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Only These Phones Will Receive The Windows 10 Creators Update
Apr 7, 2017The Windows 10 Creators Update is almost upon us, but not all Windows 10-powered mobile devices are going to be joining the party. Among the phones being left out are the Nokia Lumia 930, Nokia Lumia 830, and the Nokia Lumia 1520, all of ...
Tags: Windows 10, mobile devices
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A New Twitter Analysis Shows Much of This Conversation Falls Into Six Distinct Patterns
Feb 27, 2014People tweet about anything and everything, but a new Twitter analysis coauthored by University of Maryland computer scientist Ben Shneiderman shows much of this conversation falls into six distinct patterns or networks. The study ...
Tags: NodeXL, Twitter, Network Type, Cluster
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The Surge Into Social Networks Is Gaining Pace Among Americans
Jan 2, 2014The surge into social networks is gaining pace among Americans, with Facebook dominating but with many people using multiple platforms, a study showed Monday. A Pew Research Center survey found 73 percent of Americans over age 18 on the ...
Tags: Facebook, social network, Americans, Twitter
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Government Requests to Twitter to Reveal Private Information About Users
Aug 6, 2013Government requests to Twitter to reveal private information about users has rocketed by 40 per cent in the first six months of this year, the social media company has revealed as part of its bi-annual transparency report. The report, ...
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Mohawk Flooring Reached Social Media Stardom When Its License to Spill Twitter Party
Jun 21, 2013Mohawk Flooring reached social media stardom when its License to Spill Twitter Party trended on both a national and global level, which means more Twitter users were talking about the campaign than any other topic. Capitalizing on its ...
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Twitter Has Become an Essential Part of The Small Business Marketing Playbook
May 31, 2013Twitter has become an essential part of the small business marketing playbook, but it remains a difficult platform to truly get your arms around. Some tweets will go gangbusters on the service, replied-to and retweeted for hours. Others ...
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Judgment Has Been Published, with The Judge Explaining Fully His Reasoning
May 28, 2013The judgment in the Twitter libel case between Lord McAlpine and Sally Bercow has been published, with the judge explaining fully his reasoning for finding against Bercow. The House of Commons' Speaker's wife Bercow had tweeted "Why is ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Twitter Has Reached a Settlement with Skootle That Prohibits The Tennessee-Based Company
May 28, 2013Twitter has reached a settlement with Skootle that prohibits the Tennessee-based company from spamming Twitter users' feeds with marketing and other promotional content. The case, which dates back to a lawsuit that Twitter brought against ...
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Twitter Has Acquired Lucky Sort
May 16, 2013Twitter has acquired Lucky Sort, a Portland, Oregon-based start-up with a data visualisation engine that helps to discover patterns in live data streams. Lucky Sort's chief executive officer, Noah Pepper, announced the news on the ...
Tags: Twitter, Computer Products
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Researchers Compiled Words and Sequences Corresponding with Different Ages and Genders
May 15, 2013Based on data from almost 3000 Twitter users who tweet messages in 140 characters or less, researchers at the Twente University near the eastern city of Enschede have compiled lists of words and sequences corresponding with different ages ...
Tags: Software, Computer Products
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Consumer Technology and Social Media Reacted Quickly After Explosions Ripped Through Crowd
Apr 24, 2013Users of consumer technology and social media reacted quickly after explosions ripped through crowds near the finish line of the Boston Marathon last week, sending out updates and snapping photos and recording videos that officials said ...
Tags: Consumer Tech, Computer Products
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Twitter Users Have Been Warning of a Growing Number of Messages with Embedded Links
Mar 25, 2013Twitter users in Japan have been warning of a growing number of messages with embedded links that cause mobile and PC browsers to display taunting messages and freeze. Many of the messages are sent by what appear to be dummy accounts with ...
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Facebook Is Taking a Page From Social Networking Rival Twitter and May Start Using Hashtag
Mar 15, 2013Facebook reportedly is taking a page from social networking rival Twitter and may start using the hashtag Facebook is getting ready to use the hashtag to group conversations, photos and videos, but the move doesn't appear to be imminent, ...
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Twitter Differ From Public Opinion Measured by Surveys on Key Political Events and Policy
Mar 7, 2013Opinions expressed on Twitter differ from public opinion measured by surveys on key political events and policy issues, reflecting that users of the Internet service are demographically very different from the public, according to a study ...
Tags: Twitter, Internet service, company news
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Zendesk Said Thursday a Hacker Gained Access to Support Information for Some Customers
Feb 26, 2013Zendesk said Thursday a hacker gained access to support information for some customers of its online help desk software. "We've become aware that a hacker accessed our system this week," wrote Mikkel Svane, Zendesk's CEO. "As soon as we ...