Walt Disney Co. decided not to pursue a bid for Twitter Inc. partly out of concern that bullying and other uncivil forms of communication on the social media site might soil the company’s wholesome family image, according to people familiar with management’s thinking. In a report according to Bloomberg, the producer of family fare like […]
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Twitter shares nose-dived on Friday after the Financial Times reported a top suitor walked away, making it likely the one-to-many messaging service will be left to fly solo. Salesforce.com has ruled out bidding for Twitter, with chief executive Marc Benioff quoted as telling the financial daily that “we’ve walked away” because it wasn’t a proper […]
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One normally starts thinking about security only when it gets compromised. But the services you normally use put in a lot of effort to keep you and your data secure. Here’s a quick rundown of the steps you need to follow to secure your online presence. 1. TWITTER: Apart from changing your password often, one […]
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Chatter about a sale of Twitter is intensifying amid sputtering efforts to transform the one-to-many messaging platform into a profitable business. Twitter shares soared 21.45 percent Friday to close at $22.62 on unconfirmed media reports of a potential sale, with Alphabet-owned Google and Salesforce named as possible suitors. The share price gave the San Francisco-based […]
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Kanye West doesn’t just rant on Twitter, he also makes deals … as a guy in Toronto found out after ‘Ye shocked him by making a purchase. According to TMZ, Maison Raksha, the jeweler behind Toronto Grillz, started making 14k gold “I Feel Like Pablo” necklaces right after Kanye dropped his album. Raksha tells us […]
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Twitter is working on a keyword-based tool that will let people filter posts they see, giving users an effective way to block out harassing and offensive tweets, according to people familiar with the matter. The San Francisco-based company has been discussing how to implement the tool for about a year as it seeks to stem […]
Read More Twitter Inc has shut down 360,000 accounts for threatening or promoting terrorist acts since the middle of 2015, the company said in a blog post on Thursday. The microblogging platform has previously come under fire from Washington and third-party groups for not doing enough to stop accounts linked to Islamic State militants. But, since February, […]
Read More Twitter Inc denied on Thursday rumors that the social media messaging service will be shutting down in 2017, denouncing the claim as groundless. A response to Reuters mail to a Twitter correspondent, said “There is absolutely no truth to the claims whatsoever”. Social media started buzzing with the hashtag #SaveTwitter early on Thursday, with more than […]
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Social networking sites Facebook and Twitter and internet search giant Google have rolled out special features and emojis to let people add some Olympic spirit to their digital communications. “Twitter is the place where all the live action is at present,” Aneesh Madani, head of sports partnerships at Twitter India told ET. “With over 1,700 […]
Read More Twitter Inc. users will soon have more flexibility in writing tweets because the company plans to stop including photos and links as part of its 140-character limit, according to a Bloomberg report. The social media platform has faced stagnant user growth. Months earlier, Twitter Chief Executive Jack Dorsey said the company would simplify its product […]
Read More Starting in ?? on 3/21 and moving across the ?, we thank you for 10 incredible years. Love, Twitter#LoveTwitterhttps://t.co/pH4WWdgK6q — Twitter (@Twitter) March 20, 2016 Twitter is 10!!! On March 21, 2006, a small team at a podcasting startup in San Francisco tested a simple product. It was a texting megaphone: Send an SMS message […]
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THE micro-blogging site Twitter is set to roll out a refreshed design to its timeline display on March 3. With this change, people can start embedding profiles, lists, collections and more with the new embedded timeline, VentureBeat reported. Twitter has also reportedly removed the “hide media” option which will enable tweets with media to be […]
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