Jack Dorsey

Elon Musk’s X clips Twitter birds wings, suicide or brilliant step forward?

After 17 years, the blue bird as a logo for Twitter has been X-ed, as billionaire boss Elon Musk redirects the social media platform’s…

Jack Dorsey’s Twitter account has been hacked, yet again

Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter, has once again had his account hacked, his company confirmed on Friday. The account simply known as @jack,…

Twitter is doubling the length of tweets to 280 characters

Twitter’s 140-character limit may soon be a thing of the past. The microblogging network announced plans to extend its arbitrary but now-familiar 140-character limit…

Twitter is cracking down on harassment again with ‘low-quality replies’

Twitter never seems to get it right when it comes to online safety on its platform. The site has fought many a battle against…

Twitter goofs, temporarily suspends CEO Jack Dorsey’s account

There are a few key things to remember when working at a large company. One, at least at Twitter, is to not suspend your…

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…

Hatching Twitter: all about Jack, but not really

Twitter users often find it quite difficult to explain the social network’s importance to non-Twitter addicts. In most places, my bio reads: “tweets with…

Ev scores big, Biz misses out: how much will Twitter’s big guns gain from its IPO?

We know pretty much everything about Twitter’s IPO now, from the fact that it’ll float on the New York Stock Exchange to its listing…

Twitter IPO: what you should know before buying stock

Twitter is that little step closer to listing, with documents released yesterday. The filings reveal that the social network has 218.3-million active monthly users…

Twitter time machine: What the first 30 tweets looked like

A little over six years ago, an idea that started out on a scrap of exam pad became reality. Twitter was born, its creators…

Twitter heads defend new censorship policy

Twitter heads are defending the company’s new censorship policy, which was announced last week. Executive Chairman and co-Founder Jack Dorsey said that the new…

How Twitter’s changed the world in your pocket [infographic]

It’s unlikely that when co-founder Jack Dorsey first came up with the idea for Twitter at the age of eight, he envisaged that it…

Who is the next Steve Jobs?

Chris O’Brien, a columnist at the San Jose Mercury News asked: Who will be Silicon Valley’s next Steve Jobs? He picked out five possible…

Twitter co-founder steps back for new venture

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone announced on Tuesday that he was scaling back his involvement in the micro-blogging company to concentrate on a new venture….

4 very different mobile payment services

Mobile payments may be the next big tech gold rush, depending on who you listen to. For something getting so much hype, and with…

10 things you should know about Instagram

Instagram has captured the hearts of iPhone users around the world with its elegant design, filters that turn any photo into a potential work-of-art,…

Breaking news: Twitter to begin charging you for your tweets

In a bid to generate more revenue social-networking superstar Twitter announced on Friday it would start charging users for their daily tweets. The announcement…

Evan Williams scaling back his role at Twitter

On the heels of Jack Dorsey’s return to Twitter, co-founder Evan Williams is scaling back his role in the microblogging site and turning his…

Twitter brings back Jack Dorsey as Executive Chairman

Twitter‘s seesaw problems with product development entered a new phase this morning as the company brought back former CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey. He…

Hoaxes and revolutions: Twitter’s fifth anniversary

Today marks the fifth anniversary of the very first Twitter update by Jack Dorsey (@Jack), co-founder of the mircologging site. On the 21st of…

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