News articles for Twitter

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  Woman MP says Twitter not to blame for her troll ordeal

  3rd May 2012

  A female member of the UK Parliament has refused to blame Twitter for a torrent of abuse she has received on the site, instead choosing to publish the comments in a bid to highlight the problem many women in politics face when they use the microblogging channel.
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  Gold winner Lewis criticises tweeting athletes

  24th April 2012

  British athletes' readiness to accept payment for endorsing brands and products on Twitter has been attacked by a former Olympic gold medal winner.
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  Fictional characters start getting Twitter accounts

  16th April 2012

  Twitter this weekend began verifying accounts held by a number of leading fictional characters.
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  Google is US' favourite tech company survey suggests

  10th April 2012

  More than eight out of 10 Americans like Google, and 53 per cent support the company "strongly", according to a poll for ABC News and the Washington Post.
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  Self-service platform for Twitter ads launched

  30th March 2012

  The number of advertisers using Twitter is expected to grow massively, after the micro-blogging site launched its own self-service advertising facility for small businesses.
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  Bakery firm goes hot on Twitter after 'pie tax' row

  29th March 2012

  A plan by the UK government to impose VAT sales tax on hot takeaway pies and other food was turned into a massive publicity opportunity by the country's leading high street baker.
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  Cricketer wins damages after being libelled on Twitter

  28th March 2012

  A libel case which revolved around just 24 words posted on microblogging site Twitter has cost the sender of the message more than £1.5million.
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  Murdoch uses Twitter to praise access to Cameron investigation

  26th March 2012

  Rupert Murdoch has this morning taken to Twitter to praise his Sunday Times journalists for their work in uncovering a 'cash for access' story involving a leading Conservative Party fund-raiser.
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  Third of firms describe social media approach as 'chaotic'

  1st March 2012

  A third of British firms consider their approach to social media such as Facebook and Twitter to be "chaotic" and "unmanaged".
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  Twitter and Yandex link up to offer real-time tweet search

  21st February 2012

  In a move which acknowledges Twitter's growing importance as a source of real-time information, the microblogging site has signed a second deal with a major search engine which will see it instantly index users' tweets.