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Famous last tweets captured for posterity on new blog
Someone’s famous last words are now likely to be famous last tweets. A blog launched this week, thetweethereafter.com, captures some of those final 140-character comments as part of an unusual tribute to the newly departed. “What do you have up your sleeve for your love tomorrow??? #getexcited #ValentinesDay,” was the…
Twitter: 150 million tweets sent about London Olympics
The London Olympics led to 150 million tweets — more than the US elections and Super Bowl combined, Twitter said Tuesday. The Spice Girls’ performance in the closing ceremony generated the biggest spike of the Games, while Usain Bolt’s victory in the 200m made him the most-discussed athlete. London Mayor…
Twitter targets ads based on interests
SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter on Thursday began letting advertisers target users with “promoted tweets” based on interests expressed at the globally popular one-to-many texting service. Twitter also slashed to a penny the minimum opening bid in its auction-style ad-buying system. “We’re taking an important next step by allowing you to…
Twitter widens window to links in tweets
SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter added Wednesday to the array of online content people could preview in messages without having to click on links included in tweets. People who access the one-to-many text messaging service online at twitter.com or mobile.twitter.com were provided more opportunities to “expand tweets” with looks at pictures,…
Record 10,000 tweets per second during Super Bowl
Twitter said users were firing off a record 10,000 tweets per second in the final three minutes of the Super Bowl. Madonna’s half-time performance during the New York Giants 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots also saw a surge in Twitter activity with users tapping out an average of…
Jobs death likely to smash Internet records
The death of Apple founder Steve Jobs provoked an online outpouring of grief likely to smash records, an Australian firm said Thursday as mourners took to the Internet to pay tribute to the tech guru. Social media sites sagged under the weight of Jobs-related posts, with five of the top…
107 trillion emails sent last year: Pingdom
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Internet users sent a total of 107 trillion emails last year, most of them spam, according to a Web monitoring service. The number of emails sent last year were among the facts and figures about the Internet gathered by Pingdom from various sources and published Thursday at…
Twitter bot argues with climate change deniers
Debating a stubborn opponent can be an exhausting task, unless, of course, your entire argument is automated. A software developer has created a Twitter bot that automatically discovers and responds to tweets that are skeptical of global warming. Nigel Leck’s chatbot @AI_AGW, who goes by the name “Turing Test,” scans…
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