Twitter Archive
05 Dec 2015
Twitter applies to trademark the ‘subtweet’ in the US and Europe
Twitter applies to trademark the ‘subtweet’ in the US and Europe Twitter looks poised to trademark the subtweet – a term that generally refers to mentioning someone in a tweet without tagging them using their ‘@’ handle. The company has filed for the trademark in at least the UK and US, with the applications being
30 Oct 2015
Twitter’s #helloworld developer campaign sparks bi-weekly office hours via Periscope
Twitter’s #helloworld developer campaign sparks bi-weekly office hours via Periscope At Twitter Flight, CEO Jack Dorsey asked developers to tweet out their requests using the hashtag ‘#helloworld.’ Not surprisingly, the company got a ton of feedback. But what do developers want from Twitter? Probably the same as users. Twitter saw a lot of requests for
26 Oct 2015
How Twitter is turning 300 million users into one billion views
How Twitter is turning 300 million users into one billion views It happens almost every quarter: Twitter announces its earnings, and the blogosphere lights it ablaze for not adding (or adding enough) new users. The company is focused on growth, but its latest strategy has nothing to do with users. One billion While we’ve been
22 Oct 2015
Twitter has made it easier to embed real-time social content on a Website
Twitter has made it easier to embed real-time social content on a Website Twitter’s various publishing efforts are now centered around a website. A new Publish website will make it much easier to add Twitter content to your Website or app, and leaves the curation up to tools you’re probably already using. With a new
22 Oct 2015
Play this adventure game using nothing but tweets
Play this adventure game using nothing but tweets When it comes to procrastination, Twitter is pretty much a haven. And now, pixel artist Leon (aka @Leyawn) has created the ultimate time wasting tool – an adventure game played entirely through tweets. The game’s hero is a little bird, who might look familiar to anyone who’s
14 Oct 2015
Turn your tweets into charitable donations using Creddon
Turn your tweets into charitable donations using Creddon. Pledging your support for a particular cause through a hashtag or a tweet, better known as slacktivism, has become the norm. However, raising awareness isn’t always enough and Creddon is trying to remedy that by turning tweets into charitable donations. It’s sad but true that as much as
12 Oct 2015
Rumor: Twitter Layoffs A-Comin’
Rumor: Twitter Layoffs A-Comin’ Jack Dorsey is back. The former Twitter CEO, ousted from the job back in 2008, is now Twitter’s permanent CEO after serving as its interim chief executive since July. Say what you will about the move—Twitter’s investors have pushed the stock up a bit over 14 percent since Monday’s news about
15 Sep 2015
Square now lets you tweet political donations
Square now lets you tweet political donations Square has teamed up with Twitter to let you easily send cash donations to US presidential and local campaigns that you support. Once a candidate has signed up for Square’s new program, they can then tweet a unique URL called a Cashtag to request donations from their
14 Sep 2015
Twitter can tell which apps will fail next… sometimes
Twitter can tell which apps will fail next… sometimes While not particularly well known for data-driven reporting,BuzzFeed found that by looking at the number of tweets linking to an app, it was possible in some cases to detect the health of an app, and whether it was likely to shut down in the near future.
14 Sep 2015
Ashley Madison reportedly planned to send 100,000 spammy tweets a month, and failed
Ashley Madison reportedly planned to send 100,000 spammy tweets a month, and failed It seems like Ashley Madison’s troubles just won’t let up. Company emails found in a data dump leaked by hackersafter they breached the site’s systems reveal that it planned to send out no less than 100,000 spam tweets a month. Business