Tag: twitter
Google bid for Groupon rejected
Google's recent bid for the group-buying start-up Groupon has fallen through, despite claims that the search giant offered as much as $5 billion for the company. It was a potentially massive risk for Google, who whilst not short on cash,…
MySpace soon to be for sale again?
News Corporation are looking into either selling social network MySpace or entering into a partnership in a bid to make the flailing site profitable, according to News Corp Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey. Seeing its user numbers fall dramatically following…
How the Ashes cricket tournament ruined one Twitter user's day
Here's a social media lesson showing why it's very important to pick your online usernames carefully, especially if you're not a fan of cricket and your forname happens to be Ashes. Massachussets-based @theashes chose her Twitter username based on the…
Twitter News service incoming?
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone has been talking about the possibilities of setting up a Twitter News service. With the micro-blogging platform an increasingly valuable source for journalists, its links to Google, Bing and Yahoo could make a new news stream…
Nine new apps added to LG web connected NetCast TVs
If you're the lucky owner of an LG TV with web connected NetCast features, you'll soon be getting a free software update that will add nine new apps to your television. BBC iPlayer, Acetrax, Google Maps, Facebook, Twitter and Vtuner…
Twitter reveal "Who to Follow" secrets
Ever wondered how Twitter comes up with its "Who to Follow" suggestions? Well it turns out that each user has a unique reputation score. Speaking at the Web 2.0 Summit, Twitter founder Evan Williams revealed that a team of "science…
Stephen Fry offers to pay fine of Twitter airport bomb joker
Stephen Fry has offered to pay the cost of any fines given to Twitter joker Paul Chambers after he was convicted of "menacing" conduct on the micro-blogging service. Chambers had earlier in the year sarcastically threatened to bomb a local…
Student Fees London demonstration – Twitter comics weigh in
While the student fee increases that have inspired today's protests in London are no laughing matter, we cant help but be tickled by the response from the Twitter hardcore . No-one is spared from the acerbic wit of the Twitterati!…
Sh*tMyDadSays Twitter account attacked by hackers
Sh*tMyDadSays one of the world's most popular Twitter accounts, was attacked by hackers yesterday according to online security experts Sophos. The hilarious account, run by 29 year old Justin Halpern, collates the ridiculous and brutal words of wisdom that Justin's…
Stop Drunken Updates With The Social Media Sobriety Test
We have all come home from a big night out and started drunkenly tweeting or updating Facebook, only to regret it in the morning. In an effort to put an end to those late night bouts of drunken social…
