The Obama administration has been increasingly using Twitter as a way to shape news stories and public debate, often going so far as to eschew traditional channels like press releases and news conferences in favor of the social microblogging network, Reuters reports. Characterizing the White House’s Twitter activity as an “army” waging “wars” with conservatives […]
If you’ve been browsing around Twitter this evening and something seemed different, you’re right — an update has rolled out that brings photos in all their glory to users’ feeds. Now when scrolling, most images will show up in a large preview window, showing a large portion of what the image is and leaving the […]
Facebook got attacked, hard and effectively, from two fronts today. Both Twitter and Google announced new features that compete with Facebook’s killer service: photo sharing.
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Click no further! Today, Twitter rolls out a new feature that embeds previews of photos and videos within your tweets. The update is available for both the web interface and iOS and Android apps, and promises to be super awkward when your random college buddy tweets NSFW pixxx. [Twitter]
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Ladies keep their bras on for the majority of the day, only to take them off as soon as they get home or when a moment arises where the unhooking of a bra is completely necessary. Some women even take to various social networks to let others know they have freed themselves from their bra, but a new high-tech bra was created to let the world know you let your ladies loose for you.
The Tweeting Bra Sends Tweets Each Time It’s Unhooked original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Twitter has been used for several years now as a major form of communication between a person and their followers, but in recent years, we’ve seen the service be used by brands to reward customers with real-world goods for the cost of a tweet. Starbucks looks like it’s getting in on the Twitter game as they are launching a beta program called Tweet-a-Coffee.
Starbucks Allows Twitter Users To Buy Coffee For One Another original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Buffer, an app that lets users schedule and post Facebook, Twitter and Google+ updates, is now back up and running after a two-day hack-and-spam ordeal. Buffer was hacked yesterday, sending out third-party spam to thousands of Buffer users’ Facebook pages. The company has cleaned up the mess for the most part and instituted new security […]
The New York Stock Exchange ran a series of tests this weekend to prepare for Twitter’s impending IPO, which could occur as soon as Nov. 7. The tests were to ensure the NYSE will be ready to handle the high speed and volume of the high-profile IPO. Systems were checked three times in real-time simulations […]
Look, Marty McFly isn’t coming back until 2015
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There’s always some excitement when a tech company finally makes its IPO. The most notable, at least recently, was Facebook’s. Now, Twitter is set to have their own IPO, right around Thanksgiving.
The Twitter IPO is supposed to be unveiled soon. They will sell about 70 million shares, priced at $17 to $20. This will raise nearly $1.4 billion dollars, and will become the second biggest tech IPO since Facebook. Twitter hasn’t revealed if the shares will be listed for open market trading, but it will be listed on the NYSE, under the symbol TWTR.
The biggest issue with Twitter is how they can convince investors that they will be able to generate revenue – and profit – from its more than 200 million users.
[via Bloomberg]
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