Category: Twitter
Vine, Twitter's Instagram for video rival iPhone app, almost ready for mass consumption
Twitter are thought to be nearing the launch of their new video sharing app Vine. The social networking site bought Vine, a video file-sharing start up last year, and the first fruit of the partnership (an iPhone app) is now…
Twitter begin roll-out of tweet archive download feature for select users
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo promised that users would be able to download their entire archive of tweets before the year was out, and for a small group of Twitter fans, that functionality is now accessible. A handful of Twitter users…
Twitter add in app photo filters after ditching Instagram support
After yesterday removing Instagram support from feeds yesterday, Twitter have finally made good on the rumours that they were creating their own photo filter service. You'll now be able to edit snaps direct from the Twitter app before sending them…
Instagram completely yank Twitter integration, pretty snaps leave feeds
Instagram have removed themselves almost entirely from Twitter. The retro photo filter company began their break from Twitter last week, disabling support for Twitter Cards and making uploaded Instagram images appear cropped in the social network's feeds. It's now removed…
Facebook and Twitter responsible for lengthy toilet queues
Sick of hopping foot to foot outside a toilet waiting for the previous occupant to clear out? The problem may be down to social networking. No, not the sort of social networking that George Michael is partial to. We're talking…
Twitter looking to offer your entire Tweet archive for download by the end of 2012
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo has re-iterated his promise that all users will be able to download their entire archive of Tweets by the end of 2012. Speaking at the University of Michigan, the micro-blogging boss said that its all down…
Facebook user arrested for posting burning poppy picture, leads to #poppycock Twitter protests
A man has been arrested under the Malicious Communications Act and is awaiting questioning after posting a picture of a burning poppy onto Facebook this weekend, coinciding with the annual Remembrance Day events. Posted alongside "an offensive comment" according to…
Exchange tweets for snacks at Special K Tweet Shop
Short on cash but dying for a snack? How about paying for a bite to eat by the tweet? That's the idea behind the Tweet Shop pop-up shop in London, a new standalone retail outlet for Special K cereal. The…
Spice Girls Olympic closing ceremony show breaks Usain Bolt's Twitter record
He may be the fastest man alive, but Usain Bolt's Twitter record could barely have been beaten any quicker by the Spice Girls. The reformed girl-power group broke Bolt's record of 80,000 Olympic-related tweets a minutes following his 200m final…
Usain Bolt breaks another world record, this time on Twitter
The records keep coming for Jamaican track athlete Usain Bolt. Hot on the heels of his sprint gold medal double at the London 2012 Olympic games, Bolt's broken a record over on social network Twitter too. The micro-blogging social network…
