Twitter/X News: Platform Changes, Policies, Features, Outages

TweetDeck Update Brings Native PC and Mac Clients

December 9, 2011

Remember TweetDeck, the Adobe Air Twitter client that offered better faster access to all things Twitter? Adobe Air was not the only platform TweetDeck was offe

Twitter Tweets About Redesign, Forgets To Mention Ads

December 8, 2011

Twitter today announced redesigns for all platforms the social messaging site is offered for.

Embed Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus Without JavaScript

November 30, 2011

Search engines like Google Search use a page's loading time as a signal when they compute that page's ranking in their search engine results.

IsItOld, Check If A Link Is Still Share-Worthy On Twitter

November 1, 2011

Have you ever posted a link, image, text or video on a website or forum only to receive the discouraging "it is old" reply? Maybe you have sworn to yourself tha

Tweetfilter, Twitter Filters And Customizations

October 30, 2011

Update: Tweetfilter has not been updated since 2011 and is not working anymore as a result.

Scan Your Twitter Account For Safe And Suspicious Users

September 1, 2011

Are you a Twitter user who is following all users that are following you? Or do you limit your friends list on Twitter to real life friends, business contacts a

Twit Cleaner, Sort Out The Garbage Among Your Twitter Followers

August 11, 2011

I have started using Twitter more regularly in past weeks.

Blackberry Messenger Blamed over London Riots

August 9, 2011

Blackberry has long been praised, and criticised for the security of it's email and messaging platform.

NewsMix Gives Twitter News Tweets Validation Among Traditional News

July 16, 2011

There are lots of different ways to utilize the power of Twitter.

Migrate Facebook and Twitter To Your Desktop Together with Seesmic

July 8, 2011

Over the years we have posted several different plugins and applications that helps make social networking easier by making it more readily available.

StockTwitsâ€™ Desktop Program Offers Unparalleled Stock Social Networking Interface

July 1, 2011

Sorting through the mess of financial programs on the market today can be so difficult that many people give up altogether.

Microsoft Analytics For Twitter

June 22, 2011

Twitter has not only become a tool for Internet users to write and exchange messages, but also for marketers and researchers who want to analyze the dynamics or

MetroTwit, Metro Theme Inspired Windows Twitter Client

June 14, 2011

I have to admit that I'm not someone who uses Twitter on a regular basis.

Twitter Announced Launch of Photo-Service

June 3, 2011

Twitter CEO, Dick Costolo, announced to the world yesterday that Twitter was going to be rolling out its very own photo-sharing service over the next few weeks.

Why Is Twitterâ€™s Acquisition of TweetDeck More Than It Seems?

May 7, 2011

This week saw the acquisition of TweetDeck by Twitter for $40-$50 million.

How Did You Hear About Osama? I Bet It Wasnâ€™t On TV...

May 7, 2011

The way we consume media has changed drastically over the last few years.

Why Twitter Is So Popular With the Rich and Famous

March 29, 2011

A few years ago, the social networking site Twitter was virtually unheard of.

Hotot: Give this new Linux twitter client a tweet

March 28, 2011

I use Twitter for a lot of things.

Delete Location Information History On Twitter

March 19, 2011

We have talked about the dangers of publicly available location information before (see Creepy! Track Michael Arrington, Or Anyone Else, Via Geolocation for poi

How To Enable HTTPS On Twitter

March 16, 2011

Update: HTTPS is the default protocol on Twitter now.

Creepy! Track Michael Arrington, Or Anyone Else, Via Geolocation

February 24, 2011

Creepy is a free program for Windows, Mac and Linux that can be used to track Twitter and Flickr users.

Who Really Uses Facebook & Twitter?

February 15, 2011

Some amazing charts have been released today by Digital SurgeonsÂ showing the demographic breakdown of who actually uses the social networking sites

Power Twitter For Chrome

November 30, 2010

Update: The extension does not work anymore.

Twitter Founder Steps Down as CEO

October 5, 2010

Evan Williams, the co-founder of social networking site Twitter is to stand down as Chief Executive Officer of the company to move into a role that will allow h

Paper.li, Create Your Own Twitter Newspaper

September 6, 2010

A Twitter newspaper? How can that work considering that Twitter limits the number of characters to 140? That were my questions when I first heard about Paper.

Tweak Auto Post, Desktop App To Schedule Twitter Posts

August 17, 2010

Most users of the popular messaging platform Twitter use the website to post their messages.

Twitter sees 20 billionth tweet

August 2, 2010

Twitter's micro-blogging service has always been popular, and with people such as Stephen Fry entertaining the masses, it's popularity can only grow as more and

Use Twitter Directly From The Firefox Address Bar

July 10, 2010

Twitter is a hugely popular messaging service that allows anyone to post messages, followers automatically see the messages in their accounts and everyone else

Zoofs Finds Viral Youtube Videos On Twitter

May 2, 2010

Have you ever wondered what the trends of tomorrow will be? What people will be talking about? You can now get a headstart with Zoofs, a brand new service that

Twitter Starts Scanning Direct Links To Improve Security

March 10, 2010

Twitter has been targeted by users with malicious intent ever since it started to become increasingly popular.

Please Rob Me Demonstrates The Dangers Of Location Based Services

February 17, 2010

Please Rob Me is a free service that demonstrates the dangers of using location based services publicly on the Internet.

Twitter Japan To Introduce Paid Subscriptions

November 29, 2009

If you have ever asked yourself how Twitter could be earning revenue from its highly popular messaging service then the latest developments at Twitter Japan mig