Tag: twitter
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…
INFOGRAPHIC: Intel shows us up for the online social media liars we really are
According to new research from Intel, we're a bunch of liars when it comes to our online selves. Creating "ultra" (read – narcissistic) versions of ourselves for sites like Facebook and Twitter according to Intel, 53% of Intel's surveyed research…
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…
Twitter cashtags let you track stocks and shares in 140 characters
Twitter have introduced a new ticker symbol that will make it easier for visitors to their micro-blogging social network to track stocks and shares or markets and companies. Dubbed the "cashtag", popping it in front of a search time will…
LONDON 2012: Olympic attendees asked to "take it easy" on Twitter, or BBC coverage could fail
Planning on tweeting at the London 2012 Olympic games? Perhaps you should think twice, as network overloads could jeopardise the TV coverage being broadcast from the games, including that of the BBC. Those watching the televised road race coverage on…
Employees spend a day a week on social networks while at work!
Another day, another survey. This time one from VoucherCodesPro.co.uk (again) which shows that employees spend more time on social networks at work than home. Not great news for bosses up and down the land perhaps – unless the staff work…
Wayne Rooney's Nike tweets lead to campaign ban
Sportswear brand Nike have landed themselves in hot water with advertising regulators, after they had been found using the personal Twitter accounts of footballers Wayne Rooney and Jack Wilshire to promote their Make It Count campaign. The offending tweet from…
Twitter buy Posterous: Tweet Blog features to come?
Catching many experts off-gaurd, Twitter have made the suprise purchase of the blogging platform Posterous for an undisclosed fee, announcing the buyout at SXSW. Formed in 2008 with developers including Sachin Agrwal (ex-Apple Final Cut Pro designer), the platform allowed…
