Social Media

Twitter Lite cares about your data and outruns slower networks; 3 things you need to know

Twitter Lite loads faster on slower networks and takes up less than 1MB on a device.

Apr 6, 2017

Privacy infringement on Twitter: Bengaluru city police publish over 40,000 phone numbers of people reporting crimes

A senior police officer at Bengaluru police's Command Control said that the tweets were generated automatically. Was there a Twitterbot in place?

Apr 6, 2017

IPL 2017 emojis: Kohli, Gayle, Rahane, Smith now have hashtags and faces on Twitter

The IPL creative heads have collaborated with Twitter to create player emojis for the first time ever in an effort to make IPL 2017 a digital blockbuster.

Apr 5, 2017

Twitter removes handles from 140-character limit: Is it losing its essence in the name of evolution?

Twitter used to be all about the 140-character limit, but it's slowly changing that.

Mar 31, 2017

Twitter does its own version of 'Yo Mama' jokes after article claims Aurangzeb was not really a bigot

The tweets are in response to an opinion piece that claimed Aurangzeb "wasn't the bigot India's right wingers make him out to be on social media."

Mar 29, 2017

A mysterious robot is burning all of Donald Trump's tweets; is that because Twitter refuses to ban him?

An unidentified anti-Trump entity has created a robot that is burning all of Donald Trump's tweets.

Mar 29, 2017

Is Facebook trying to beat Snapchat by introducing a similar feature?

Facebook Stories is nothing but Snapchat Stories-like feature that lets users share multiple photos and videos.

Mar 28, 2017

Trump praises Paul Ryan for hard work on failed Obamacare vote

The House of Representatives cancelled the vote on the bill to repeal Obamacare after failing to gather support within the GOP for it to pass. US President Donald Trump blamed the Democrats for the bills failure - despite the fact that his own party controls both the House and the Senate.

Mar 25, 2017

Facebook to test GIF button for comments because 'everyone loves a good GIF'

The new feature will be similar to the GIF button in Facebook Messenger that allows users to browse trending GIFs as well as search for a specific reaction.

Mar 25, 2017

Twitter explores paid version of TweetDeck in desperate attempt to seek profitable revenue stream

A paid version of TweetDeck, a dashboard application for management of Twitter accounts, could help the firm revive its fortunes.

Mar 24, 2017

Twitter is struggling to secure your data, and it's not just due to third-party apps

When attackers manage to hack into a third-party app, they also gain access to a large database of usernames and unique app authentication tokens.

Mar 23, 2017

Will users find LinkedIn's Trending Storylines interesting?

Trending Storylines curates interest-based feeds with an aim to help users discover and discuss news and ideas.

Mar 22, 2017

Will the real Yogi Adityanath please stand up... on Twitter? BJP clarifies on UP CM's social media account

Confusion prevailed for some time, because not only news outlets but the BJP official Twitter handle itself tagged this handle in their posts about the UP chief minister.

Mar 22, 2017

Meryl Streep goes viral on Twitter as an old picture of the actress gets the meme treatment!

Twitterratis give Meryl Streep a huge 'shout out' as they turn an old picture of the actress from an awards night into hilarious memes. Check the best of the Meryl Streep meme here.

Mar 21, 2017

This is how China's Great Firewall isolates the public; Pinterest goes down after Google, Facebook, Youtube

Nobody knows why Pinterest was blocked but it has shocked many as it came when the National People's Congress was in progress.

Mar 18, 2017

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