'Twittering', 'hmm', and 'heh' make it to Collins English DictionaryAugust 31st, 2009 LONDON - 'Twittering', 'hmm', and 'heh' are among the 267 words that have been added to this year's Collins English Dictionary, all thanks to teenagers who use such words on social networking websites. With teenagers increasingly using these grunts and sighs in words on Twitter and other such websites, the need to find spellings for sounds that were traditionally used only in speech has also spawned "meh" (an expression of dissatisfaction) and "mwah" (the sound of a noisy kiss).
Is Twitter Enabling Stalking?July 16th, 2007 Stalking appears to be the most appropriate way to describe my recent experiences. First of all Twitter (I love the service) has changed the message from so and so is your friend to the eerie message so and so is following you.
NASA's new Twitter strategy: Se Habla Espanol; Astro_Jose to tweet bilingually from spaceJuly 2nd, 2009 NASA astronaut takes Twitter to space en EspanolWASHINGTON — NASA has tweeted in space, but now one of its astronauts is breaking a new space Twitter barrier. He'll tweet from space in Spanish and English.
After last week's outage, Twitter is down briefly because of another attackAugust 11th, 2009 Another attack downs Twitter, briefly this timeNEW YORK — Twitter has suffered from another attack following one that left the site down for several hours last week. Tuesday's outage was brief.
Twitter launches home page with a new lookJuly 29th, 2009 LONDON - Popular microblogging website Twitter has launched a new home page. The Internet phenomenon, which boasts of an estimated 55 million visitors each month, made changes to the page, that now includes a search facility and lists the 23 most popular "trending topics" "by the minute, day, and week".
Twitter outage clamps tweets, site says cause 'unknown'August 6th, 2009 Twitter outage clamps tweets, cause 'unknown'NEW YORK — Twitter is down. For users of the short messaging site, this means no tweeting about lunch plans, the weather or the fact that Twitter is down.
Kanye West says he has 'better' things to do but tweetMay 13th, 2009 Kanye West doesn't like Twitter or impostors
NEW YORK — Kanye West doesn't like impostors. And he doesn't care much for Twitter, either.
Incoming Alaska governor not the Twitter fan that Palin isJuly 8th, 2009 Incoming Alaska governor to tweet less than PalinANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska's incoming governor isn't the tweeter that Sarah Palin is. Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell says he "may or may not" use a new Twitter account his staff established for him this week.
Travel brands and deals on Twitter: Who to followSeptember 21st, 2009 Travel brands and deals on Twitter: Who to followNEW YORK — What are you looking for when you follow a travel brand on Twitter? News? Deals? Exclusive offers? And which Twitter travel feeds are the most popular?
DealBase.com researched airlines, hotels and booking sites on Twitter and found that of the brands surveyed, JetBlue's Twitter feed had the most followers mid-September with 1.2 million. Of the Travel booking Web sites DealBase looked at, Travelocity had the most followers with nearly 25,000 and among hotels, Marriott had the most followers with more than 15,000.
Britain's royal family joins Twitter _ but don't expect one to 'tweet'July 10th, 2009 British royal family joins TwitterLONDON — Britain's royal family has extended its kingdom further into cyberspace and joined Twitter — but don't expect Her Majesty to tweet. Buckingham Palace, which already has a significant online presence, said Friday that it has set up a Twitter account to alert royal watchers to what's happening with the family.
Twitter Announces New API for Integrated Retweet August 14th, 2009 Twitter co founder Biz Stone recently announced on the Twitter blog that they are all set to integrate retweets into the service and application programing interface. Currently the method of retweeting on twitter.com is a cumbersome process of copying and pasting.
Bush's Political Guru is Following McCain's Daughter on Twitter. Is it Creepy?April 21st, 2009 John McCain's daughter Meghan has revealed that she is not happy that her Twitter feed is being followed by former President George Bush's political guru, Karl Rove. Meghan, 24, who came into the limelight in 2007 for her blog, McCain Blogette, wrote on The Daily Beast website, that Rove is the Internet stalker, who has been stalking her.
Now, use twitter to see the International Space StationJune 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Two journalists have built an online service that would let twitter users around the world to spot the International Space Station (ISS) without a telescope. The online service, built by Dutch science reporter Govert Schilling and journalist Jaap Meijers, would let people know when they have to look up to see the ISS pass.
Twitter Denies Facebook on A $500 Million Takeover!November 25th, 2008 Facebook offered to buy Twitter for $500 million of overvalued Facebook stock, Kara Swisher says. Twitter rejected the offer for several reasons:
And they can be,
At Facebook's real valuation, $5 billion or so, the offer only amounted to $150 million (not bad for two-year old company with no revenue, but a far cry from the billion-dollar dream)
Twitter has high hopes for its own secret revenue model which will be announced next year.
Tweet this! Tweeting too frequently can cause you health problemsApril 28th, 2009 With any exciting updates comes a note of precaution. Take Twitter for an example.
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July 11th, 2009 at 6:32 am
It’s really not that surprising that Twitter would be listed in the newest releases of dictionaries. After all, this has really been a phenomenon on the web, bringing communication means online to a whole new level. Thanks.