What If Twitter Replaced Wrestling in the Olympics?
Wrestling -- one of the oldest Olympic sports -- was dropped from the Summer Games last week, causing confusion and a lot of online protest. What if Twitter were a "core sport"? Get those thumbs in shape for 2020. SEE ALSO: More Sunday Comics Comic writte.....»»
Twitter eyes big business in Brazil"s World Cup, Olympics
While Brazil struggles to finish its stadiums in time for the 2014 World Cup, Twitter is already working to cash in on what the U.S. company's head of revenue, Adam Bain, sees as a potentially huge business opportunity.Robust consumer spending, .....»»
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Preview Text: I've created an application that displays twitter images related to the Olympics in real time. It listens for tweets containing images, filters out duplicates, and sends the ima.....»»
Let the RoboGames Begin
The 10th annual RoboGames, the "Olympics of Robotics," comes to the San Mateo County Expo Center April 19-21. With over 50 events (everything from sumo wrestling, robot combat, fire-fighting, and ribbon climbing) and hundreds of different bots, there's n.....»»
Twitter Shuffles Marketing Execs After Bluefin Acquisition
In a bit of a post-merger shakeup, Tom Thai, the former VP of marketing at Bluefin Labs, has replaced Shane Steele, Twitter's VP of marketing. Steele's last day at Twitter was about six weeks ago, which she announced with the following tweet: After two a.....»»
Wrestling Dropped From Olympics: Online Petitions Aim to Save Sport
In a controversial move, wrestling was axed from the Olympics despite being among the Games' oldest sports. More than 10,000 people have since signed online petitions to save the sport. More About: olympics, Sports In a controversial move, wrestling.....»»
Wrestling Out of Olympics
The International Olympic Committee made a surprise decision to cut the sport from the 2016 Summer Olympics. ->.....»»
Using The New Twitter API V1.1
From March 5th 2013 Twitter are removing there current API and it will be fully replaced with the new API V1.1. This means that any application that is currently using the old API will stop working on March 5th. The main feature of the API is that request.....»»
See a Beautifully Artsy Makeover of the Fail Whale
The Twitter Fail Whale sheds its cartoonish look for a classy makeover at the hands of Deviant Artist *ka-92. Gone are the playful orange birdies lifting the mammoth marine mammal, replaced with fancier fowl. If Herman Melville ever wrote a sequel to Moby.....»»
Why You Can’t Say Hashtag in France
French Twitter users are saying "au revoir" to the word "hashtag" in an effort to protect the French language from anglicisms. Instead, hashtag will be replaced with "mot-dièse," meaning "sharp word" in English. The change comes from the French governme.....»»
Twitter opens office in Brazil to expand already strong user base in run-up to Olympics and World Cup
Twitter already has a huge user base in Brazil, but it's hoping that by opening an office there it'll be able to increase it even further and help it with part of its broader plan to monetize the service......»»
‘Monopoly’ Letting Players Vote on Which Game Piece Gets the Boot
Will this be the Scottie dog's last lap? Or will it be game over for the race car? Hasbro has invited fans of Monopoly to decide which iconic board-game piece will be replaced by a new token. Using Facebook or Twitter, fans have until Feb. 5 to tell Hasbr.....»»
Relive 2012 As It Played Out On Twitter
When it comes to reliving headline making news events, the spinning newspaper effect is old and antiquated. Social networks have long since replaced printed media as the go to source for breaking news, so visual effects artist Jeremiah Warren has animated.....»»
Relive 2012 As It Played Out On Twitter
When it comes to reliving headline making news events, the spinning newspaper effect is old and antiquated. Social networks have long since replaced printed media as the go to source for breaking news, so visual effects artist Jeremiah Warren has animated.....»»
2012 in Twitter’s terms
With 2013 fast approaching, Twitter reminisces over the biggest moments of 2012, including the Presidential elections, London Olympics, and Hurricane Sandy......»»
Twitter recaps 2012 in a collage with ’2012 Year on Twitter’
With 2013 fast approaching, Twitter reminisces over the biggest moments of 2012, including the Presidential elections, London Olympics, and Hurricane Sandy......»»
Copyright-Infringing Tweets Will Now Be “Withdrawn” Instead of “Disappeared Forever”
Twitter received 4,410 DMCA takedown notices last year alone. But while previously a successful claim would lead to a tweet being vanished under dark of night, from here on out it will be replaced by a notice that it's being withheld. More ».....»»
Special Olympics Athlete Responds to Ann Coulter’s Controversial Tweet
After outspoken and often controversial conservative commentator Ann Coulter called Barack Obama a "retard" via Twitter Monday evening, she invited a barrage of instant criticism from across the political spectrum. On Tuesday, Special Olympics athlete and.....»»
Dick Costolo says being the ‘second screen’ is the future of Twitter
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo says the most powerful feature of Twitter is the way it can show us what others watching the same event are thinking, and that the best use of this feature is as a companion to a televised event like the Olympics. As Twitter h.....»»
Official Twitter iOS app omitting some mentions
A bug in the official Twitter iOS app is causing some mentions to be replaced by older, retweeted ones, reports say. Favstar.fm remarks that the issue occurs when an older mention has been retweeted by someone else. The problem doesn't seem to be replicab.....»»
After Twitter Suspends Best Parody Account Ever, Mastermind Behind @Bill_Nye_Tho Identifies Himself
Mr. Gardner (Photo: Twitter) If Twitter is attempting to foment a violent backlash amongst its most addicted users, it is doing an excellent job. After banning a journalist during the Olympics and yanking API access from third party clients, we are beginn.....»»