Category: Twitter
The Tweet Reading Robot Bear from Japan
Ever wished you had a cute little robot to read your twitter stream aloud to you? No, neither have I, but some people must, as that is just what the Charatter does. The slightly creepy Tweet reading bear from…
Liars like Twitter, honest
You may only have 140 characters to play with, but that doesn't stop Twitter users from typing out tall tales. New research from insuarance firm Direct Line shows that people feel far more comfortable lying when using the micro-blogging paltform…
Attack of the Nerds: Google's Andy Rubin hits back after Steve Jobs's anti-Android tirade
Like a first-born child, your first kiss or your first beer, your first tweet can be a momentous occassion. Sort of. Well it certainly is when you use it to go head-to-head with the tech titan Steve Jobs in an…
Tweeting Cops give the 411 on 999: Manchester Police use Twitter
If there's one thing better than the police wandering around solving crime and taking stray dogs off motorways, it's the police wandering around solving crime, taking stray dogs off motorways and tweeting about it. Because then we all get…
The week in social media round up – Facebook Groups, militant Mummy Bloggers and more
Here's a visual (and a textual) representation of the wek's top social media stories Facebook Groups gets revamped Excitement levels hit a new high when Facebook announced a press conference. More updates?! Could it be true? Sadly, the announcement…
Twitter and TweetMeme team up for official re-tweet web button
Twitter have finally unveiled their official re-tweet button for third-party websites looking to share content through the micro-blogging service. Simply called the Tweet Button, it's cannily been co-built with the team over at TweetMeme, whose own Twitter re-tweet button…
TweetDeck Twitter app hits Android phones
TweetDeck, one of the best Twitter platforms around, has now hit Android phones in a beta release. Users of the desktop app will be right at home with the many features on offer. The desktop app's multiple columns are now…
Coventry man becomes Twitter celebrity after becoming Kanye West's only tweeting pal
US rapper and showbiz superstar Kanye West has made one unsuspecting Twitter user an online sensation overnight after selecting him as his one-and-only friend on the micro-blogging service. 33 year-old Steven Holmes from Coventry saw his Twitter follower numbers…
Want to read Twitter's 20 billionth tweet?
The 20 billionth tweet has been sent from a Tokyo-based graphic designer. Want to read it? Well don't get too excited; as with most things sent over Twitter, it's hardly Shakespeare. @GGGGGGo_Lets_Go on Saturday sent the cryptic "So that means…
Coronation Street stars told 'No tweets about the Street'
Coronation Street stars have been ordered not to tweet about their work for fear they will give away details about the soap's 50th anniversary plot. Several Corrie stars are prominent on Twitter including Antony Cotton (Sean Tully) who has nearly…
