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Politicians, gov’t agencies turn to Twitter amidst #Shutdown

  • Media
Friday, October 4, 2013 | By Simon Rogers (@smfrogers), Data Editor [22:00 UTC]
How Twitter is being used to spread information - and opinions - during the #shutdown.Read more…

Fall premieres: Live-tweeting with #CBSTweetWeek

  • Media
Friday, October 4, 2013 | By Liz Myers (@thisbeliz), TV Partnerships [21:11 UTC]
See how CBS brought their talent together and invited fans to join them to watch and tweet the fall season premieres in the the third part of our series.Read more…

Testing live-tweeting with @MLB

  • Media
Thursday, October 3, 2013 | By Simon Rogers (@smfrogers), Data Editor [14:17 UTC]
Which type of live-tweeting gets you the most followers and engagement? Here’s how we answered this question for MLB.Read more…

Twitter Q&A with Paul McCartney

  • The Twitter Blog
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 | By Sunil Singhvi (@illsun), Entertainment Partnerships, Twitter UK [23:55 UTC]

Tomorrow (at 9:40 am ET), music legend @PaulMcCartney will host his first-ever Twitter Q&A to celebrate the upcoming release of his solo album New.

Music fans around the world can join the conversation and tweet Sir Paul using the hashtag #AskMacca:Read more…

The German election on Twitter

  • Media
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 | By Isa Sonnenfeld (@isasun), Government & Broadcast Partnerships, Germany [20:31 UTC]
Throughout the German “Bundestagswahl 2013” Twitter was the place where the live, public discussion around political topics and events took place.Read more…

#AskIraq: Diplomacy on Twitter

  • Media
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 | By Sean Evins (@Evins), Partner Manager, Government & Politics [15:52 UTC]
A Twitter Q&A with Lukman Faily, the new Iraqi Ambassador to the U.S.Read more…

Reporting the news with Vine videos

  • Media
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 | By Andrew Fitzgerald (@magicandrew), Interim Head of News Partnerships [05:04 UTC]
A local Fox affiliate reported on the growth of Vine by constructing its report from the 6-second videos.Read more…

Agency Influencer Q&A with Stacy Minero: The best content focuses on consumer needs

  • Advertising
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 | By Christine Cuoco (@christinecuoco), Brand & Agency Strategy  [18:31 UTC]

Stacy Minero is part anthropologist, part magician and all trailblazer. As Mindshare’s head of content marketing, she uncovers what consumers need and transforms those insights into campaigns that go beyond traditional advertising. We asked Stacy to share her perspective on the ever-evolving ecosystem of content: the top challenges, the winners and the future.Read more…

Fall premieres: NBC got fans to tune in and #SaveBenson

  • Media
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 | By liz myers (@thisbeliz), TV Partnerships [16:23 UTC]
NBC used Twitter to help ignite chatter around the long-running Law and Order: SVU.Read more…

Summer of Code 2013 Results

  • Engineering
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 | By Chris Aniszczyk (@cra) [16:17 UTC]

For the second time, we had the opportunity to participate in the Google Summer of Code (GSoC) and we want to share news on the resulting open source activities. Unlike many GSoC participating organizations that focus on a single ecosystem, we have a variety of projects that span multiple programming languages and communities.

We worked on three projects with three amazing students over the summer.Read more…

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