Results from The Twitter Blog for: June 2013

The topography of Tweets

Friday, June 28, 2013 | By Simon Rogers (@smfrogers), Data editor [16:01 UTC]

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Sometimes a map is not enough. What if instead of just showing roads and boundaries, it was a 3D model you could manipulate and explore?

That is exactly what our data visualization scientist Nicolas Belmonte (@philogb) did with every geotagged tweet ever recorded, producing this incredible visualization of billions of Tweets.Read more…

24 hours of global governance

Wednesday, June 26, 2013 | By Sean Evins (@Evins), Partner Manager, Government & Politics [22:56 UTC]

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politics

Over the course of 24 hours, global attention turned to the U.S. Supreme Court, the Texas state legislature and the Australian Parliament — and Twitter served as the global town square for all of these significant civic showdowns.Read more…

This Week on Twitter - June 24

Monday, June 24, 2013 | By Alexandra Valasek (@AlzValz), Communications [16:07 UTC]

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Thursday, June 27; 7:00 p.m. ET Basketball fans can tune in to the #NBADraft this Thursday on ESPN (@ESPN). Follow the NBA (@NBA) for behind-the-scenes NBA Draft photos from the Twitter Mirror throughout the night.Read more…

A king, a cup, and a legend

Friday, June 21, 2013 | By Omid Ashtari (@omid), Sports Partnerships [18:33 UTC]

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sports

What a week for sports fans. The NBA Finals came down to the @MiamiHEAT and @Spurs battling into the final seconds in Game 7, the @NHLBruins and @NHLBlackhawks have put on a gritty battle for the Stanley Cup, and a baseball legend shared 63 years of history in 140 characters.Read more…

This Week on Twitter - June 17

Monday, June 17, 2013 | By Alexandra Valasek (@AlzValz), Communications [16:03 UTC]

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Monday, June 17 (ongoing) Soccer fans can tune into Univision (@UnivisionSports) to watch the FIFA Confederations Brazil Cup (@FIFAcom), and become the “third analyst” of the tournament. Fans’ Twitter commentary will be featured on pre- and post- game shows, and fans will have a chance to participate in on-screen Twitter polls about best and worst plays andRead more…

#FeathersDay

Friday, June 14, 2013 | By Jeremy Briggs (@briggles), Peter's son [16:10 UTC]

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Public service announcement: A very special holiday is coming up. (Yeah, we’re all aflutter about holidays. The way we see it, just about any holiday is a good excuse to use Twitter, right?)

Well, despite a teeny tiny miscommunication, we did put together a short video for this annual fest. Just so there’s no misunderstanding, we’re of course talking about F-A-T-H-E-R-S Day.Read more…

#FollowMe: Create an instant Twitter highlight reel

Thursday, June 13, 2013 | By James Buckhouse (@buckhouse), Editorial Guerrilla [17:03 UTC]

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If you wanted to capture your Twitter style in a beautiful highlight reel, how would you go about it?

Now you can uncover your most engaging photos, Vine videos and Tweets and turn them into a highlight reel of your best moments on Twitter with just a few clicks.Read more…

This Week on Twitter - June 9

Sunday, June 9, 2013 | By Alexandra Valasek (@AlzValz) [19:53 UTC]

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Sunday, June 9; 4:10 p.m. ET Major League Baseball (@MLB) and Funny Or Die (@funnyordie) are teaming up for the first-ever in-game Twitter takeover during the Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) vs. Atlanta Braves (@Braves) game, live from Dodger Stadium. The hilarious @funnyordie crew will be tweeting, posting photos and Vine videos from @MLB, @Dodgers and @BravesRead more…

#OnlyOnTwitter: Country music for a global audience

Friday, June 7, 2013 | By Tatiana Simonian (@tatiana), Music Industry Relations [00:07 UTC]

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During last night’s CMT Music Awards, the biggest stars in country music took to Twitter to give fans everywhere a taste of Southern soul. Through glimpses into backstage beauty routines or Vine videos of performers expressing thanks to their fans, viewers were transported to Nashville for the night.Read more…

Vine for Android: Every robot has its day

Monday, June 3, 2013 | By Sara Haider (@pandemona), Android engineer [13:14 UTC]

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Android owners: Welcome to Vine. Starting today, you can begin to shoot, share and watch short looping videos. We’ve been looking forward to this day, and we’re excited to get the app into your hands.Read more…

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