Do you want to gain one million Twitter followers and become internet famous in the process? A new statistical study finds that talking about yourself less and offering informative information more will help your credibility on social networks. Conducted by researchers at Georgia Tech University the study finds that social media rewards people who are…
Amanda Bynes Posts Bra Shots On Twitter, Wants To Weigh 100 Lbs
Amanda Bynes has gone even more cray cray. Bynes took to Twitter on Tuesday to once again show off her horrendous attempts at taking self portraits. The former What I Like About You Star tweeteda two shots of herself in black pants and a lacy black bra. In her first tweet Amanda wrote: About to put…
Twitter To News Organizations: Tighten Your Security [Full Memo]
Twitter on Tuesday sent an email to major news organizations in which it urged those organizations to tighten security measures following the high profile attack of the Associated Press Twitter account. In the memo Twitter told news agencies that it expects to see more high profile account hacks in the future. The Syrian Electronic Army…
Twitter War: Carrie Underwood v. Rep. Andy Holt
SND.TV Transcript: Last week on Twitter, the supremely beautiful and talented Carrie Underwood had the crazy, audacity to think she has the right to voice a political opinion. My gosh, how can any American think something like that!?! Well she got corrected when Republican Tennessee State Representative Andy Holt essentially told Carrie to shut-up and…
Vampire Weekend Concert To Be Influenced By Twitter Users, Broadcasted On YouTube
The Indie rock band Vampire Weekend is playing a concert on Sunday night at the Tribeca Film Festival and the show will be broadcast live on YouTube. The concert is being directed by none other than Steve Buscemi and will air live at 9 p.m. ET. The show which is part of the American Express…
Social Media Use in Ireland [Infographic]
Social media is widely used throughout the world. From Facebook and Twitter to YouTube and Instagram, many internet and mobile users use some form of social media every day. In the country of Ireland, the top social media networks are Facebook (52%), YouTube (35%), and Twitter (23%) followed by LinkedIn (20%), Google+ (15%), and Instagram…
Twitter Two-Step Authentication Being Internally Tested
Twitter two-step authentication is currently being tested by employees at the social network. The move to offer a more secure Twitter login program has come about after what seems to be weekly Twitter account hacks at the expense of The Associated Press, Burger King, and various other brand and user accounts. On Tuesday The Associated Press account was hacked…
Uncle Ruslan Calls Nephews ‘Losers,’ Is Praised Online [Twitter Reacts]
Boston, MA -Ruslan Tsarni, the uncle of Boston Marathon bombing suspects Dzhokar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, spoke to the press this morning about his nephews. For calling them “losers” who have put “shame” on their family and their Chechen heritage, Uncle Ruslan is being praised on social media sites like Twitter for his bravery and American…
Amanda Bynes Attacks Kid Cudi On Twitter, Goes After Complex Mag
Troubled actress Amanda Bynes attacked Kid Cudi and Complex Magazine on Wednesday, berating her ex-boyfriend for being the “ugly duckling” while claiming that Complex Magazine spreads vicious rumors about her life to attract readers. Bynes has become increasingly unhinged in the last several months, reportedly speeding away from police officers while receiving traffic tickets, talking…
Twitter In Talks To Host Viacom, NBC Content
Twitter has realized a relative amount of video success thanks in large part to its Vine platform. Now the social network appears ready to jump head first into the video streaming game. According to a Bloomberg report the company is preparing to Integrate more videos and ads from TV networks with its micro-blogging service. Twitter is in talks…
Twitter v. Facebook: Who Got Hurt In Instagram Battle? [Infographic]
How do things change in the social networking industry when “friends with benefits” alter their relationship? For example, did you notice that Instagram, once bosom-buddies with the popular microblog Twitter, stopped allowing its content to be viewed within Twitter cards? This happened at the end of 2012, and marked the end of the once beneficial…
Roger Ebert’s Twitter Account Will Remain Active Despite Critic’s Death
Roger Ebert died last Thursday, but don’t un-follow him on Twitter just yet. The legendary Chicago film critic’s account will live on under the control of RogerEbert.com editor Jim Emerson, and Ebert’s own widow, Chaz. Ebert was a late-comer to Twitter, embracing the micro-blog as a “new voice” after he lost his own to cancer.…
Ribbon Launches ‘In-Stream’ Payment Platform For Twitter, Gets Shutdown Minutes After Launch
Ribbon, a payment platform that allows users to make payments for products via Twitter, without ever leaving the micro-blogging platform, launched on Wednesday morning. Shortly after its launch the service was cut off from the Twitter API. Ribbon co-founder Hany Rashwan was quick to confirm that Twitter hand in fact shut down the service, noting…
Cinemagram Launches Vine Competitor On Android
Cinemagram, a video looping app created by the team at Factyle, has launched on the Google Android platform. Factyle helped usher in video clip sharing on the iOS platform in 2011. The Google Android app brings Cinemagram’s “cine” creation tools to the Android platform, allowing users to create short animated GIF clips. Clips can be…