Facebook, Twitter and other social media is changing the way we communicate during natural disasters August 21, 2015 Where do you first hear news of a disaster? These days, it’s likely to be through a Facebook post or a tweet. Facebook and Twitter have become such a central part of our lives that the platforms are actually changing the way we react to natural disasters, according to a study published in the International [...]
How do you use social media? One in three use WhatsApp, Snapchat and other mobile messaging apps August 21, 2015 One in three smartphone owners use messaging apps like WhatsApp, according to a new social media study released today. Among young people, this shoots up further to one in two. In Pew Research Center’s latest report, the institute has broken out messaging apps for the first time, asking about them as something separate from texting [...]
Twitter’s share price is tanking: Stock swoops below $26 IPO price August 20, 2015 The rapidly declining share price of Twitter has swooped lower than its IPO price of $26 – a new nadir for the troubled social network. Twitter shares have fallen by more than six per cent in early afternoon trading, sending stock as low as $25.94 per share, and tumbling past the marker which signals the [...]
Twitter’s share price is diving… again August 19, 2015 Twitter shares have taken another dive after recovering moderately from an all-time low in recent weeks. Shares are down by nearly four per cent to $27.18 per share in morning US trading, their second lowest intraday price after hitting an all-time low almost a fortnight ago. Shares touched $26.87 on 7 August and closed at $27.04 [...]
From Tesco’s sugary drinks to Alton Towers’ roller coaster incident: How Twitter can make you a better investor August 19, 2015 Social media has long been used as a resource to tap into sentiment. Twitter, a platform that could easily be dismissed thanks to the challenges inherent in sharing information in 140 characters, is in fact a hugely viable source of information and a vital insight into what people are saying about a brand, an event [...]
Bank of England analysts believe Twitter could help predict a bank run, early signs of unemployment data and market movements August 18, 2015 Bank of England analysts believe Twitter and other social media give “much potential for central banks” to predict market movements, indicate unemployment data ahead of time and even give signs of an impending bank run. In the run-up to the Scottish independence referendum a team of analysts and IT experts within the BoE built [...]
Twitter drops 140 character limit on direct messages August 13, 2015 Behold, social media fans: a revolution has taken place, after Twitter announced plans to scrap its 140-character limit. Well, on direct messages, anyway… Read more: Jack Dorsey just bought $875,000 of Twitter shares Yep: in a blog post last night, Sachin Agarwal, a product manager at the company, confirmed Twitterers can now "chat on (and on)" [...]
Twitter’s share price jumps as co-founder Jack Dorsey buys $875,000-worth of Twitter shares August 10, 2015 Twitter's share price has leaped this afternoon as it emerged that co-founder Jack Dorsey acquired nearly 32,000 shares in the social media giant last week. On Friday Dorsey, who is interim chief executive and chairman, bought 31,627 shares in the company he set up, according to SEC filings. Director Peter Currie also bought several [...]
Fears escalate over tumbling Twitter stock August 7, 2015 SHARES in Twitter continued their downward spiral yesterday, underscoring investors’ mounting concerns over the social media giant’s future. The company’s shares closed down 3.23 per cent, at $27.55 per share – edging ever-closer towards their 2013 initial public offering (IPO) price of $26 per share. Twitter stock has plummeted more than 25 per cent since [...]
Twitter share price swoops lower and edges closer towards IPO price August 6, 2015 Twitter shares have closed 3.27 per cent down at $27.55 after having fallen more than four per cent, touching a new record intraday low of $27.29 per share in Thursday trading, hot on the heels of record low close of $28.48 per share yesterday. The social network's share price is edging ever closer towards its [...]