems the sites popularity is finally starting to level out if recent stats are to be believed. Latest figures from Compete for the month of May suggest that Twitter only saw an increase in growth of 1.47%, a tiny increase [...]
No more fakes – Verified accounts on the way
In: News
7 Jun 2009Fake accounts on Twitter could soon be a thing of the past as the company recently updated their blog with details on plans to add verification options to the site. The proposed changes, formally known as ‘Verified Accounts’, will be tested under beta this summer, and will aim to protect those most prone to impersonation, [...]
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- Tags: beta, fake, identity, sue, tony la russa, verified accounts, verify
Want to know how many Tweets have been sent?
In: News
29 May 2009Have you ever wondered how many tweets have been sent since the Twitter service started back in 2006? Well here’s a clue, it’s a lot. GigaTweet counts every tweet posted and shows you in real time how many tweets have been sent. In addition to showing off a really big number, they also provide some [...]
Get paid for Tweeting? It’s Possible
In: News
25 May 2009Many companies have jumped on the Twitter bandwagon, including several US firms such as Southwest Airlines, Dunkin Donuts and more. The New York Times reported this week that a number of companies have an interest in using Twitter to promote their companies; one such company, a California based winery is currently looking for a member [...]
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- Tags: job, money, murphy-goode, new york times
File Share via Twitter with Filetwt
In: News
25 May 2009Filetwt is an all new service which attempts to use the power of Twitter for peer-to-peer file sharing. The site currently allows users to share a large variety of files, from documents, presentations, to music and so on. The only limitation in place is that the files must be 20MB or under.
The idea to share [...]
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- Tags: file sharing, filetwt, p2p, rapidshare, readwriteweb
Virgin Trains want you to Twitter
In: News
20 May 2009On a recent trip to London we spotted this ad on the Underground from UK train company Virgin Trains, proudly claiming that their new trains Wi-Fi service was something worth Twittering about!
Virgin seems to be embracing Twitter, and wants to use the tool to spread the good word about there Wi-Fi service.
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- Tags: advert, underground, virgin trains, wi-fi
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