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Most influential Twitter users revealed
With over 5.6 million followers each, Britney Spears and Lady Gaga are the most popular people followed on the social networking site Twitter. But they're not necessarily the most influential.
Aug 19, 2010 |
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SKorea blocks access to NKorea's Twitter account
(AP) -- South Korea has blocked North Korea's new Twitter account from being accessed in the South, saying the tweets contain "illegal information" under the country's security laws, officials said Thursday.
Aug 19, 2010 |
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The Twit-election: It's the conversation, stupid
(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to Saturday's federal election in Australia, Twitter users are clear: politicians who spend time in conversation get most out of the platform, and the Greens are exploiting this ...
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Aug 18, 2010 |
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Twitter down for hours of 'planned maintenance'
(AP) -- The microblogging site Twitter Inc. was out of commission for a couple of hours early Sunday for some of the roughly 100 million users around the world.
Aug 01, 2010 |
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What's in a tweet? Researchers use social media to measure national mood
Tweeters on the West Coast are considerably happier than those on the East Coast, and Twitter users are happiest on Sunday mornings and unhappiest on Thursday evenings.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 23, 2010 |
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Twitter CEO celebrates dramatic growth in Japan
(AP) -- Twitter Chief Executive Evan Williams celebrated the dramatic growth of the microblogging service he co-founded at a dinner event Friday with 500 Japanese fans and promised to learn from them.
Jul 23, 2010 |
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World Cup kicks Twitter 'tweets' to record high
Twitter said Friday that World Cup football kicked the number of "tweets" fired off at the micro-blogging service to a record high of 3,283 per second.
Jun 25, 2010 |
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Twitter traffic spikes with World Cup goals
(AP) -- When a World Cup goal is scored, Twitter celebrates.
Jun 18, 2010 |
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Researcher finds diary entries are akin to tweets
(PhysOrg.com) -- Lee Humphreys, assistant professor of communication, is studying the stunning similarities between 18th- and 19th-century diary entries and Twitter tweets.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 04, 2010 |
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NYC mayor announces $22M fund for tech startups
(AP) -- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has a message for computer geeks everywhere: Forget sunny Silicon Valley and launch your company here.
May 25, 2010 |
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Twitter bans outside advertising in tweet stream
Twitter on Monday banned outside advertising in the stream of messages at the hot microblogging service.
May 24, 2010 |
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Twitter bug zaps followers (Update)
Twitter was bitten by a bug on Monday that caused users of the fast-growing micro-blogging service to temporarily lose the list of followers of their accounts.
May 10, 2010 |
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Chavez takes to Twitter to fight critics online
(AP) -- President Hugo Chavez has joined the ranks of those who say, "If you can't beat 'em, tweet 'em."
Apr 29, 2010 |
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Chickadees Tweet About Themselves
A short tweet from a chickadee can tell other birds their sex, species and geographic location, according to new research.
Apr 28, 2010 |
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Twitter buys Seattle startup, second purchase this month
Twitter announced Friday that it had bought Cloudhopper, a small SMS technology company, in the second acquisition by the popular micro-blogging service this month.
Apr 23, 2010 |
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