All posts tagged "Twitter"
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Twitter Marks 10th Birthday Searching for Followers, Profits
Evolved from Microblogging Site into One of Most Influential Means of Communication
- Posted March 21, 2016
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Visa Discloses Stake in Dorsey’s Company, Square
NEW YORK – Shares in the mobile payment services company Square rose sharply Friday after Visa disclosed the details of its ownership stake in the company. While Visa’s stake amounts to about 1 percent of the company,...
- Posted February 12, 2016
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Disappearing Act: Twitter Reports Flatlining User Growth
SAN FRANCISCO – Twitter set out to build a virtual town square bustling with billions of people. But it’s starting to look more like a novelty stand as the masses flock to other services that strike a...
- Posted February 10, 2016
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Key Things to Know about Changes in Twitter’s Timeline
NEW YORK – Twitter’s tweaking its timeline to emphasize certain tweets from people you follow, but don’t expect dramatic changes from the chronological feed you’re used to. The rearrangement will show up only if you enable it....
- Posted February 10, 2016
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Twitter Tweaks its Timeline to Look a Bit More Like Facebook
NEW YORK – Twitter is tweaking its timeline. The social media site will let people turn on a setting that lets popular tweets related to people you follow show up first in your timeline, followed by the...
- Posted February 10, 2016
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Twitter Moves to Actively Seek Out Terrorist Supporters
WASHINGTON – Twitter is now using spam-fighting technology to seek out accounts that might be promoting terrorist activity and is examining other accounts related to those flagged for possible removal, the company announced Friday. The announcement demonstrated...
- Posted February 6, 2016
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Facebook Flips on Switch for Live Video on its iPhone App
SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook is ready to start broadcasting live video on its iPhone app. The option to show live video is being turned on Thursday for everyone in the U.S. with Facebook’s app installed on an...
- Posted January 28, 2016
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Stocks Slip as Oil Skids 6 Percent, Hitting Energy Companies
NEW YORK – U.S. stocks fell Monday as the price of oil slumped again, giving up some of the ground it gained late last week. That forced energy companies lower. The stock market opened lower and stayed...
- Posted January 25, 2016
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Twitter Parts with 4 Key Execs in Latest Sign of Turmoil
SAN FRANCISCO – Four of Twitter’s key executives are leaving the company in an exodus that has escalated the uncertainty facing the messaging service as it struggles to broaden its audience and lure back disillusioned investors. Twitter...
- Posted January 25, 2016
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Facebook, WhatsApp Dominate Favorite Mobile Apps
Apps have become ubiquitous in people’s daily lives, and Puerto Rico is no exception. A recent Gaither International survey found that three out of every five (60%) respondents 12 years and older in Puerto Rico used apps on their mobile phones. This translates to...
- Posted January 21, 2016