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Watch TV and play along on Twitter

Friday, October 4, 2013 | By Dan Biddle (@DanBiddle), Broadcast Partnerships, Twitter UK [21:30 UTC]
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Twitter and TV go hand in hand, and people love to tweet the big lines while watching their favourite programmes. In fact, the current Tweets Per Second (TPS) record was set when an important line was delivered during a Japanese TV show, Castle in the Sky.Read more…

#AskMacca

Thursday, October 3, 2013 | By Sunil Singhvi (@illsun), Entertainment Partnerships, Twitter UK [16:58 UTC]
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To mark the release of his upcoming album, former Beatle and legendary musician Paul McCartney (@paulmccartney) took part in his first-ever live Twitter Q&A, responding to questions from fans around the world.Read more…

#PartyConference

Wednesday, October 2, 2013 | By Helen Prowse (@hlp), Communications, Twitter UK [15:41 UTC]
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Politics and Twitter go hand in hand, so as the 2013 party conference season comes to a close, we look back at how the major UK political parties have been using the platform this autumn.

With 71% of UK MPs on Twitter, up from 56% in 2012, and more than 1.1 million mentions of the conferences on Twitter, it was the platform of choice for MPs, commentators and delegates alike. They used Twitter to discuss the conferences in the host cities of Glasgow, Brighton and Manchester, as well as from other parts of the UK and beyond.Read more…

#FreshersSurvival

Monday, September 23, 2013 | By Lewis Wiltshire (@LewisWiltshire), Director of Media Partnerships, Twitter UK [11:34 UTC]
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Starting at university for the first time can be a daunting prospect, so this week, the National Union of Students (@NUSUK) is using Twitter to provide new students with information and advice to help them navigate the first few weeks of term.Read more…

Follow the 2013 party conference season on Twitter

Monday, September 16, 2013 | By Helen Prowse (@hlp), Communications, Twitter UK [14:01 UTC]
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Every autumn, the three major UK political parties meet for their annual party conferences.

Party members and MPs come together to discuss policies and issues of importance, as well as to hear the keynote speeches from party leaders.

It’s also a great way for those following from afar to get closer to what’s going on in the heart of UK politics: Read more…

Announcing the Man Booker on Vine

Thursday, September 12, 2013 | By Helen Prowse (@hlp), Communications, Twitter UK [09:12 UTC]

The Man Booker Prize (@ManBookerPrize) drove international interest around its 2013 shortlist by bringing it to life with Vine and Twitter.

@ManBookerPrize for Fiction is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original full-length novel written in English from the Commonwealth, Ireland and Zimbabwe, and is of great significance to the book trade.Read more…

#TransferDeadlineDay

Tuesday, September 3, 2013 | By Lewis Wiltshire (@LewisWiltshire), Director of Media Partnerships, Twitter UK [16:51 UTC]
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Fans, players, clubs and commentators from across the globe come to Twitter to follow the news of who will end up where, following the latest news 140 characters at a time.Read more…

Welcoming a new #ChiefRabbi on Twitter

Monday, September 2, 2013 | By Helen Prowse (@hlp), Communications, Twitter UK [15:46 UTC]
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Yesterday’s installation of the new Chief Rabbi was the first to take place for 22 and years - and the first ceremony of its kind to feature a specific Twitter element.

To mark the day and bring the event to a digital audience, the Office of the Chief Rabbi re-launched the @ChiefRabbi Twitter account for incoming Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis.Read more…

How the #Ashes played out on Twitter

Monday, August 26, 2013 | By Lewis Wiltshire (@LewisWiltshire) [15:45 UTC]
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The last time England hosted the Ashes was more than half of Twitter’s lifetime ago, so for many UK cricket fans, the summer of 2013 was their first opportunity to taste this oldest of sporting traditions while following along on their favourite platform.

But the conversation on Twitter was not limited to the UK. Whilst the action may have been in the middle of the night at times Down Under, one part of the 2013 #Ashes that Australia did win at was the number of official Tweets.Read more…

#1DMoviePremiere

Tuesday, August 20, 2013 | By Sunil Singhvi (@illsun) [15:29 UTC]
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The UK was abuzz with One Direction fever today as thousands of fans descended upon London’s Leicester Square. They flocked to the London landmark for the premiere of the band’s new film ‘One Direction: This Is Us’, hoping to catch a glimpse of Harry, Zayn, Louis, Niall and Liam.Read more…

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