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Twitter has become the Dark Defender
It seemed to me that Twitter was the quiet social network of the bunch, never openly in hot water like...
Twitter closes the gates further on 3rd parties, removes posting source attribution
The great Twitter breakup is continuing. After kicking Instagram and Tumblr to the curb and closing the doors on developers,...
Twitter does to Tumblr what it did to Instagram last month
A little less than a month ago, Twitter blocked API privileges for Instagram making it unable to allow users to...
Twitter: another example of why you never build a service around someone else’s service
It was recently revealed that Twitter has over 500 million users. Now the fat birds of microblogging are planning to...
How 140 characters has defined our world
It's one of the top 10 most visited sites in the world. It is both the subject of addiction and...
As Gizmodo learned, you should change your company passwords regularly
It's understandable when a Twitter account or other social media profile is hacked when a current employee gets their computer...
Celebrities read the mean Tweets sent to them on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Celebrities are people, too. That's the premise behind this skit on Jimmy Kimmel Live where celebrities such as Katy Perry,...
Twitter blocks Instagram’s API access for friend finder
Is Twitter closing down their open API infrastructure to make competitive moves against threats? That certainly seems like a possibility...
Geotagging: the way of the now
As technology advances, the amount of information shared increases dramatically as well. No longer is just sharing pictures something of...
How Much Time Do We Spend Each Month On Social Networks?
Did you know that on average we spend only 3 minutes per month on Google+? The number is somewhat shocking...
Back to the Future history being rewritten on Twitter, Facebook
There are two sides to the social media coin. On one side, it's the perfect way to get the most...
Follow TECHi on Google+
For the last few months, I have been asked on and off why I didn't have a TECHi presence on...
Klout adjusts “+K” kudos to include reasons for influence
Klout, the social influence measure that is likely the most used and well-respected, rolled out a series of changes yesterday....
One thing that’s killing Google+ – user profile URLs
Quick, what's your Twitter handle? What's your Facebook profile URL? What's you Google+ address? You were probably able to answer...
TIL Twitter has a relatively-small number of employees
It only takes 140-characters or less to send a Tweet and it takes under 1,000 employees to operate the company...
Social media: How politicians will win the future over
For decades politicians have fought to gain a foothold in the crucial 18-24 demographic. No longer is this just a...
Searching for social media’s John Hughes
This generation's filmmakers have not been able to accurately portray the ethos of the social media generation yet. When will...
The rise of the mini media moguls
Social media is allowing a whole new generation to emerge. With young adults and children taking over social networking sites,...
Is social media destroying the world? I don’t think so
Everybody has a different view of social media: enthusiastic, annoyed, indifferent. However, when it comes to being amusing, nothing beats...
Kevin Rose moved to Google Ventures
Kevin Rose has always been known as an "ideas guy". His ventures haven't always paid off as well as they...