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Twitter Failed To Protect User Accounts

June 25, 2010

Twitter was slapped on the wrist this week by the FTC for their lax security that allowed private user data, direct messages and other non-public information be access by hackers last year.  From theinquirer.net The micro-blogging service, known primarily for its useless messages and patchy service, was hacked numerous times last year. The FTC is [...]

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Did You Just Lose A Ton Of Followers Overnight? Don’t Worry, There’s A Good Reason

July 24, 2009
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Over the past couple of days you may have been shocked to find that you had lost tens, if not hundreds of your followers. At first glance that can be a bit disconcerting. Did i say something that people didn’t like? Was I being too controversial? Do I smell? Not to worry, it seems that [...]

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Twitter Reports The News, And Sometimes Gets It Wrong

July 1, 2009
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Last week we all heard of the tragic passing of Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson and Ed McMahon. Many of us heard the tragic news through Twitter. A lot of the time Twitter is faster than the mainstream news media outlets. The problem is that sometimes Tweeters on Twitter get it wrong. Last week it was [...]

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Twitter Has Finally Decided To Make Some Revenue

March 24, 2009

Since it’s launch Twitter.com has been a free service, something that users can enjoy free of charge, without a ton of advertising or other commercial clutter in it’s interface.  With Twitter’s growing popularity all knew that they would have to make money at some point.  Nothing’s free forever! This past week Twitter has made it’s [...]

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Will Twitter Be Able To Monetize Their Service?

February 2, 2009

Over the past few years Twitter has morphed from a crash prone butt of internet jokes,  to one of the highest trafficked and loved sites on the web.   But there’s just one problem.  They aren’t making any money.. yet. People have often wondered since Twitter went live how they would make money. After all they [...]

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