Twitter has nearly a billion accounts, but a surprisingly large number of them are silent. According to new data from tracking firm Twopcharts, 44 percent of all current Twitter accounts have never sent a single tweet.
Rare Twitter Account @N Finally Restored to Rightful Owner
Twitter user Naoki Hiroshima, better known by his rare username @N, has finally regained control of his account after a hacker wrestled control of it away from him last month in a brazen extortion incident.
Twitter Quietly Testing Pop-Up Notifications for Web Interface
Twitter has quietly started testing a new pop-up notification feature for its Web interface, according to reports from multiple users on Tuesday. The experimental feature, currently available to only a select group of users, provides clear notifications whenever a user receives a reply or mention.
Nokia iPhone 5c Tweet One of the Most Popular Marketing Tweets Ever
When Apple finally unveiled the iPhone 5c earlier this month, rival Nokia wasted no time in delivering its own marketing response, pointing out via Twitter that Lumia smartphones have long offered users a variety of colorful hardware. That Tweet has now become one of the most successful marketing moves in Twitter history.
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EFF Reveals “Who Has Your Back” In Online Privacy
Consumers should trust Twitter, Dropbox, and Google to safeguard their personal information from improper government inquiries, while customers of Apple, AT&T, Myspace, and Verizon should check the street to see if any unmarked government vehicles are parked outside, according to the annual “Who Has Your Back” report from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the non-profit digital rights advocacy group. In an evaluation of 18 online firms, a surprising number of prominent companies were found to have few protections for user
Official Twitter for Mac App Gets Retina Support, New Languages
The official Twitter client for Mac OS X was updated today after nearly two years of neglect on the part of the popular social media platform. While still functional prior to today’s update, the Twitter app remained stagnant in the face of new hardware, such as Retina Displays, and drastic and controversial changes to Twitter’s API. The version 2.2 update to Twitter brings the following changes: Retina display support — Twitter is now more vibrant on the highest resolution Mac
Hacked AP Twitter Account Falsely Reports White House Explosions
Hackers caused brief panic and a sharp, but temporary, market dip Tuesday afternoon by falsely reporting a bombing at the White House. The incident occurred after the official Associated Press Twitter account sent the following message at 1:07 p.m. EST: The report was almost immediately discredited and the AP’s Twitter account was taken down until control could be wrestled from the unidentified hackers. The markets sharply dropped upon release of the tweet, but regained their losses within minutes after the
Twitter Launches Native App for Windows 8
One of the big things missing from Windows 8 has been a good Metro-style Twitter app. Now, after promising it in October, the official Windows 8 Twitter app finally launched Wednesday. Available for free from the Windows Store, the Twitter app offers a decent Windows 8-style experience while still maintaining Twitter’s look and feel. New features exclusive to the Windows 8 app include integration with the Share charm, allowing users to Tweet from any app using the Charms Bar, search charm