One month later, how are video apps faring in the face of Vine?
It's been one month since Twitter introduced the Internet to Vine. Are competitors keeping up?
U.K. authorities order social networks to take down photos of killer
Jon Venables' identity was revealed in a photo republished on Twitter, but U.K. authorities are pressuring social networks to take the photos down.
Will the companies feeding Vine’s growth ultimately poison it?
Celebrities and brands love the new video-sharing app. Can Vine survive its rapid growth?
Tweetbot shows pirates why it’s the Twitter client with a (sassy) personality.
Users who decided to pirate instead of buy the Tweetbot Twitter client ended up announcing their thieving to the Twittersphere.
Twitter makes ‘American Idol’ even more interactive (content quality still questionable)
Fox's "American Idol" will launch a new level of interactivity by allowing viewers to live-tweet the show in response to on-screen questions.
Will we ever run out of original tweets? Math says ‘no’
XKCD What If? tries to answer a question about the possible number of original tweets available and how long it would take to read all of them.
What user backlash? Instagram now has 100 million users
Instagram announced that, with the help of its community, it passed its 100 million user milestone.
The battle for your login information heats up as Google+ launches Sign-In
Google introduced 'Sign-In' to allow users to sign into third-party apps with a click, just like we've been doing with Facebook Connect.
Get rid of your boring profile picture with the help of these apps
Been staring at that profile picture for awhile? Upgrade your avatar with the help of these apps.
The whole celebrities tweeting during the Oscars thing was orchestrated, guys
Thanks to social media, you didn't have to watch Sunday's Oscars alone. In fact, Twitter rounded up some friends to offer some exclusive insider commentary.
Pope Benedict XVI shutting down @Pontifex Twitter account
With Pope Benedict XVI resigning from his post on February 28, Vatican Radio announced he would be shutting down his @Pontifex Twitter account the same day.
Zendesk hacked – Tumblr, Pinterest, Twitter user email addresses stolen
Zendesk announced a security breach today, and the email addresses of some Twitter, Tumblr, and Pinterest users were downloaded.
Tweet and learn: Comedians share what it takes to be funny in 140 characters
Some of the best minds and mouths behind Twitter comedy had some wit and wisdom to share with audiences at New York Social Media Week.
Twitter addressing security problem, introduces DMARC to prevent email phishing attacks
Twitter announced today the inclusion of DMARC to help weed out phishing attempts from copycat email addresses.
Twitter wants you to keep it short and tweet when you use URLs
Twitter has changed up the number of tweets that link-including tweets support to 117 or 118 characters
MTV hacks MTV: The anatomy of a dumb Twitter prank
MTV and BET tried to replicate the Burger King hack that drew attention and 30k new followers - turns out, we don't appreciate copycats.
Quench your morbid curiosity with The Tweet Hereafter
The Tweet Hereafter recaps and memorializes the last tweets of Twitter users before their untimely deaths.
Can 10 million tweets measure happiness? New research says so
A new study claims it can measure a location's happiness by Twitter sentiment.
Carjacked: Jeep’s Twitter account falls into hacker’s hands
Jeep's Twitter account was hacked just 24 hours after Burger King suffered the same fate.
LinkedIn spams Twitter by appealing to our big, fat egos
If you shared your elite LinkedIn status on Twitter or Facebook, you're not alone. LinkedIn's congratulatory e-mails created big social media waves.
Researchers can tell the difference between tweets from men and women
Researchers used Twitter to decipher the differences in speech between the male and female gender.
How to delete that regrettable Twitter Direct Message before someone sees it
Deleting an embarrassing DM on Twitter is luckily as simple as clicking "delete."
Burger King Twitter account hacked, McDonald’s was (probably) lovin’ it
Burger King's Twitter account was hijacked by a hacker, who retained control of the feed for hours.
The curious case of the disappearing Pitt profile
Where has Brad Pitt's profile gone on the Chinese equivalent to Twitter? Since Pitt's people won't respond, the suspicion has fallen on Chinese censorship.
Study: Social media apparently skews young urban Hispanic women
The Pew Internet Life project's latest study on America's love and use of social media has discovered an audience that's skewing female and Hispanic.
Pew study digs into what social media users looked like in 2012
Pew studied Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, and Instagram to get a better look at what types of users were on these social networks in 2012.
This Valentine’s day, is it time to tell your Twitter crush you care? Well look no further!
Got a secret crush? With You So Fu*king Hot, anyone can use the Twitter service to send anonymous love letters - as long as you keep them to 140 characters.
Twitter API will get language detection and ‘top tweets’ filtering
Twitter's latest inclusion to its API adds language detection and filters for "high value" tweets.
These brands and celebrities don’t care about your Tweets as much as you’d like
A new list reveals the ten Twitter accounts of celebrities and brands that "mass follow" tweeters to build their online audience.
