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This Week On Vine: Poolside Tricks

Wednesday, August 14, 2013 | By Stewart Russell (@stewartrussell) [15:07 UTC]
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With the holidays in full flow, this week’s Vine spotlight has a distinctly summery feel.

Capturing poolside tricks in six seconds seems to be one of this summer’s latest trends, with social media users taking to Vine and Twitter to show off their skills.

Be prepared to be amazed by these mini masterpieces, created by Vine users:Read more…

Celebrating Eid on Twitter

Thursday, August 8, 2013 | By Helen Prowse (@hlp) [13:27 UTC]
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As the holy fasting month of Ramadan comes to an end, Muslims around the world have been celebrating Eid al-Fitr on Twitter.

Over the last two days (August 7 & 8) there have been more than two million mentions of the festival on the platform. We’ve seen Tweets from those celebrating Eid, as well as greetings from individuals and organisations sharing their best wishes with the Muslim community.

Tweets on the topic have come from around the world, with the five top countries for Eid-related messages being Indonesia, the USA, Malaysia, the UK and Saudi Arabia.Read more…

#DoctorWho

Monday, August 5, 2013 | By Lewis Wiltshire (@LewisWiltshire) [13:55 UTC]
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Only 11 people have ever officially played Doctor Who, so when the announcement of the 12th came yesterday, it set Twitter abuzz with conversation. In fact, there were more than a million mentions of the news over the course of the day.

This was only the second announcement of a new Doctor since Twitter was created, and the first since 2009 (not counting the announcement of John Hurt appearing in the 50th anniversary special!) so Whovians flocked to Twitter to discuss it.Read more…

Our Commitment

Saturday, August 3, 2013 | By Tony Wang (@TonyW) [13:11 UTC]
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It comes down to this: people deserve to feel safe on Twitter.

Over the past week, we’ve been listening to your feedback on how we can improve our service. You told us that we need to make our rules clearer, simplify our abuse reporting process, and promote the responsible use of Twitter.

Today, we want to give an update on what we’ve done and what we’re committing to do over the next few months.Read more…

We hear you

Monday, July 29, 2013 | By Del Harvey (@delbius) [13:09 UTC]
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At Twitter, we work every day to create products that can reach every person on the planet. To do that, we must take a wide range of use cases into consideration when designing interfaces or developing user tools. We want Twitter to work whether you are trying to follow your favourite musician, talk to others about shared interests, or raise the visibility of a human rights issue.Read more…

His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge

Wednesday, July 24, 2013 | By Steve Summers (@pocketsteve) [13:01 UTC]
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For the last three days, royal watchers around the world have followed the news of a #RoyalBaby on Twitter.

And this evening, the last chapter of that fairy tale was revealed as @ClarenceHouse announced the name the royal couple have chosen for the future heir to the throne:Read more…

The first glimpse of a #RoyalBabyBoy

Tuesday, July 23, 2013 | By Steve Summers (@pocketsteve) [12:56 UTC]
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Less than 24 hours after the news broke of his birth, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge left hospital today with their baby son.

They paused for a few short questions from the press before returning to Kensington Palace by car. In the moments following the appearance, mentions of the story on Twitter reached more than 18,000 Tweets per minute, just short of the 25,300 Tweets per minute that was seen when news of the baby’s birth broke last night.Read more…

#RoyalBaby

Monday, July 22, 2013 | By Steve Summers (@pocketsteve) [12:52 UTC]
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The birth of a baby into a royal family has always generated global interest. It’s no different in our 24-hour news era.

So when the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge announced the birth of their first-born today, it was fitting that the team at Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) quickly turned to Twitter to send out the word to well-wishers everywhere.Read more…

The Vamps use Twitter to complete their first EP

Monday, July 15, 2013 | By Sunil Singhvi (@illsun) [12:41 UTC]
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Bands and artists regularly use Twitter as a way to connect directly with fans. In fact, seven of the 10 most-followed accounts on Twitter belong to musicians.

What’s unusual about brand new British indie act The Vamps (@TheVampsBand) is how they are using Twitter to connect with their fanbase - before they’ve even released a single.Read more…

Welcome to Twitter, @ManUtd

Wednesday, July 10, 2013 | By Lewis Wiltshire (@LewisWiltshire) [12:38 UTC]
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And then there were 20. Welcome to Twitter, Manchester United (@ManUtd). All 20 Premier League (@PremierLeague) clubs are now on Twitter after the last remaining team, Manchester United, opened their official account today (there’s a handy page here to find the other Premier League teams on Twitter).Read more…

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