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Alex de Joode / LeaseWeb Blog:
LeaseWeb: Statement on former client MegaUpload   —  On Twitter today we saw Kim Dotcom tweeting some statements saying LeaseWeb wiped data from dedicated servers formerly in use by his storage service MegaUpload.  I think this calls for a reaction.  —  First of all, we appreciate the long period …
Jun 19, 2013, 6:10 PMIn context
Mike Isaac / AllThingsD:
Twitter Acquires Social Startup Spindle   —  Twitter has acquired Spindle, a social startup focused on the location and check-in space, and discovering local places of interest nearby.  —  “We've spent the past two and a half years building a product that helps you answer the question: 'What's happening nearby right now?'”
Jun 19, 2013, 5:05 PMIn context
John Koetsier / VentureBeat:
Viacom joins Twitter Amplify program to pump up second-screen volume (and insert more ads)   —  Movie and TV giant Viacom hopped on the Twitter Amplify program to pump up the second-screen volume, starting with its 2013 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) on August 25.
Jun 19, 2013, 2:40 PMIn context
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Apple testing deep LinkedIn integration for iOS 7   —  Further bolstering the presence of third-party social networks in iOS, Apple is testing deep LinkedIn integration for the upcoming release of iOS 7, according to code-based references found inside of the first beta of iOS 7.
Jun 18, 2013, 8:25 PMIn context
Priya Kumar / Internet Monitor:
Twitter's Geography: Visualized and Explained   —  Twitter's CEO Dick Costolo has called the popular microblogging service “the pulse of the planet.”  With a little less than eight percent of the world's population on Twitter, that pulse has room to grow.  Nevertheless, recent big data research …
Jun 18, 2013, 6:25 AMIn context
Jon Russell / The Next Web:
Square co-founder Tristan O'Tierney exits the company after 4.5 years, has no immediate plans   —  Square co-founder Tristan O'Tierney has left the US mobile payments company after more than four years there.  —  O'Tierney announced his departure on Friday - via Twitter …
Jun 15, 2013, 11:00 PMIn context
Adrianne Jeffries / The Verge:
Escape from PRISM: how Twitter defies government data-sharing   —  The company has a reputation for fighting back against government information requests.  But how long can it hold out?  —  When the list of prominent internet companies participating in a semi-secret government surveillance …
Jun 13, 2013, 11:00 PMIn context
Jon Fingas / Engadget:
Twitter launches #FollowMe: highlight reels based on tweets, photos and Vines   —  It's common for Twitter regulars to get a stream of new followers, but it's not always clear why they should follow back — how do you summarize a person's post history in a few seconds?
Jun 13, 2013, 1:35 PMIn context
Nick Summers / The Next Web:
Twitter opens up its analytics platform, lets everyone review the performance of their tweets for free   —  Twitter has quietly opened up its various analytics tools to the public, giving everyone access to in-depth data about the people and brands who follow them, as well as the performance of their most recent tweets.
Jun 13, 2013, 9:30 AMIn context
Amar Toor / The Verge:
Twitter must disclose authors of anti-Semitic tweets, French appeals court rules   —  Government says adhering to French law is “not optional” for social media site  —  A French court this week ordered Twitter to disclose the names of users accused of posting racist and anti-Semitic tweets …
Jun 13, 2013, 9:20 AMIn context

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