General Election 2015: The best #UkipFilmTitles on Twitter January 26, 2015 Ukip may be trying to laugh off the defection of MEP Amjad Bashir to the Tories, as the Yorkshire and Humber representative dubbed the anti-immigration party “pointless” this weekend. But will Nigel Farage et al find today's #UkipFilmTitles hashtag amusing? And most importantly, with 100 days to go until the General Election, will [...]
Twitter buys Indian mobile content marketing startup Zipdial as it eyes emerging markets January 20, 2015 Twitter has confirmed speculation that it’s buying Zipdial, a mobile content marketing startup based in India which lets users connect through Twitter without being online. Zipdial provides a “missed call” feature allowing users to receive inbound marketing via text message, app notifications or voice calls after making a call to a free number. Users avoid [...]
David Cameron wants Twitter and Facebook to help intelligence agencies track down dangerous people January 15, 2015 Later today, Prime Minister David Cameron will try to persuade US President Barack Obama of the need for more cooperation between intelligence agencies and US tech firms like Twitter and Facebook. He will say that public safety is at stake, and that new laws regarding communication via social media platforms should be imposed [...]
US Centcom Twitter account hacked by pro-Islamic State “CyberCaliphate” January 12, 2015 The US Central Command (Centcom), perhaps the most powerful unified command in the US military armoury, has had its Twitter account hacked and made to read “I love you isis.” The Twitter account, which is run by Centcom, was hacked by a group calling themselves the “CyberCaliphate.” The hackers replaced Centcom’s profile picture with an [...]
Peterborough United chairman Darragh MacAnthony gives 11-point Twitter rant against employees after 2-0 loss to Colchester January 12, 2015 On his Twitter profile, Peterborough United FC chairman Darragh MacAnthony describes himself as “always positive in life”. This weekend, apparently, was the exception. After his League One team lost 2-0 at home against Colchester, the Irishman vented his spleen with an 11-point criticism of his players, the referee and even the fans, whose numbers have [...]
#JeSuisCharlie has become one of Twitter’s all-time top hashtags January 9, 2015 #JeSuisCharlie – the phrase used to show solidarity with the victims of the Charlie Hebdo attack – has become one of the most popular hashtags in Twitter’s history. The attack, which took place on Wednesday morning, gave rise to the hashtag spontaneously as people used social media to express their support for those who had [...]
The 100 City people you need to follow on Twitter this year, day five: Thought leaders January 9, 2015 On the final day of our list, we've gone abstract: having gone through entrepreneurs, analysts, chief executives and economists, our final day provides some food for thought for those looking for a bit of inspiration in their Twitter streams. Whether they're well-known faces or small-time entrepreneurs; whether they've come up with a new way to [...]
MP Charlotte Leslie takes to Twitter after Westminster canteen staff “unable to open the ice-cream freezer” January 8, 2015 I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice-cream – or at least they do in Westminster. It seems our politicos have had a forced abstinence from the cold treat. MP Charlotte Leslie tweeted a picture of a sign boldly sitting atop the ice-cream freezer in Westminster yesterday, stating: “Due to circumstances beyond our control, [...]
The 100 City people you need to follow on Twitter this year, day four: Economists January 8, 2015 The financial crisis may have been a tough time for most of the City, but one group did pretty well out of it. There’s no doubt about it: economics has got sexy, as the popularity of everything from Thomas Piketty’s missive on inequality to “economics made easy” books such as The Undercover Economist, shows. Whether [...]
The 100 City people you need to follow on Twitter this year, day three: Chairmen and chief executives January 7, 2015 Last year was a tough one to be a leader in the City. As regulators got tough on businesses in the finance, energy and infrastructure sectors, there was a moral panic about who pays how much tax, with various companies having their dirty washing put unceremoniously on display. So you can forgive chairmen and chief [...]