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US Library of Congress Ends Twitter Archiving Project
It all started back in 2010. The US Library of Congress decided that every single public tweet deserves to be in an archive. They even went out of their way in preserving everyone’s Tweets for future generations. Reaching out as far back as 2006 to retroactively incorporate older messages. A…
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Twitter Expands Character Limit from 140 to 280
Micro-blogging social media platform Twitter is expanding their character limit once again from 140 to 280. The news comes directly from Twitter’s official blog. According to the company, this is so that “every person around the world could express themselves easily”. The changes not only apply to English speaking users,…
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Twitter Finally Excludes @Usernames from 140-Character Count Limit
It is one of those features that for some reason have not been implemented earlier, but everyone will be glad to hear that Twitter has finally decided to exclude the @Username replies from the micro-blogging social media platform’s 140-character count limit. While including the person’s username is not usually a…
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Guillermo del Torro Gives Konami His Two Word Opinion
There’s one simple two-word phrase that springs to mind in the gaming world over the last year or so, I think you know which one I’m talking about. With Guillermo del Torro working closely with Hideo Kojima on PT prior to and pretty much throughout the rough ride Kojima had…
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ASUS Embarks on Bizarre Marketing Campaign
Every so often, technology giants launch cringeworthy marketing efforts which are difficult to understand and become a source of mockery. ASUS’ latest marketing campaign to showcase the ZenBook 3 is embarrassing and doesn’t seem to fit with the company’s usual tone. ASUS integrated two images into a tweet and asked users…
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Overwatch Team Brings a Childs Character to Life
When it comes to games these days, creating the initial game is only a fraction of the challenge. With the ability to publish and post opinions on a global scale at the click of a button, how you interact with your fans and those who like your games is as…
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Yahoo Mail Went Down And All They Got Was A Single Tweet
In this day and age, keeping your customers up to date is as important as getting them on board in the first place. Reports started circulating yesterday that Yahoo users weren’t able to access their email accounts, and all they got for their troubles was a single tweet. Originally reported…
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Twitter to Keep 140-Character Limit Afterall
Recently, Twitter had revealed plans to remove the 140-character per tweet limit that currently existing on the platform, 10,000-characters being the suggested new limit. This news did not have the desired effect amongst their user-base, as instead of bringing something new to the platform, instead the announcement saw shares tumbling.…
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Machine Learning Algorithm Can Tell If You Are Drunk Tweeting
So you’ve had a few drinks and decide it would be a great idea to drunk text someone? The next morning you wake up and check your phone to see several responses which make you swear to never drink again (or at least until the next night out with your…
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Xfinity User Creates Bot to Tweet Comcast Whenever His Internet Speed Drops
An industrious Comcast Xfinity customer, disgruntled over poor internet speeds, has created a bot that auto-Tweets Comcast whenever his broadband drops below advertised speeds. Redditer AlekseyP used a Raspberry Pi to monitor his internet speed, checking every hour, which sends a Tweet to the official Comcast Twitter account every time…
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Twitter CEO Speaks Out on Scrapping 140-Character Limit
When rumours emerged yesterday that Twitter was considering dropping its 140-character limit for tweets in favour of 10,000 characters, share prices plummeted and Twitter users revolted. https://twitter.com/markhoppus/status/684471435612426240 https://twitter.com/joshuatopolsky/status/684421885917032450 I'm looking forward to not reading your future 3 page tweets. — Ramp Capital (@RampCapitalLLC) January 5, 2016 Now, Twitter CEO Jack…
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Twitter Considers 10,000 Character Limit – Shares Plummet
New Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is considering dropping the site’s unique selling point, the 140-character limit for Tweets, in favour of up to 10,000 characters, according to a report by Re/code. Since the rumour broke, the price of shares in Twitter Inc. have dropped by 0.65 points (-2.86%) after normal…
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Retweeting ISIS Could Land You In Jail In The US
This story is compelling for a number of reasons which include the potential ramifications, the FBI considers retweets as endorsements with the emphases squarely pointed at those containing IS statements. This theory has been proven again by the arrest of an individual by the name of Ali Saleh who is…
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Twitter Hope To Increase Users With Their New Homepage
Twitter has been cooking up a new homepage for its social media platform and it is now ready to launch. The social media platform plans to roll out their new homepage today, but what is the ultimate goal here? From the looks of it, Twitter plans to get more people…
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Nintendo “Pixels” Tweet Backfires
I would genuinely like to know who imagined a Pixels movie would be a worthwhile investment and was therefore taken seriously and not fired. I mean come on; it makes the world of gaming starring Adam Sandler as credible as Donald Trump becoming president. Just like to add an addendum…
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