Why Russia’s new data law targeting Google, Facebook and Twitter will cost its economy billions June 18, 2015 A new law being introduced in Russia which will force many of the world’s largest tech companies to hold the personal data of Russian citizens within the country's borders, will cost the Russian economy billions of dollars and damage its standing on the world stage. The data privacy law, which will come into force in [...]
Twitter share price soars as chief exec Dick Costolo steps down, Jack Dorsey steps in June 11, 2015 Twitter chief executive and co-founder Dick Costolo will step down from the role on July 1, but continue to serve on the board of directors. The social media company's board has appointed Costolo's co-founder and current Twitter chairman Jack Dorsey as interim chief while it looks for a replacement. Read more: Twitter share price plummets as [...]
Caitlyn Jenner just became the fastest person ever to reach 1m followers on Twitter June 1, 2015 Thought Barack Obama did it quickly? Meet Caitlyn Jenner, who just beat the record for reaching 1m followers on Twitter: she hit the big number in just four hours. Obama (@POTUS) only managed it in five… Jenner, a former Olympic athlete and current reality star who was born Bruce and has regularly featured on Keeping [...]
The Apple iPhone “effective power” text crash bug hits Twitter and Snapchat messaging May 29, 2015 A mystery text message which can crash iPhones due to a bug with Apple's operating system is also having the same effect when the message is sent via Twitter and Snapchat. The message, which contains characters and words in different languages, causes iPhones, iPads, Apple watches and Macs to shut down if it's sent via [...]
Twitter in discussions to buy news curating app Flipboard May 26, 2015 Social media giant Twitter is in talks with Flipboard, to buy the media curation mobile app. Reports from Silicon Valley indicate that the rumoured deal could be worth $1bn (£649m). Flipboard allows users to build a personalised collection of news and other media content that they access on a tablet or mobile device. It has [...]
The Charlie Charlie challenge takes over Twitter – but what is it and how do you play? May 26, 2015 A spooky new game has taken over Twitter – but what is the Charlie Charlie challenge all about? Thousands of people have started playing this Ouija-inspired game, with players speculating over its supposed origins as a way of contacting a Mexican spirit called Charlie. Players place two pencils on a piece of paper [...]
Commuter misery vs the digital world: Londoners wrote 480,000 tweets about bad train journeys last year May 21, 2015 It's no surprise that we take to social media to vent our frustration when commuting, but a new report has shed light on exactly how frequently we do it. London's commuters published nearly half a million angry tweets about their journey last year, a new report has claimed. A whopping 473,661 tweets were [...]
Potus tweets, world listens: Barack Obama finally gets his own Twitter account May 19, 2015 Barack Obama is used to enduring long battles but even by his standards, a six-year wait to get a Twitter account must have been something of a slog. Still, he's made his point, gaining 1.77m followers in less than 24 hours, easily beating poor old David Cameron, who languishes down the table with * [...]
Nasdaq apologises for letting Twitter results fly out ahead of time, blames Shareholder.com April 29, 2015 Nasdaq was yesterday forced to apologise for the early release of Twitter’s earnings, blaming an “operational” error that lasted just 45 seconds. Twitter’s share price plunged nearly nine per cent yesterday, following a 20 per cent tumble on Tuesday when the social media site’s below-estimate quarterly earnings were announced early. Nasdaq blamed its [...]
Twitter’s share price just fell another five per cent April 29, 2015 Another bad day for Twitter, after its share price fell more than five per cent to $39 in mid-morning trading in New York. More on this story: Twitter shares plummet as results are leaked early That follows a massive fall yesterday, after its results (which weren't great) were leaked early on Twitter's investor relations site [...]