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10 examples of Pokemon Go going way too far on Twitter

We’re starting to get a little Drowzee tired of Pokemon Go news in the office this week, as people go to ridiculous lengths to play…

Twitter expands GIF size limit to 15MB for web users

Today Twitter has announced that it’s increasing the size of GIFs users can embed in tweets. Previously the size was 5MB, but Twitter’s expanding…

Weekend News in Tweets: Ronaldo moth, Serena Williams, South Sudan & more

News moves at the speed of social media in today’s world, and that’s especially the case on the weekend. Take a look at the…

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s Twitter account briefly hijacked by OurMine

The latest high-profile CEO to wake up to a social media account breach is none other than Twitter head Jack Dorsey. The world’s first…

Twitter pays tribute to Iceland’s football heroics after loss to France

Calling Iceland‘s starlit run through this year’s Euro 2016 a “miracle” wouldn’t be farfetched at all. Ranked 34th in the World FIFA Rankings, the…

Snapchat-inspired Stickers coming to Twitter photos

Between longer videos, Twitter Engage and targeted advertising for emojis, Twitter has been very busy over the past few weeks. Now, the company has unveiled…

Smile Vector bot adds creepy grins, frowns to Twitter celebs

Neural networks to manipulate photos are all the rage these days, such as Google’s Deep Dream initiative. While Google’s effort creates trippy art out of…

Twitter inks deal with ad giant WPP

Twitter has just signed a deal with global advertising giant WPP, which will apparently see the two collaborating more closely in future. The deal…

Twitter claims victory in anti-spam battle: but can it win the war?

Twitter’s sending out a warning: stop the spam. The social network has settled a lawsuit against automated marketing tool TweetAdder, effectively barring the service…

Twitter adds two-step verification to beef up security

Twitter finally announced the rollout of a two-step verification security feature. We have seen this coming for a long time now. The feature allows you…

Want retweets? Use an exclamation mark, but expect fewer clicks

This is interesting. It turns out that something as simple as whether or not your tweet has an exclamation mark in it can determine…

Huggies’ device sends you a tweet every time your baby pees

Yes this is a real thing. Huggies has rolled out a device that will send you a tweet whenever your baby soils its nappy….

Twitter amps up its status as a news agent with new job posting

Twitter breaks news and readers flock to the social network for the latest in world events, so it stands to reason that the company…

Want retweets? Here are the 7 most powerful calls to action

I’m a big fan of social calls-to-action. Previously, I’ve found evidence that they work on Facebook and Twitter. So I wanted to expand my…

Check out Warren Buffett’s first tweet

Look, we all know Warren Buffett is awesome. The man is a business legend who, at 82, is still the primary shareholder, chairman and…

Twitter to journos: the hacking won’t stop until you take action

Twitter has sent out a memo warning journalists that the high-profile hacks currently plaguing the industry are unlikely to stop any time soon. The…

Efemr: this tweet will self-destruct in 5, 4, 3, 2….

Ever wished your tweets would self-destruct after a set period of time? No? Well apparently some people do and that’s where Efemr comes in….

New study finds big brands, celebs are buying Twitter followers

Bigger is best… when it comes to your following that is, and buying followers on Twitter seems to be the name of the game…

After way too many hacks, Twitter’s working on more secure logins

With the spate of Twitter hacks popping up in the news recently — including a vulnerability which exposed the usernames, email addresses and encrypted…

Twitter #Music app is official, integrates with iTunes, Spotify and Rdio

The wait is over: Twitter’s new music app is official and it is here. The social network announced that its much-rumoured new offering, which…

Twitter’s next move in monetisation? Video ads in promoted tweets

It’s no secret that Twitter is looking into new ways to monetise its (free) service — in 2011, it rolled out promoted posts, and…

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