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Twitter in $10 billion sales talks with Google and Facebook
Google and Facebook are said to have entered talks with Twitter in order to assimilate the micro-blogging site into their web-conquering services. Twitter are apparently asking for a whopping $10 billion for the company however, despite a December valuation of…
INFOGRAPHIC: Football banter migrates from the terraces to Twitter
Twitter for a few years now has been the breaking news source of choice when it comes to the entertainment industry and in many cases political circles too. It now looks as though the football terrace chants of yester-year are…
You've got tweet: Email usage drops 59% among teenagers who prefer mobile and Twitter
In news that will make Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg jump with joy, email usage among teenagers between 12 and 17 fell a massive 59% in the past year, according to a study from ComScore. Mobile SMS, and instant messaging…
Google 'Speak to Tweet' gives Egyptian protesters 140 character lifeline
Google's 'Speak to Tweet' tool, launched only on Monday is already proving its worth by offering the thousands of Egyptian protesters a way of communicating with the outside world via the internet. Egypt, which is currently facing a series of…
And 2010's most re-tweeted Tweets are…
The Twitter team have revealed which Tweets have been most retweeted over the course of 2010. As part of their #Hindsight2010 collection of Twitter trends, they've put together this neat little infographic on what have been the most shared comments…
Are Twitter preventing WikiLeaks from trending?
Are Twitter preventing WikiLeaks from trending? That's the rumour doing the rounds on the "internetz" right now, as conspiracy theorists are claiming that Twitter are the latest company to pull support for the whistle blowing webiste. Despite a huge buzz…
Follow Top Holiday Trends On A Christmas Tweet
Need some ideas for Christmas still? Check out A Christmas Tweet. The site monitors all of the buzz around Christmas on Twitter, covering everything from top gadgets and gifts, to top brands being talked about. Currently the iPad is…
Google bid for Groupon rejected
Google's recent bid for the group-buying start-up Groupon has fallen through, despite claims that the search giant offered as much as $5 billion for the company. It was a potentially massive risk for Google, who whilst not short on cash,…
MySpace soon to be for sale again?
News Corporation are looking into either selling social network MySpace or entering into a partnership in a bid to make the flailing site profitable, according to News Corp Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey. Seeing its user numbers fall dramatically following…
How the Ashes cricket tournament ruined one Twitter user's day
Here's a social media lesson showing why it's very important to pick your online usernames carefully, especially if you're not a fan of cricket and your forname happens to be Ashes. Massachussets-based @theashes chose her Twitter username based on the…