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Hacked Sony Music Tweets Britney Spears ‘Death’ Hoax
Sony Music has confirmed several tweets announcing Britney Spears' demise were the result of a 'compromise'
Labour Ridiculed For Wanting To Regulate Algorithms
Companies algorithms should be made transparent to government for industrial regulation to be effective, the party argues
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
Twitter Touts Anti-Snooping Developer Agenda
Twitter will block developers who abuse the use of its APIs and Gnip data for snooping purposes
How Open Source Redis Software Props Up Live Streaming On Twitter’s Periscope
Redis Labs’ service keeps operational effort to a minimum, says Periscope.
Twitter’s Sponsored Tweets Used For Credit Card Phishing
Malwarebytes finds a scam masquerading under the offer of Twitter verification
Twitter To Reduce Its Workforce ‘By 8 Percent’
The company will reportedly fire about 300 staff as efforts to find a buyer fall through
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.
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
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
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.
Security Researchers Discover First Twitter-Controlled Botnet
Twitoor, uncovered by ESET, can plague Android devices with malicious malware
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
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The Essential Download: Twitter Engage, Slack, Glastonbury
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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
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 on its servers
Twitter Denies Major Password Breach
More than 32m user passwords appear online, but Twitter claims no breach occurred
Mark Zuckerberg Hit By LinkedIn Password Hack
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg attacked after login details allegedly leaked in LinkedIn breach last month
Hootsuite Unveils Facebook, Twitter, YouTube & Instagram Video Integrations
Video is "crucial" to organisations as they evolve their digital transformation strategies, says Hootsuite
Twitter Will Shut Down TweetDeck App
Twitter is ending support for the TweetDeck app and plans more seamless log-in experience
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
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
Has Your Spotify Account Been Hacked?
Spotify denies it has been hacked, but hundreds of user details have been leaked in online data dump
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
Twitter Patches Password Recovery Flaw
Oops. Bug with Twitter's password recovery system may have exposed account details of almost 10,000 users
How To Perfect Hashtags On Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram
Gemma Brown, Neo PR account executive, explains the three rules of social media hashtags
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 point
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 the innovation food chain