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Lady Gaga twitter and Facebook account hacks target fan info

, Dec 20th 2011 Discuss [0]

When it comes to social networking none of the musicians out there today do it as well as Lady Gaga. She is the most followed person on Twitter and has a Facebook fan page with tens of millions of users. The official Gaga Facebook and Twitter pages were recently the target of attacks by hackers. Attackers posted messages that appeared to be coming from Gaga claiming to give free iPad 2 tablets to the users of the sites. Read The Full Story

Twitter sells $300m “strategic stake” to Saudi prince

, Dec 19th 2011 Discuss [2]

Twitter has secured $300m in funding from Saudi investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, with the well-known tech backer - who counts Apple shares among other firms in his portfolio - grabbing a "strategic stake" in the microblogging platform. "Several months of negotiations" culminated in the deal, which values Twitter at around $8bn overall Businessweek reports, and comes on the heels of a comprehensive redesign unveiled last week. Read The Full Story

Twitter brand pages aim for Google+ and Facebook

, Dec 9th 2011 Discuss [3]

Yesterday Twitter rolled out a new update to the service that brought along with it some new features and a redesign that looks really cool to my eyes. Along with that redesign also comes new brand pages that show Twitter is trying to take it to Google+ and Facebook directly to grab some action from big brand pages. Read The Full Story

Twitter 3.0 for Android Hands-on

, Dec 8th 2011 Discuss [2]

This week the folks at Twitter have updated their many different platforms to bring about a new age in Twittering, one where the hashtag keywords and suggestions for the following of people who might be talking about what you want to hear are the heroes. There’s a whole presentation video that goes with this update, and Twitter is making no small deal about how this update is meant to bring a lot of users back into the fold. So here’s the mobile version on Android – have a peek at how this is the nicest version of the smartphone-based Twitter in the history of said platform.

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Twitter redesign revealed

, Dec 8th 2011 Discuss [2]

Twitter has launched a comprehensive revamp of its interface, updating its web UI, along with the free iOS and Android clients, in an attempt to speed navigation and encourage multimedia use. Previewed at fly.twitter.com, the new system offers four sections – home, connect, discover and me – with the same UI carried across the browser, mobile browser and app versions. In addition to basic “@” replies there’s a greater emphasis on what the people you’re following are clicking on, following, resharing and Tweeting about, with Interactions and Mentions showing conversations and more.

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Twitter buys Android security & encryption app specialist

, Nov 29th 2011 Discuss [0]

Twitter has bought a mobile communications security firm, Whisper Systems, specializing in hardening Android devices to make them more private and secure. Through modifying the core Android kernel, as well as developing custom apps for encrypted messaging, calling, backup and more, Whisper Systems has carved out a niche protecting smartphones and tablets for enterprise and other privacy-aware users. Read The Full Story

Retired Windows Phone manager lands a job with Google

, Nov 22nd 2011 Discuss [1]

Google has another employee to add to their popular and ever-growing list as they've recently hired one of the head managers from the Microsoft Windows Phone crew -- Joe Marini. Joe was "retired" or resigned follwoing some troubled waters after tweeting information regarding the then unannounced Nokia Lumia 800 Mango handset. Read The Full Story

How Much Is A Twitter Follower Worth?

, Nov 13th 2011 Discuss [12]

A technology Web site, PhoneDog.com, and one of its former chief editors, Noah Kravitz, are embroiled in a legal battle that could have fascinating repercussions for social networks. Kravitz is suing PhoneDog over contractual issues, but it’s the counter-suit that really has my attention. PhoneDog is suing Kravitz over the use of his Twitter handle. They claim that he improperly kept the Twitter name after he left the company, and that he owes them damages of $2.50 for each Twitter follower he took with him, for each month he held them after he left. At 17,000 followers when he left, and 8 months since then, that starts damages at $370,000. So, that’s not even the full value PhoneDog puts on the Twitter account, but rather the value that Kravitz took with him when he left. PhoneDog essentially believes a key Twitter account is worth half a million dollars per year.

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BlackBerry monitoring reportedly pacified India; Skype & Twitter next in sights

, Oct 28th 2011 Discuss [1]

RIM quietly set up a Mumbai data center, so as to allow the Indian government easier surveillance of BlackBerry users' messages, according to sources, though official demand for access continues to outstrip what the Canadian company offers. Facing threats of deactivating BlackBerry service nationwide, RIM supposedly established a small facility to specifically deal with disclosure requests, the WSJ's sources tell them; the Indian government must follow a set, legal procedure demanding message decoding on a person by person basis. Read The Full Story

Google confirms newly minted Android Twitter account

, Oct 13th 2011 Discuss [2]

It's official, ladies and gentlemen, Google's mobile operating system Android FINALLY has their own Twitter user handle: @Android. How about that? How on earth they managed to stay behind the scenes for this long with such a simple name, we do not know, but what we DO know is that this may well lead to quite a few more followers for the group that has the user name @Androids. Can you guess who that is? Today's tweets from @Android include a short introduction and a tweet leading to the video of the new Ice Cream Sandwich statue being unwrapped. Read The Full Story

Twitter 3.5 for iOS 5 brings enhanced sign up and photo sharing

, Oct 11th 2011 Discuss [1]

Twitter released an update to its iOS app that brings some improvements tailored for iOS 5 as well as some specific features optimized for the iPad. Taking advantage of the native integration of Twitter with iOS 5, the new app now features an enhanced sign up experience that makes it easier to access your account for the first time. Read The Full Story

Windows 8 reactions on Twitter visualized

, Sep 27th 2011 Discuss [15]

Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system is getting very positive reactions according to a new infographic put together by social media tracking company MashWork. The company has been tracking tweets about the revamped Windows platform since its first limited preview back in June with a good portion of the reactions collected from the recent Microsoft Build developer conference. Continue after the cut for the full infographic. Read The Full Story
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