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Slideshows about twitter

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  In Pictures: 7 things we hate about Twitter

  You probably either love Twitter for its quirkiness and brevity or see it as a pointless waste of time. After nearly a decade on the social scene, Twitter still needs to improve its user experience and fill in notable gaps in the service. These seven problems are long overdue for a fix.

  In Pictures: 7 things we hate about Twitter
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  In Pictures: 7 staggering social media use by-the-minute stats

  Everyone knows a lot of people tweet on Twitter each day and even more post to Facebook, but the by-the-minute usage numbers for these eight leading social networks will likely surprise you.

  In Pictures: 7 staggering social media use by-the-minute stats
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  In Pictures: 9 new Twitter features and tweaks coming in 2015

  Coming soon to a Twitter timeline near you, these nine new features, which are expected to roll out during the coming year, put a new focus on video, direct messaging, alerts and notifications, and more.

  In Pictures: 9 new Twitter features and tweaks coming in 2015
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  In Pictures: How 41 tech companies got their names

  From Apple to Amazon to Microsoft to Twitter, the names of some of the world's most popular tech companies tend to have interesting and significant backstories.

  In Pictures: How 41 tech companies got their names
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  In Pictures: 10 sites with stunning visual data that will change your world view

  We all know what a picture's worth. These websites use graphics to display everything from Twitter traffic to births and deaths, in ways that truly drive home what words alone cannot.

  In Pictures: 10 sites with stunning visual data that will change your world view
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  In Pictures: The 9 best free Twitter apps for Android

  Sigh…I miss TweetDeck. Nevertheless, these apps are still very good indeed.

  In Pictures: The 9 best free Twitter apps for Android

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News about twitter

• Twitter's mushrooming data breach crisis could prove costly

  An apparent data breach potentially impacting hundreds of millions of users could damage Twitter's finances and operations. EU regulators pose the biggest threat to the ...

• 5 things Elon Musk could learn from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

  The way Satya Nadella turned around Microsoft when he became CEO could not be more different than how Elon Musk has treated Twitter since taking ...

• How not to manage a business, starring Twitter's Elon Musk

  Well, you can say one thing about Elon Musks' management style: it's different.

• What open source gets wrong with Mastodon

  The open source alternative to Twitter is forgetting the customer experience in its rush to make a political statement about decentralisation.

• Tech giants move to reopen offices, but differ on hybrid work plans

  Apple, Google, and Twitter are taking different paths to flexible work policies as they move to re-open their offices; Microsoft started its reopening on February ...

• Twitter is the latest tech company to announce office reopenings

  New Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has told employees that although its offices will be open at the end of the month, the company is committed ...

Interviews about twitter

• You are responsible for your own Internet privacy

  Stan Stahl knows about the shady world of high-tech security and false privacy.

Features about twitter

• At Black Hat: A free tool for spear phishing Twitter

  Twitter accounts are a good place to try spear phishing because of the combination of language used, APIs to rich data and use of shortened ...

• Despite growth, Twitter still disappoints

  Twitter still hasn't figured out how to monetize its own popularity and reach

• 5 things that Twitter's CEO needs to do now

  With Dorsey back at the helm, here are steps he needs to take now

• How college CIOs brace for back-to-school (with video!)

  Enterprise IT stands to learn a lot from higher-ed CIOs, who are on the front lines in tackling demands for connectivity, service, security and innovation.

• Microsoft cloaks the details of Windows 10 updates

  Microsoft last week served up two updates to Windows 10 devices running the July 15 preview build, highlighting how much of a black box such ...

• Why the open source business model is a failure

  Most open source companies can't thrive by selling maintenance and support subscriptions. But the cloud may be the key to revenue.