Science & Technology | Technology

Tweetbot 3 arrives with a new look...and a reprieve from Twitter's API changes

One of the more popular desktop clients for Twitter, Tweetbot, is today

Science & Technology | Social Media

How Social Media Actually Boosts Efficiency in an Office Environment – Adweek

Employees who take quick breaks can decrease stress and increase morale.

I've always known that social media at work can increase productivity for some people. The mental breaks can be invaluable, I personally used to like feeling connected to the outside while I was at work, it helped keep work in perspective which, possibly counter-intuitively, kept me more motivated, and multi-tasking has always helped keep me focused.

Science & Technology | Social Media

Twitter has an unlaunched ‘Secret’ encrypted messages feature

Buried inside Twitter’s Android app is a “Secret conversation” option that if launched would allow users to send encrypted direct messages. The feature could make Twitter a better home for sensitive communications that often end up on en

Science & Technology | Social Media

Twitter says all 336 million users should change their passwords

Twitter says account passwords were not hacked but users should still change them to be safe.

Science & Technology | Social Media

Twitter Is Pushing More News Links In The Home Timeline

A Twitter spokesperson confirmed the new Twitter feature to BuzzFeed News. Twitter's aggressive move into news continues.

This further provides proof of concept for Moptu. Are we as deluxe as Twitter/Facebook/Instagram? No. But we ARE the only social platform designed specifically to share links to news (in the broadest definition including the traditional one). We are also the only social network, with our numbers, designed and run by just two people. If you're an investor, contact me so that we can work to fulfill Moptu's potential! joshn@moptu.com

Business & Finance | Advertising/Marketing

Your Social Media Strategy Isn't Working Because You Don't Know the Difference Between These 2 Terms | Inc.com

Getting mediocre social media results? It's probably because you're mixing up these two important definitions.

Science & Technology | Social Media

10 Social Media Usage Statistics You Should Know (and What They Mean for Your Marketing Strategy)

We sifted through mountains of data on social media trends to bring you the social media usage statistics that mean the most for your marketing strategy.

Science & Technology | Social Media

Report: Social media use is increasing despite privacy fears

New report shows Facebook users are getting older, Instagram is one the rise, and provides an in-depth look at Twitter users.

Science & Technology | Social Media

Twitter Is Developing a Subscription Plan That Promotes Your Tweets Automatically | Fortune

Twitter is testing a subscription plan that automatically promotes tweets in order reach to more users and grow follower bases

Politics | Petitions

Please Sign The Petition: Get Hamas Off Twitter | CIJA

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs is a non-partisan organization that serves as the advocacy arm of the Jewish Federations of Canada.

"Hamas regularly attacks and incites violence against Israelis. The result? Hamas openly and proudly claims responsibility for the murder of more than 1,300 Israeli victims. Disturbingly, Hamas has been allowed to use Twitter to advance its violent and hateful agenda. "

News | The News

Fake news spreads faster than true news on Twitter—thanks to people, not bots | Science | AAAS

Tweets containing falsehoods were 70% more likely to be retweeted than truthful tweets

News | Planned Parenthood

Conservatives LIGHT UP Planned Parenthood of KY and IN over men with a uterus hot take – twitchy.com

#ThisIsHowYouGotTrump

News | Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood Affiliate Tweets About Transgenders: 'Some Men Have A Uterus.' | Daily Wire

Planned Parenthood has been experiencing something of a business downturn; prenatal care (which they don't really do much of) is down a whopping 75%, and

I guess that when you want something untrue to be true, repeating it over and over again makes you feel better.

Miscellaneous | Interesting Stuff

Woman takes mirror selfie, accidentally creates bizarre optical illusion

A woman's mirror selfie has gone viral on Twitter after it created a weird optical illusion.

Science & Technology | Social Media

Twitter’s 280 character limit increased engagement without increasing the average tweet length – BGR

After some initial testing, Twitter late last year officially upped the character limit on tweets from 140 characters to 280. In one fell swoop, Twitter changed the most defining feature of the service: brevity.

Science & Technology | Social Media

AI could make trolls think twice before retweeting offensive content | VentureBeat

While hate speech in the U.S. dates back to the country’s earliest days, the rise of social media has thrust hateful keyboard warriors into the spotlight. Many social media platforms have attempted to counter hate speech using AI-driven tactics, but the

News | The News

YAAAS! Dana Loesch LIGHTS Oprah UP with her own ‘truth’ (and blasts powerful women in Hollywood) – twitchy.com

Oprah can keep her 'truth,' thanks.

Dana Loesch is usually pretty brilliant.

Science & Technology | Social Media

What is the best time to post social media?

Different platforms have different user patterns. See this guide for the peak engagement hours for each of the major social media outlets.

These are good tips for starting off a social campaign.

News | From the HuffPost

Roy Moore Believes America Was Great During Slavery. Twitter Users Detonate. | HuffPost

"Families were united" then, the Senate candidate actually told an African-American person.

Could this man be more disgusting?

Science & Technology | Social Media

Beware of Relying on Fake Social Media Followers. Ever Heard of 'Shadowbanning'?

It's scarily easy to grow your numbers rapidly if you're willing to resort to fake traffic. But if you do, brace yourself for the consequences.

News | In The News

How Russian trolls lie their way to top of Facebook, Twitter - CNET

Propaganda campaigns are more than fake news. Trolls have learned to game social media algorithms and create their artificial viral moments.

Science & Technology | Social Media

Twitter is doubling the length of tweets to 280 characters for some people

The famous Twitter character limit is being expanded from 140 characters to 280 characters.

Science & Technology | Social Media

More Americans are getting news from social media than ever before - Recode

More Americans than ever are getting news from social platforms like Facebook, Twitter and even Snapchat.

More than half of Americans over 50 now get their news from social media, it's obvious that social media will both be influencing news and be a major source of news in the future. This is why I love Moptwo. It distills the news for me without all of the nonsense that I see on every other social media site. If there is nonsense here, it is in the form of an article (and therefore has some kind of value), not random musings, knee-jerk thoughts, or pictures of things that may be important to the person posting it, but not to me. This goes way beyond a strict definition of "news." It's about information. I like information even more when it challenges me and adds to my sphere of resources. I can find that here because I see articles every day that I would never have seen otherwise, and because I follow people who read about similar subjects and interests. The UX is a little wobbly, and it's not completely obvious at first how Moptwo works (like every other social media platform I have ever used), but it is far more efficient if you are looking a social media platform designed specifically for news.

Science & Technology | Social Media

How I Achieved a 48% Success Rate Using Twitter for Link Building

The gripes among link builders are plentiful, but they’re also deserved. There’s the pitifully low success rate. The hours logged crafting personalized outreach. The potential brand damage from a…

Science & Technology | Social Media

Your Social Media Strategy Isn't Complete Without These 21 Tactics

You’re ready to take social media to the next level. But if you aren’t building the traction you hoped for, there’s usually a reason. Just like any industry, there are a set of crucially important tactics every successful social media strategy needs

Science & Technology | Social Media

Want to Take Full Advantage of Social Media? Stop Thinking of it as One Big Sales Pitch | Inc.com

In order to truly flourish on social media, you should begin thinking of it more like a conference and less like a cold call.

News | The News

BINGO! Women’s March ‘happy birthday to…’ earns slam-tastic response from Katie Pavlich – twitchy.com

"Women's March" keeps exposing what they're REALLY all about.

Pavlich is 1000% correct. The last thing that the "Women's March" was about, or anything on the far left is about, is women's rights.

Science & Technology | Social Media

There Is a Best Time to Publish on Social Media and You Can Determine When It Is

You work hard to post good content. Don't let it be overlooked because of poor timing.

Politics | Politics

Inside The Chaotic Battle To Be The Top Reply To A Trump Tweet

The area below the president’s tweets is the most valuable real estate on the internet.

Business & Finance | Business

Ballmer explains why he invested in Twitter | TechCrunch

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took the stage at Code Conference on Tuesday and talked about why he took a large position in Twitter. “There’s a real..

Science & Technology | Social Media

9 easy ways to explain what you actually do as a social media professional

Quick quiz for social media marketers: Raise your hand if you’ve ever been asked, “So, you get paid to go on Facebook?” “We're hunting for awesome startups” Run an early-stage company? We're inviting 250 to exhibit at TNW Conference and pitch on

Science & Technology | Social Media

How Much Time Do People Spend on Social Media? [Infographic]

People apparently spend more time on social media than they spend on eating and drinking. See where consumers are spending their hours—and days and years—on each social media platform.

Science & Technology | Social Media

How to Avoid Unwanted Communications on Social Media

That recent tech innovation known as the internet has made keeping in touch with family and friends easier than ever—but it might also have brought you some unwelcome attention from people you’d rather not keep up correspondence with. If you want to m

Miscellaneous | Social Media

Never Mind The Russians, Meet The Bot King Who Helps Trump Win Twitter

"It's All Us, Not Russians. And We're Not Going To Stop"

Miscellaneous | Social Media

Inside Twitter’s Obsessive Quest To Ditch The Egg | Co.Design

An icon that came to represent Twitter’s dark side is giving way to one designed not to turn anyone off, without looking like something you’d want to stick with.

Miscellaneous | Social Media

I studied how journalists used Twitter for two years. Here’s what I learned

Twitter reflects the good, the bad and just plain ugly reality of social media these days. For academics, journalists and voters, there’s never been a more crucial time to talk about the impact the…

Sports | NBA

Devin Booker dropped 70 and NBA Twitter lost its mind

All eyes were on Devin Booker’s 70-point game against the Boston Celtics on Friday night, and NBA players across Twitter made sure to send props to the Phoenix Suns phenom.

Miscellaneous | Social Media

Word up! This is the story behind The New York Times’ most famous tweet (which is 10 years old today)

"Once a month or so, that damn tweet would resurface."

Miscellaneous | Social Media

UGH: The Average Person Is Going To Spend Five Years Of Their Life On Social Media

Well this is depressing.

Miscellaneous | Social Media

Reddit plans a profile page redesign reminiscent of Facebook and Twitter (updated)

Reddit has been trying to make its site more accessible to a wider pool of users, and today the company is planning to show off one of the ways it plans to do..

Miscellaneous | Social Media

Social Media is No Longer a Safe Place

Science & Technology | Social Media

User Demographics of the Top 7 Social Networks | Marketing Infographic

Social media audience demographics can vary widely by social platform. Check out this highly useful infographic to see which user groups spend time on which social networks and do what there.

Moptwo wants to add significantly to that 37%. That may seem unlikely at this point, but we are about to unveil major new design, branding and overall experience upgrades. Keep an eye on us!

Politics | Politics

Stephen Colbert Has An Ingenious Plan To Keep Donald Trump Off Twitter | The Huffington Post

But will it work?

Politics | Politics

Conway: 'I don’t know who' had access to Twitter account | TheHill

White House senior counselor Kellyanne Conway said on Tuesday that she does not know who was operating her Twitter account when it was used to retweet a white nationalist.

I say this as a political scientist, not from any particular ideological perspective: this needs to stop. She is obviously lying. On the one hand, "people make mistakes," but on the other hand she doesn't know "who has access" to her Twitter. So which is it? She is an obvious liar and it's bad for the administration, which means, one way or the other, it is bad for the country. She is still operating as a campaign operative, not as a member of the government. It's pretty repulsive.

Business & Finance | Business

How To Do Twitter Marketing in 10 Minutes a Day

If you’re low on time, here’s a plan for getting all your tweeting done in 10 minutes a day.

Science & Technology | Social Media

What The "Rogue" EPA, NPS and NASA Twitter Accounts Teach Us About The Future Of Social

The intense popularity of these new “rogue” Twitter accounts presents unique challenges for the future of how government communicates with its citizens

Science & Technology | Social Media

Twitter just isn't enough. President Trump takes to Snapchat.

It's official. Donald Trump has taken on some very crucial

Miscellaneous | Social Media

Why We Can't Fix Twitter

Social media is broken. When will we realize that we're the problem?

Politics | Politics

Political reporter says a malicious tweet sent to him caused an epileptic seizure | Technology | The Guardian

Kurt Eichenwald, who has epilepsy and is an outspoken Trump critic, called on Twitter to identify person responsible for a tweet he says led to personal injury

Politics | Seriously???

Twitter 'verifies' Muslim Brotherhood while expelling conservatives | TheHill

OPINION | That blue check mark matters socially, politically.

Science & Technology | Tech

Salesforce, Google, Microsoft, Verizon are all eyeing up a Twitter bid | TechCrunch

Twitter continues to inch its way to a sale process, and the latest developments come in the form of alleged bids from potential buyers. Today CNBC is..

Science & Technology | Social Media

The Complete History of Social Media | The Daily Dot

The origins of social media date back further than you might expect.

Science & Technology | Social Media

Twitter responds to BuzzFeed harassment story by covering its ears | VentureBeat | Social | by Harrison Weber

Twitter says it’s working on it.

Visual Arts | Visual Arts

Twitter highlights female artists and their awesome illustrations · Great Job, Internet! · The A.V. Club

#visiblewomen is a Twitter tag dedicated to bringing attention to the massive number of female artists in the field of comics, character design, and concept art.

Science & Technology | Social Media

Social Media Gets More Love, But Facebook and Twitter Don't Get More Likes - NBC News

Americans are spending more and more time on social media, but are increasingly dissatisfied with the experience, a new survey shows.

Science & Technology | Tech

Twitter Is Running Out of Time to Get Real About Fighting Abuse | WIRED

Some say Twitter is out of excuses in its failure to fully address abuse. That’s a shame—because no other network has the same cultural currency as Twitter.

Science & Technology | Social Media

Twitter throttled in Turkey amid attempted coup

Twitter, Facebook and YouTube are reportedly blocked in Turkey amid talk of an attempted coup.

Science & Technology | Social Media

Twitter will livestream the Democratic and Republican National Conventions thanks to a new deal with CBS - Recode

Details on how it will work — and whether Twitter gets paid — are still being ironed out.

I have said for years that social media is the most important change in how politics are conducted since television. This makes that point loudly and clearly.

Science & Technology | Social Media

Twitter launches a dedicated app for managing business accounts | VentureBeat | Social | by Ken Yeung

Twitter has launched an app aimed at helping businesses manage communication and engagement with their followers. Called Twitter Dashboard, it’s available in beta for those in the U.S. on both iOS and as a desktop app. One could think of it as either a

Science & Technology | Social Media

Twitter Is An 'Inevitable' Social Network Acquisition - Fortune

Twitter is trying to turn things around, but that hasn't stopped the company from being called the next desirable social network buy.

Science & Technology | Social Media

22 Hidden Features to Help You Get More Out of Twitter | Inc.com

Twitter is woven into the fabric of business. Here's how to make it even more valuable.

Science & Technology | Social Media

Snapchat Overtakes Twitter in Daily Users

Buoyed by its overwhelming popularity among young people

Science & Technology | Social Media

Social Media Trends to Watch

Social media is moving at breakneck speeds and what was yesterday’s latest craze is today’s “That is so 2015.” In order to stay on top of your marketing game, you need to know what’s going on in this ever-evolving social world.

Miscellaneous | Other Kinds of Whatnot

You can predict city gentrification through check-ins and tweets

Twitter and Foursquare data shows where the well-to-do are likely to move next.

Science & Technology | Social Media

What Does Twitter’s Algorithmic Feed Mean for Social Marketing? - Fortune

Last week saw a major shift in the new media landscape, as Twitter switched all of its users to a so-called “algorithmic feed.”

Science & Technology | Social Media

Twitter Rumors Can Be Stopped by Official Accounts, Study Says

The Twitter rumor mill can spread misinformation around the web like wildfire, but a few choice tweets can slow its roll.

Business & Finance | Advertising/Marketing

Twitter looks back at the evolution of Twitter Ads | TechCrunch

As part of the flurry of retrospectives tied to Twitter's 10th anniversary, the company is also looking back at the history of advertising on Twitter...

News | Hollywood

Race Baiter Kanye West Gets a NASTY Dose of Karma - I Have The Truth

I’m having a really hard time mustering any sympathy whatsoever for Kanye West here. This is the same guy who got up at some award ceremony, stoned out of his mind, and stated he wanted to be president. West went on Twitter yesterday groveling and b

This guy is beyond disgusting.

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

James Woods Clears Hurdle in Effort to Unmask Twitter User - NYTimes.com

Business & Finance | Business

These 14 private startups now have higher valuations than Twitter - Quartz

Twitter had a rough day. The social media company's share price hit a record low Monday (Feb. 8) ahead of its earnings release on Wednesday. Its valuation hit $9.45 billion—smaller than some notable private startups including Uber, Airbnb, Snapcha

Science & Technology | Social Media

Timing Is Everything: Twitter Unveils First View Ads, Videos At The Top Of Your Timeline | TechCrunch

Twitter has been in the spotlight for the past several days over allegedly imminent (longstanding) plans to change the order of Tweets in your timeline...

Science & Technology | TECH

10 things in tech you need to know today

Jack Dorsey shot down a big rumour about Twitter, GitHub is going through some big changes, and Apple started selling a VR headset.

Science & Technology | Social Media

Twitter's darkest hour is now

In late October, after his first full quarter running Twitter as CEO, Jack Dorsey and his executive team just couldn't shut up about Twitter Moments, a new curation tool intended to make the long struggling social network more appealing to new users.

Personally, I believe that the rhetoric about Twitter is overblown, Twitter isn't going anywhere. It's growth isn't what it once was, but it has become an indispensable part of the social media world. I think that Moptwo will be too if it continues to develop as it has. (Good job Moptwo guys, I am an early adopter and love your site! I have also been impressed at how much better you keep making it!)

Travel | Travel

14 tweets that perfectly sum up the modern air travel experience

It's the paradox of modern transportation: Despite having the ability to fly to most corners of the planet — quickly — there is nothing that elicits more complaints than commercial air travel.

Science & Technology | Social Media

CMO Today: Twitter Weighs 10,000-Character Tweets - WSJ

Here's your morning roundup of the biggest marketing, advertising and media industry news and happenings.

Business & Finance | Growing Business Online

Social Media Marketing Guide: Social Media Optimization, Planning And Growth

Our complete social media marketing guide will give you insights to all areas of social media marketing, giving you the knowledge to succeed online.

Every business should have a social media presence. In this article, social media guru Richard Hale discusses everything you need to know about social media marketing and being successful on your socal platforms.

Advice & Self-Help | Online Marketing Tips

Sharing to Twitter declines 11% after Twitter kills share counts

As you know, Twitter decided to drop support for Share Counts on November 20th, 2015. Twitter share buttons still works, but they no longer have share counters. We were curious as to whether this change would lead to a decline in sharing activity and shar

Science & Technology | Technology

Getting Your Business Started On Social Media.

Not having your business on social media is probably one of the not so smart a move you can make. The world currently revolves around the digital communication axis, if I should call it that. And the medium is social media platforms. The biggest percentag

Science & Technology | Social Media

Twitter's Newest Executive Tweeted Only 8 Times Before Taking the Job - ABC News

You could say he's making up for lost time.

Twitter's new executive chairman, Omid Kordestani, tweeted just eight times before accepting the position this week. Kordestani has an impressive resume, having worked at tech giants such as Netscape and Google, but he rarely used the service until he was officially named chairman Wednesday.

This is like being the Executive Chairman of Ford without ever having driven a car.

Business & Finance | Business

Twitter Unveils Tools for Tracking Brand Conversations | Adweek

Twitter has new analytics tools it says will provide marketers with additional insight into brand conversations, audiences and trends. The Twitter Brand Hub, unveiled today, is meant to give brands a "360-degree, real-time view" of their initiat

Science & Technology | Social Media

Hashtag hijacking doesn't have to live and die on Twitter | ClickZ

Brands tweet about trending topics all the time, but they don't always use the platform's powerful reach in order to promote themselves beyond a Twitter conversation.

A very interesting discussion of how to get more from hashtags than the way most people usually use them. I hope it helps you!

Science & Technology | Technology

Twitter Suspends Deadspin, SBNation Accounts for Violating Copyrights | Re/code

The Twitter sports clip crackdown begins.

Science & Technology | Social Media

Twitter Plans to Go Beyond Its 140-Character Limit | Re/code

Twitter is thinking about ways to tweak the 140-character limit to entice new users.

Science & Technology | Social Media

Twitter adds desktop notifications to direct messages on the web

Twitter's direct messages via the web just got more useful. Today the social network will start rolling out DM notifications for its site which will be availabl...

I don't know if I like this idea. I prefer to check for my messages on my own.

Science & Technology | Social Media

Chat away: Twitter removes 140-character limit for direct messages - CNET

The social network now allows users to chat privately without feeling constrained by a space limit. Blabbermouths, however, will get cut off at 10,000 characters.

Finally, its about time...