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Sony Music Apologises For Britney Death Tweet

Sony says sorry after hack of Twitter account, which was then used to claim that Britney Spears had died

8 years ago

Hacked Sony Music Tweets Britney Spears ‘Death’ Hoax

Sony Music has confirmed several tweets announcing Britney Spears' demise were the result of a 'compromise'

8 years ago

Labour Ridiculed For Wanting To Regulate Algorithms

Companies algorithms should be made transparent to government for industrial regulation to be effective, the party argues

8 years ago

Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter And Google Will Create Shared Database To Tackle Terror Propaganda

A shared database will be used to flag up content that appears to be trying to spread terror speech

8 years ago

Twitter Touts Anti-Snooping Developer Agenda

Twitter will block developers who abuse the use of its APIs and Gnip data for snooping purposes

8 years ago

How Open Source Redis Software Props Up Live Streaming On Twitter’s Periscope

Redis Labs’ service keeps operational effort to a minimum, says Periscope.

8 years ago

Twitter’s Sponsored Tweets Used For Credit Card Phishing

Malwarebytes finds a scam masquerading under the offer of Twitter verification

8 years ago

Twitter To Reduce Its Workforce ‘By 8 Percent’

The company will reportedly fire about 300 staff as efforts to find a buyer fall through

8 years ago

Twitter, Spotify And Other Major Sites Disrupted By DDoS Attack On Dyn DNS

The attack was made against DNS host provider Dyn, which provides a traffic routing service for the sites.

8 years ago

Facebook Twitter & Instagram Ban Data Monitoring App Geofeedia

New privacy row as social networking sites halt access by data gathering app used by law enforcement

8 years ago

Twitter Data Will Be Used To Tackle LA Hate Crime

An $800,000 grant has been awarded to the University to create a social network powered hate speech detecting system

8 years ago

IT Glitch Grounds British Airways Check-In System

A major system crash caused the airline lengthy delays and forced it to return to a manual check-in process.

8 years ago

Security Researchers Discover First Twitter-Controlled Botnet

Twitoor, uncovered by ESET, can plague Android devices with malicious malware

8 years ago

Twitter Pulls The Plug On More Terrorist Accounts

Twitter suspends 360,000 accounts for 'promotion of terrorism', but warns there is no magic algorithm to ID suspects

8 years ago

The Essential Download: Twitter Dashboard, VLC, Wimbledon

Discover the best new, updated and essential apps for your smartphone and tablet

8 years ago

The Essential Download: Twitter Engage, Slack, Glastonbury

Discover the best new, updated and essential apps for your smartphone and tablet

8 years ago

Twitter Rolls Out Free WiFi At London’s St Pancras Train Station

Travellers at London’s St Pancras International can access free WiFi through their Twitter accounts

9 years ago

Twitter Resets Passwords But Denies Server Hack Took Place

Twitter rests passwords implicated in data breach, but says details were stolen by various means - not by an attack…

9 years ago

Twitter Denies Major Password Breach

More than 32m user passwords appear online, but Twitter claims no breach occurred

9 years ago

Mark Zuckerberg Hit By LinkedIn Password Hack

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg attacked after login details allegedly leaked in LinkedIn breach last month

9 years ago

Hootsuite Unveils Facebook, Twitter, YouTube & Instagram Video Integrations

Video is "crucial" to organisations as they evolve their digital transformation strategies, says Hootsuite

9 years ago

Twitter Will Shut Down TweetDeck App

Twitter is ending support for the TweetDeck app and plans more seamless log-in experience

9 years ago

5 Top Tips For A Twitter Takeover

Rhea Cairns, account manager at Neo PR, explains how to use a third-party Twitter takeover to promote your brand's message

9 years ago

Social Media – A Great Add-On To Existing Marketing Strategies

Helen Armour, marketing manager at Really Simple Systems, believes a perfect marketing strategy should never ignore social media

9 years ago

Has Your Spotify Account Been Hacked?

Spotify denies it has been hacked, but hundreds of user details have been leaked in online data dump

9 years ago

McAfee Offers To Crack iPhone, As Facebook, Twitter Praise FBI Refusal

Maverick John McAfee offers to break the encryption on the iPhone of San Bernardino terrorist Syed Farook

9 years ago

Twitter Patches Password Recovery Flaw

Oops. Bug with Twitter's password recovery system may have exposed account details of almost 10,000 users

9 years ago

How To Perfect Hashtags On Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram

Gemma Brown, Neo PR account executive, explains the three rules of social media hashtags

9 years ago

6 Things Every Brand Should Be Doing On Social Media

Laura Miller, director of marketing at KioWare Kiosk Software, explains how every brand can keep its social media game on…

9 years ago

7 Of The Most Successful Tech Companies In Scotland

From Aberdonian bedrooms to billion dollar companies, here's a selection of Scottish tech firms that are keeping Scotland top of…

9 years ago