Twitpic shutdown: The companies that could be vulnerable to Twitter’s trademark clampdown September 5, 2014 Is Twitter getting twitchy? Picture sharing site Twitpic has revealed it is shutting down to avoid being embroiled in a costly trademark dispute with the social media giant – and it's not the first one to have done so. According to Twitpic founder Noah Everett, the Silicon Valley corporation contacted Twitpic's legal team “demanding we [...]
Twitter paying out $140 to people who report bugs September 3, 2014 Micro-blogging service Twitter has launched HackerOne – a program that will pay at least $140 to security researchers every time they report a bug or vulnerability in their system. The purpose, Twitter says, is “to recognize their efforts and the important role they play in keeping Twitter safe for everyone." The rewards will [...]
Central and Waterloo & City line Tube strike driving outraged commuters to buses and Twitter August 22, 2014 Transport for London strikes again. City workers' travel has been thrown off course this morning due to strike action on the Waterloo & City and Central line services. The Waterloo & City line is down throughout the entire day while Central line services have been severely limited and are currently only running between Leytonstone – [...]
Twitter updates: Favourites to appear in timelines and gory photos of death to be removed August 20, 2014 If you're on Twitter, you may have noticed a change. A new update means that from now on, tweets favourited by people you follow will occasionally appear in your timeline – whether you agree with the sentiment or not. Twitter began testing the update two days ago, and it received a pretty hostile [...]
Greggs scum hack prompts Twitter team to “bribe” Google with doughnuts August 19, 2014 Greggs bakery’s cheeks were left burning as hot as the middle of its sausage rolls yesterday, when someone who Googled the firm found that its logo had been hacked to read “providing shit to scum for 70 years”. Naturally, the news went viral and Greggs was trending on Twitter. “We are aware of the [...]
“I resign”: Russian prime minister Medvedev’s Twitter account hacked August 14, 2014 “I resign. I am ashamed for the actions of the government. I’m sorry,” Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev tweeted earlier today. Or so hackers would have us believe. The Russian leader's Twitter account appeared to have been successfully targeted, publishing a series of tweets this morning criticising president Vladimir Putin, retweeting opposition journalists and [...]
Richard Branson’s PM Chequers boast sparks awkward Twitter questions August 14, 2014 Richard Branson’s latest blog has been conjuring some awkward questions on Twitter. The entrepreneur wrote about relationship between business and politics before stating, “Dined at Chequers with 9 of last 10 Prime Ministers. Won’t reveal who didn’t invite me – was it something I said?!” Impressive, you might say. But Michael Jary, partner at OC&C [...]
Top of the Bots: Twitter’s users not all they seem as 23 million revealed to be robots August 12, 2014 The concept of Twitter bots is an amusing one. We’re imagining legions of automatons sitting behind their iMacs in a dark room, pressing the tweet button with mechanically superior bot fingers and spamming us with mega lolz. But Twitter bots are a reality (albeit slightly different, it’s just a computer) and yesterday the social [...]
New Twitter hashtag #ad for adverts approved by FCA August 6, 2014 The City watchdog officially approved a new hashtag yesterday for finance firms promoting products on Twitter and other social networks. Adverts should be clearly labeled with the tag #ad, the Financial Conduct Authority said. But the promotions must also be fair and balanced, and include the risks associated with a product – something which is [...]
Scottish independence debate: Here’s what Twitter’s saying about Salmond V Darling August 5, 2014 Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond and Alistair Darling, leader of the Better Together campaign, are going head to head in a live TV debate ahead of the Scottish Independence Referendum. In the blue corner, Salmond is urging Scotland to vote for independence, and on the other side is Darling, who is arguing for Scotland to [...]