Greek crisis: The 12 Twitter accounts you need to follow to make sense of this whole mess July 6, 2015 Last night, the Greek people made their feelings known: they won't accept further austerity. But what's going to happen next? And when will we find out? There's only one way to make sense of this whole mess – and that's in 140-character chunks. We've got the full cast of characters listed here. In the Greek [...]
How Twitter became Alexis Tsipras’ secret weapon in Greek negotiations June 29, 2015 Late on Saturday evening, as Europe was still reeling from Greece’s decision to walk away from the negotiating table to hold a referendum on a reform package proposed by its creditors, the country’s Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, started tweeting. https://twitter.com/tsipras_eu/status/614922800709636096 Minutes later, he followed it up with another proclamation: https://twitter.com/tsipras_eu/status/614923748504940544 Then [...]
Greek debt crisis: Gretigue? Alexis Tsipras vents on Twitter as bailout referendum and ECB decision looms June 28, 2015 Maybe he's a bit tired and emotional as his country teeters on the edge of default – and let's face it, everyone else trying to keep up with developments in Greece certainly is, in what's been dubbed "Gretigue" – but Greek PM Alexis Tsipras has vented his frustrations in a hashtag fueled tirade against Europe's [...]
Twitter rules out Jack Dorsey as permanent CEO kicking off formal search for new boss June 22, 2015 Twitter has announced that it is formally searching for its new chief executive to replace Dick Costolo, who is standing down at the beginning of next month. Co-founder Jack Dorsey has been named interim chief executive of the social media giant. However, in a statement, the firm said it has established a search committee in [...]
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 [...]