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So long Fail Whale, and thanks for all the fish

Have we seen the last of Twitter's Fail Whale? 

On Nov 7, 2012 by Kris Holt

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The Tweekender: Being mistaken for rapist on Twitter helps writer’s career

All the news that's fit to tweet, in 140 characters or less!

On Oct 12, 2012 by Kris Holt

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The Tweekender: “Downton Abbey” star Hugh Bonneville delights a superfan

All the from Twitter for the week in under 140 characters. 

On Sep 28, 2012 by Kris Holt

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Twitter reveals new-look profile on Today show

User profiles can now have a dominant image, much like the Facebook cover photo.

On Sep 18, 2012 by Kris Holt

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Twitter Political Index measures sentiment towards presidential candidates

If the 2012 presidential race is going to be the "Twitter election," this new service could be an early indicator for success at the ballot box. 

On Aug 1, 2012 by Michelle Jaworski

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Twitter prepares to fight the trolls

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo has had enough of trolls on the microblogging community, and the company is getting ready to fight back.

On Jun 28, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Twitter: 340 million tweets, 140 million daily active users

On its sixth birthday, new milestones for the microblogging service.

On Mar 21, 2012 by Kris Holt

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Twitter ordered to turn over user data after threats to Bachmann

Judge Royce Lamberth wrote that an overview of the user's Twitter page was warranted to protect “those who seriously aspire to the federal government’s highest office.”

On Feb 28, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Dick Costolo declares 2012 presidential race the “Twitter election”

At the D: Dive Into Media conference, Costolo stressed the importance of thinking about Twitter as an amplifier, not a media company.  

On Jan 31, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger

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Dot Dot Dot: My predictions for 2012

Google will screw up YouTube, Facebook will fix itself, and Twitter will continue to give us something to tweet about.

On Dec 29, 2011 by Owen Thomas

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Why Twitter won’t leave a 14-year-old girl alone

Old rules protecting the identities of minors and sex-crime victims are next to impossible to enforce online.

On Oct 18, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Twitter trend slaps site with ugly reality

On Sunday, thousands of people across the world disturbingly seemed to cheer on domestic violence against women on Twitter.

On Aug 1, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III