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Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter apps announced for Google Glass
- Google Glass recently received an injection of third-party app support. It was revealed at the company’s I/O conference this week that several third-party apps, or “glassware” as Google prefers to call them, are inbound from the likes of CNN, Elle,…
Vine update enables front-facing camera, mentions
- Earlier today Twitter announced they have updated video sharing app Vine with a number of user-requested features. Chief among them is the ability to capture video using your device’s front-facing camera – a feature that was glaringly absent in the…
Weekend tech reading: LivingSocial hacked, cheap Android-Intel laptops, can Google predict the stock market?
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By using Google Trends, which tracks the frequency particular search terms are entered into Google over time, scientists have found seasonal patterns, for example, in searches for information about mental illnesses and detected a link between searching behavior and a country’s GDP.
White House launches official Tumblr page via Twitter
- President Obama and his administration launched an official Tumblr page for the White House earlier today. The presence on Tumblr further bolsters the administration’s presence on social media which includes a Facebook account, Twitter account, YouTube channel and a Pinterest…
AP Twitter account compromised, tweets White House attack
- The Associated Press’ Twitter account was hacked earlier today and used to distribute a tweet claiming explosions at the White House had injured President Barack Obama. The account was suspended by Twitter shortly after the tweet was sent out.
Survey finds people are less polite on social media than in person
- Here’s a statement that’s likely to surprise nobody: people are less polite online than they are in person. The revelation comes as part of a recent survey from VitalSmarts which found that 88 percent of respondents agreed with the aforementioned…
Microsoft's transparency report details law enforcement requests
- Microsoft is following in the footsteps of other tech giants like Google and Twitter by releasing a transparency report that outlines requests for information from law enforcement officials. In it, Redmond said they received 75,378 requests for customer information across…
Twitter celebrates 7th birthday with more than 200 million users
- Seven years ago today, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey sent out his very first tweet which signaled the official launch of the microblogging website. Today Twitter is a global phenomenon with more than 200 million users worldwide responsible for pushing some…
One minute on the Internet: 640TB data transferred, 100k tweets, 204 million e-mails sent
- The well-known idiom "New York minute" is a phrase oft-used to express an extremely brief moment in time -- but an Internet minute? That's a whole other level of micro-time keeping. An infographic by Intel breaks down exactly what happens…
Twitter awarded patent for... Twitter
- Twitter founders Jack Dorsey and Christopher "Biz" Stone have been awarded a patent which describes a platform agnostic, multi-point message broadcast system and methods. When all said and done, USPTO application 60951415 essentially describes the core of the Twitter's microblogging service…
Facebook expected to add hashtag functionality to posts
- Facebook will soon be intensifying their battle with Twitter as they are preparing to roll out hashtag support. The social network already allows members to tag people, places and pages but hashtags will open up a whole new world of…
Standalone 'Twitter Music' app expected to launch on iOS this month
- Twitter is reportedly preparing to launch a standalone music app after acquiring music discovery service We Are Hunted last year. The app will be called Twitter Music and could launch on iOS devices by the end of this month, according…
EA notes overwhelming demand for SimCity, Origin servers falter
- SimCity, one of the most anticipated releases of the year, launched in the US early this morning but that doesn’t mean everyone that purchased the game got to play it right away. The title, which requires EA’s Origin PC download…
Twitter to close TweetDeck apps for Android, iPhone and AIR desktop
- Twitter has announced plans to shut down TweetDeck apps for the iPhone and Android handsets in addition to shuttering the Adobe AIR desktop version according to a recent post on the company’s blog. Furthermore, Twitter says they will discontinue support…
Google enables Google+ sign-ins, now on par with Facebook, Twitter
- Earlier today Google introduced a new developer tool that will allow users to sign in to third-party apps and services using their Google+ credentials. Officially known as Google+ Sign-In, it’s a feature that members of other services like Facebook and…
Apple, Facebook not only companies targeted by recent hack. More details surface.
- Security experts believe a sophisticated attack responsible for infiltrating computers at Twitter, Facebook and Apple wasn't isolated to just those companies. According to a report by ComputerWorld, the attack -- which targeted a previously unknown Java exploit -- gave hackers…
Apple says they were hacked by the same group that hit Facebook
- In a rare admission on Tuesday, Apple announced they too have fallen victim to a sophisticated malware that targeted Twitter and Facebook in recently weeks. Just like the attack on Facebook, Apple says some of their employees’ computers were infected…
Twitter raises the price of Promoted Trends to $200K per day
- Twitter has increased the price of their Promoted Trends feature to $200,000 per day. The new pricing went into effect earlier this year and represents a 33 percent increase over the previous price of $150,000 and a 150 percent increase…
Twitter's second transparency report details takedown requests
- Twitter’s transparency report covering the second half of 2012 was just released, highlighting requests the microblogging platform receives from governments and rights holders. Specifically, the report covers information requests from governments, government requests for content removal and copyright notices related…
Google+ tops Twitter to become second most popular social platform
- Results from Trendstream’s Q4 2012 Global Web Index indicate that Google+ is now the second most popular social platform on the Internet. Facebook continues to hold on to the top spot by a large margin, but it’s the shakeup from…
New Myspace goes live, focuses on social music
- After several months in beta, Myspace has once again opened its doors to the public. Formerly the most prolific name in social networking, stakeholders are hoping the site's daring revamp, Justin Timberlake's involvement and its newly found focus on music…
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