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Syrian Electronic Army Strikes Again! Where’s Batman When You Need Him?

Mary C. Long — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:30:37 +0000

As the web cries out, yet again, after an attack by the Syrian Electronic Army, those of us fond of 80′s superhero shows feel like we’re watching an episode unfold. And it’s pretty fantastic.

Any minute now, the SuperFriends will come to the rescue.

Either than, or the hacks will just continue. It’s more fun to imagine the former. Ka-pow!

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Twitter Co-founder Raises Money For His Mysterious Gelatinous Company

Mary C. Long — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:45 +0000

Today we give thanks for the Twitter co-founders penchant for interesting names. We have, of course, the Obvious Corp (which is anything but) and Square (that cool “pay using my smartphone” device), the new blogging platform Medium – and now, bestest of all – Jelly.

Beyond wondering if they’ve employed someone solely to come up with these names, this latest mushy gushy creation of Biz Stone that has left people wondering: “What the Jelly?”

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Yahoo/Twitter Partnership Should Worry Google

Mary C. Long — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:30:39 +0000

You’ll remember, once upon a time, tweets were top dog in Google search. And then that relationship dissolved in a sea of vagueness and although you’ll see tweets come up in Google searches today, they’re noticeably appearing after the more Google-y bits of information (like news stories and such, capable of being +1′d on Google+). This is, of course, just as the Twitter Oracle predicted.

But enough about Google, we’re talking Yahoo here. And Yahoo is busy cozying up with Twitter, much to (we imagine) someone at Google’s chagrin who must be thinking, “Maybe Yahoo isn’t as irrelevant as we thought!”

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TweetBackup Discontinuing Its Service

Allison Stadd — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:30:05 +0000

TweetBackup, one of the most popular Twitter archiving services out there, announced yesterday that it is shutting down.

If you’re a TweetBackup user, we’ve got suggestions below for where to shift your Twitter backups, as well as the scoop on why the shut-down is happening.

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Should Publicly Funded Entities Be Allowed To Block Watchdog Groups On Twitter?

Mary C. Long — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:00:09 +0000

In our earlier post on “tweetblocking being the new junkpunch on Twitter” we introduced you to a watchdog handle, @FixWMATA, that was blocked by the publicly funded entity it was watchdogging: the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.

And we’re wondering if publicly funded entities should be allowed to block watchdog groups – or anybody for that matter – on Twitter.

And we’re not the only ones asking.

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Chris Hadfield Returns Home; 7 Other Astronauts To Follow On Twitter

Allison Stadd — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:30:26 +0000

Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield was live-tweeting his experiences in outer space directly from the International Space Station for the past 146 days.

And now Hadfield has safely returned to Earth – much to the chagrin of his loyal Twitter following.

Don’t fret, outer-space-philes: here are 7 other astronauts you can follow on Twitter to get your galactic fix.

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Twitter CEO Dick Costolo Resigns As Director Of Twitter U.K.

Allison Stadd — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:33 +0000

On the heels of the dissolution of Twitter subsidiary TweetDeck, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo has vacated his position as a U.K. director of Twitter.

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Twitter’s Latest Valuation? $10 Billion, Reveals Investor Report

Shea Bennett — Mon, 13 May 2013 07:30:10 +0000

Twitter, Inc has been valued at close to $10 billion by one of its largest investors, which is up around 10 percent from the last serious estimate, but down about the same amount from the last time crazy numbers were being thrown about.

In its latest filing, GSV Capital Corp. revealed that they own 1.9 million shares in Twitter with a total value of $35.2 million, or $18.50 per share. Based on an overall (estimated) share figure of almost 530 million, this prices Twitter at a heady $9.8 billion.

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Twitter To Open Silicon Valley Branch

Mary C. Long — Fri, 10 May 2013 16:30:49 +0000

Joining Google and other tech giants in Southern California, word is Twitter plans to open a Silicon Valley branch in the near future.

Have they already filled their new Market Street nest?

Maybe they just want to edge a bit closer to the Google Monster, so they can collaborate on Glass and other mysteries of the Interwebs . . . or maybe it’s just a more convenient location to scope out and steal more Google employees.

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Is Piggybacking On Breaking News To Promote Your Business Ever Okay? Yep.

Mary C. Long — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:30:18 +0000

We mentioned before that piggybacking on trending tragedies to promote a business was ill-advised, but what about other human interest-style breaking news? If the story has a happy ending (but still a fantastically horrible beginning and middle) does that change things? Is it ever a good idea to promote your business on the back of others’ pain?

The answer is clearly no, right? Well, we have some extentuating circumstances to present for your consideration that may change your mind. Let’s see if you agree.

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Dine With Dorsey: Win Lunch With Twitter Co-founder On eBay [VIDEO]

Mary C. Long — Tue, 07 May 2013 18:00:20 +0000

Would you like to spend an afternoon dining with Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey and seven of your closest friends?

Well, if you have five grand (at least), you can get in on the bidding to win a date to dine with Dorsey! And even better? It will benefit a worthy cause.
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White House Steals Twitter’s Legal Director To Be New Chief Privacy Officer

Mary C. Long — Tue, 07 May 2013 16:00:21 +0000

What would be better than working at Twitter?

How about working at Twitter and then being selected for a newly created position at The White House?

Here’s yet another reason to envy those Twitterati . . .

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Twitter Will Outlast (And Possibly Destroy) Print Publications

Mary C. Long — Mon, 06 May 2013 18:00:54 +0000

When you saw Newsweek’s #LastPrintEdition in December of last year, were you shocked?

Not only by the fact that it would no longer be in circulation, but by the hashtag heralding its end?

If you’ve spent any amount of time on Twitter, you probably weren’t very surprised – the site is THE place for breaking news after all. And now its even hiring someone to head that effort.

But do you think Twitter will outlast print publications like The New York Times? One tech visionary does – and he also finds the whole thing pretty hilarious.

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Another Day, Another High-Profile Twitter Hack: E! Online

Allison Stadd — Mon, 06 May 2013 13:30:24 +0000

The Syrian Electronic Army, the group behind the April 23 hacking of the Associated Press Twitter account, and more recently CBS, hacked into the E! Online profile on Saturday.

The hackers tweeted a fake “exclusive” allegedly from Justin Bieber announcing that he was gay, which prompted more than 1,000 retweets and more than 350 favorites.

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Twitter CEO Dick Costolo’s UMichigan Commencement Speech Starts With A Tweet

Allison Stadd — Mon, 06 May 2013 12:00:10 +0000

Dick Costolo, CEO of Twitter and a University of Michigan alum, delivered the school’s 2013 commencement speech this past weekend – beginning with, of course, a tweet.

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