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Twitter founder Biz Stone ‘gets out of the way’

One of Twitter’s co-founders, Biz Stone, is to stop working there and will instead join up with former colleagues in a new venture. Twitter was spawned from The Obvious Group …

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Twitter and Facebook traffic hit rare heights thanks to Ryan Giggs

According to traffic statistics released by UKOM/Nielsen, the major social networking sites, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, all had record months in May. It is thought that news of the Ryan …

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Advertising on Twitter to become more prominent

The Financial Times is reporting that Twitter has plans to introduce bolder advertising within the main message section of the site. The microblogging site is increasingly looking for sources of …

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Social networking plays key role in Vancouver riot coverage and aftermath

After the Vancouver Canucks lost the final game of the Stanley Cup Finals to the Boston Bruins in Canada there was widespread rioting in the city. The riots were covered …

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Footballers on Twitter and their spelling and grammar

A Google language analysis tool has been used to assess the tweets of various professional footballers. The aim was to see which showed the best grasp of the English language. …

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Man Utd’s Ryan Giggs chases Twitter users

Ryan Giggs’ lawyers have issued proceedings against social networking site, Twitter, requesting the names of several people who named him in connection with Imogen Thomas, flouting a court order in …

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Wayne Rooney hair transplant picture published on Twitter

Wayne Rooney has seen fit to contact his fans directly regarding his recent hair transplant. The footballer had told his Twitter followers that he was to have a hair transplant …

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France outlaws use of the words ‘Facebook’ and ‘Twitter’ in TV news

The French government has deemed that the words ‘Facebook’ and ‘Twitter’ cannot be used on TV or radio news programmes. The decision relates to commercial operations being promoted through news …

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How many Americans use Twitter?

A recent study carried out by Pew Internet has found that 13 per cent of Americans who use the internet have a Twitter account. In November 2010, that figure had …

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