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.
Internet
Aug 19, 2010
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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.
Social Sciences
Jul 23, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Lee Humphreys, assistant professor of communication, is studying the stunning similarities between 18th- and 19th-century diary entries and Twitter tweets.
Social Sciences
Jun 4, 2010
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A short tweet from a chickadee can tell other birds their sex, species and geographic location, according to new research.
Plants & Animals
Apr 28, 2010
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The US Library of Congress said Wednesday it plans to digitally archive all of the billions of messages known as "tweets" sent on Twitter since its launch four years ago.
Internet
Apr 14, 2010
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(AP) -- Is Twitter the next Google, the next Pets.com, or something in between? It may have begun answering that question Tuesday, with its long-awaited first step into advertising.
Internet
Apr 13, 2010
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(AP) -- Isahrai Azaria is heading to Austin, Texas, in February, and thanks to Facebook, she already has 40 acquaintances, an invitation to go water tubing, and a line on the best vegetarian lunch place in town.
Internet
Dec 22, 2009
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The Internet on Saturday buzzed with renewed rumors of Google making its own smartphone, after the Internet powerhouse said it is internally dabbling with a mobile device.
Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 13, 2009
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Twitter is adding location to its globally popular microblogging service in a move that will let people see where "tweets" are coming from.
Internet
Aug 20, 2009
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Micro-blogging service Twitter has unveiled a new frontpage featuring a prominent search box in a bid to attract new users.
Internet
Jul 30, 2009
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