Twitter now has 10m users in UK
Twitter now has 10 million active users in the UK, out of 140 million worldwide, the company has revealed - and 80%, an unusually high number, access it through mobile phones. The data about the UK, revealed for the first time by the company, indicates that 8 million who logged in to the company's site in the past 30 days did so from a
Twitter fights court order for users data
Twitter, which has a history of complying with court requests for users' data, appears to be drawing a line in the sand. The company filed a motion in a New York State court on Monday to quash a court order that would force it to hand over data pertaining to a user involved with the Occupy Wall
Twitter feeds you need: top tweeters reveal their three favourite follows
The internet is like a talking bear: undoubtedly miraculous but best approached with caution. This has never been truer than in the case of the time-thief Twitter. In the six years since its inception, the site that lets us socialise in teaspoons has delighted, inspired, disgusted and distracted (to distraction) its 140 million users,
Twitter users arrested over naming of Ched Evans rape victim
Police have arrested a number of Twitter users who are alleged to have named the 19-year-old rape victim of Sheffield United footballer Ched Evans, and have launched an investigation into Sky News after it broadcast her name in a report. A spokesman for North Wales police confirmed on Tuesday that arrests had been made and said that
Twitter and LinkedIn Manage Tasks With Asana, New API Means Robots Can Too
What could be a better endorsement of your product's quality than having some of the hottest companies in tech relying on it? Launched in November, task management software Asana is already being used by Twitter, Uber, Foursquare, LinkedIn, Rdio, NationBuilder, and Airbnb. This week, Asana released a REST API to let customers build custom
On Twitter, campaigns dog each other with insults
It's either an amusing way to follow the 2012 presidential campaign, or the death rattle for meaningful political discourse in America. Either way, top campaign aides to Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney have taken to Twitter with relish, in daily verbal battles that underscore how negative - and
Twitter to limit use of patents in lawsuits
Twitter said on Tuesday that it would structure its patents so they could not be used for offensive litigation purposes without permission from the people who developed them. Twitter said the move would give inventors more control over their creations and ensure its patents are not used to 'impede the innovation of others,' the company
Sun Co-founders WayIn Launches End-To-End Platform For Easy Twitter Polling
In late 2010, Sun Microsystems Co-founder Scott McNealy and finance veteran Scott Johnston, launched WayIn, a mobile Q&A and polling service designed to let individuals and brands quickly create and respond to polls on anything their hearts desire. Thanks to the managerial clout behind it, the Silicon Valley-based startup has gone on to
Lady Gaga stirs up Twitter with #PopSingersDontEat
Lady Gaga has stirred a debate over pop stars, diets and eating disorders with a tweet that some of her millions of fans have interpreted as insensitive. On Tuesday, the 'Born This Way' singer tweeted 'Just killed back to back spin classes. Eating a salad dreaming of a cheeseburger.' She then added the hash tag #PopSingersDontEat.
Twitter Wields Lawsuit to Slam Spam
The suit goes after five of what Twitter called the network's 'most aggressive tool providers and spammers.' Defendants include the makers of apps like TweetBuddy and TweetAdder. Both interject spam into trending Twitter topics, Twitter alleges. The suit also names individuals such as James Lucero, who runs a page that promises to teach
Nifty: Smart Car Uses Hundreds Of ASCII Tweets To Turn Twitter Page Into A Stop-Action Movie
Now this is a pretty nifty use of a corporate Twitter account. Smart Car's Argentinian division has filled practically its entire Twitter stream , which is currently 456 Tweets long , with ASCII art images that turn into a stop-action movie when you scroll through them. Check it out for yourself: While on the @SmartArg Twitter page, hit
Twitter launches legal assault on tweet spammers
The company on Thursday filed a lawsuit in federal court in San Francisco against five of its most aggressive spam enablers. The defendants include JL4 Web Solutions, based in the Philippines and referred to in the suit as 'TweetAttacks.' Other defendants include Tennessee-based Skootle Corporation, referred to as 'TweetAdder';
Twitter sues spamming websites
Twitter has filed a lawsuit in a US court against five websites that it accuses of creating tools for spamming, as the social media firm battles a wave of automated tweets barraging real users with anything from Viagra ads to virus-ridden links. Often billed as a service to help a Twitter account gain followers, websites can take control
Student jailed for racist Fabrice Muamba tweets
A student has been jailed for 56 days for posting offensive comments on Twitter about the on-pitch collapse of Bolton Wanderers footballer Fabrice Muamba. Liam Stacey was arrested after his tweets were reported to police by Twitter users from across Britain, including the former England striker Stan Collymore. The 21-year-old admitted
Twitter racism: how the law is taking on the Twacists
A spate of racist comments directed at Premiership footballers and broadcast on Twitter has prompted concerns about use of the social media network. In the past week, two cases have come to court involving students who sent out offensive messages insulting the former Liverpool striker Stan Collymore and the Bolton Wanderers midfielder
Madonna joins Twitter for one day
To kick off the release of her new album, Madonna is joining Twitter for one day to answer questions from fans. The pop legend will be turning to Twitter on Monday night to promote her 12th studio album, MDNA, and interact with fans on the popular social network. She will be answering questions
Man who racially abused Stan Collymore on Twitter spared prison
A law student who bombarded the football commentator Stan Collymore with racist tweets has been sentenced to two years' community service and ordered to pay £150 legal costs. Joshua Cryer had initially claimed that his Twitter account had been hacked, but was spared jail after pleading guilty to the offence. The 21-year-old admitted
Twitter Snaps Up Engineers From Blog Player Posterous
Twitter offers concurred to procure blogging system Posterous. Offering providers for equally businesses and Joe Blogger, Posterous offers lengthy struggled for a stead at the blogging program stand , combating having giants for example WordPress, Google's Blogger, TypePad, and Tumblr , and judging through Twitter's headline of the deal,
