When you think of social media companies and cameras, Twitter is probably not the first app to come to mind.
Sure, there are tons of photos, videos, and GIFs throughout your feed, but many of those images don’t necessarily originate in the Twit…
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Jack Dorsey records podcast with fitness writer who claimed “vaccines do indeed cause autism”
Jack Dorsey, known for making tone-deaf statements on the platform he co-founded, is in the middle of another controversy. This time it is for plugging a podcast he recorded with fitness writer Ben Greenfield. Greenfield has espoused anti-vaccination views on Twitter and other platforms, continuing to do so despite measles outbreaks in the United States. […]
View More Jack Dorsey records podcast with fitness writer who claimed “vaccines do indeed cause autism”A first look at Twitter’s new prototype app, twttr
Yesterday, Twitter rolled out its much-anticipated prototype application to the first group of testers. We’ve now gotten our hands on the app and can see how the current version differs from the build Twitter introduced to the world back in January. While the original version and today’s prototype share many of the same features, there […]
View More A first look at Twitter’s new prototype app, twttrChris Evans passionately defends Cool Ranch Doritos amidst heated chip debate
Chris Evans loves Cool Ranch Doritos, and he’s not about to apologize for his good taste.
After comedian Kevin Fredericks posted a video on Twitter in an attempt to determine the correct ranking of chips found in a Frito-Lay variety pack, passionate …
Out-of-context Twitter accounts keep your favorite shows alive online
The joy of Parks and Recreation will never leave me, not even in the dark corners of Twitter. It’s a strange yet reaffirming thought for me and the other 166,000 people who follow the “out of context parks” account.
As its name suggests, the account takes scenes from the beloved NBC comedy and posts them without any context, leaving it up to the reader to interpret the meaning.
— out of context parks (@nocontextpawnee) January 30, 2019
While not affiliated with the network or the show officially, it is still part of a burgeoning trend on the social media platform. Pop culture-based out-of-context accounts have been popping up all over the place in the last few years. Read more…
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View More Out-of-context Twitter accounts keep your favorite shows alive onlineWhy people leave a space after punctuation in texts
Communication in the digital age has plenty of strange trappings. Periods can seem aggressive; complete, punctuated sentences can read as uptight. And then there’s the strange space that’s seemed to pop up, more and more, between the last word of a s…
View More Why people leave a space after punctuation in textsMitt Romney’s unusual technique for blowing out birthday candles is puzzling the internet
It’s Mitt Romney’s party, and he can blow out his candles however he wants to.
Senator Mitt Romney posted a video on Twitter showing his staffers surprising him with a cake for his birthday on Tuesday made out of his favorite snacks, Twinkies.
Now, we’re not going to unpack Romney’s favorite food opinions, but the rest of the video seems like a fairly normal birthday surprise. They sing “Happy Birthday,” he jokes about eating the whole cake, and then things get, uh, interesting.
My team surprised me with a cake made out of my favorite snack—twinkies! Looking forward to all this year has in storepic.twitter.com/lQfyIrQ9Qe
— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) March 12, 2019 Read more…
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Twitter launches its first podcast, ‘Character Count,’ focused on its ad business
Twitter today is joining the podcasting arena. This morning, the social network is launching its first-ever podcast series with a new show focused on Twitter’s advertising business, which it’s calling “Character Count.” The company says, for now, it’s testing the waters with five already-produced episodes of around 25 to 30 minutes in length. It plans […]
View More Twitter launches its first podcast, ‘Character Count,’ focused on its ad businessOne viral tweet saved the day for this struggling donut shop
Maybe social media isn’t so bad after all.
Business had been slow for Billy’s Donuts in Missouri City, Texas, which opened only last week, according to NBC News.
So the owner’s son, Billy, posted a tweet on Saturday evening with pictures of his dad Satharith at the counter of his empty store.
“My dad is sad cause no one is coming to his new donut shop,” Billy captioned the post.
My dad is sad cause no one is coming to his new donut shop 😭 pic.twitter.com/y5aGB1Acrc
— billy’s donuts (@BillysDonutsHTX) March 9, 2019
The tweet went viral, with more than 300,000 retweets at last count. Even celebrities like actor James Woods, YouTuber Casey Neistat, and the official Twitter account gave the donut shop some love. Read more…
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View More One viral tweet saved the day for this struggling donut shopElon Musk slams SEC ‘overreach,’ says he cut his Tesla-related tweets ‘nearly in half’
The SEC wanted a judge to hold him in contempt.
Elon Musk quietly accepted their judgement and … just kidding. In a court filing, on the day of the deadline for his response, the Tesla CEO accused the SEC of “unprecedented overreach,” warned that h…
Russia blocks encrypted email provider ProtonMail
Russia has told internet providers to enforce a block against encrypted email provider ProtonMail, the company’s chief has confirmed. The block was ordered by the state Federal Security Service, formerly the KGB, according to a Russian-language blog, which obtained and published the order after the agency accused the company and several other email providers of […]
View More Russia blocks encrypted email provider ProtonMailFacebook’s ad team shoots itself in the foot by pulling Elizabeth Warren campaign ads
Facebook’s gang that couldn’t shoot straight advertising department has made another blunder, this time by pulling Elizabeth Warren campaign ads touting the Senator’s proposal to break up big tech. The offending ads were pulled, according to Politico, over their use of the Facebook brand in their copy. Meanwhile, other ads that the Senator’s Presidential campaign […]
View More Facebook’s ad team shoots itself in the foot by pulling Elizabeth Warren campaign ads