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On Twitter’s 8th birthday, find your first Tweet

Wednesday, March 19, 2014 | By Gabriel Stricker (@gabrielstricker), VP, Marketing & Communications [23:45 UTC]
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In 2006, people began to say a little something on Twitter through 140-character bursts of plain text. Eight years later, our users have transformed Twitter into place where you can discover new ideas, make real human connections and express yourself freely. So as we mark our 8th birthday, we’d like to say thank you — to you.Read more…

#MarchMadness: The Big Dance is on Twitter

Monday, March 17, 2014 | By Lauren Fraser (@lfraser), Media Team [20:48 UTC]
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#MarchMadness fans can follow the action of all 67 games only on Twitter.Read more…

#TwitterFiction Festival starts today

Wednesday, March 12, 2014 | By Andrew Fitzgerald (@magicandrew), Media Partnerships [19:33 UTC]
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It’s day one of the #TwitterFiction Festival, and we’ve already seen a myriad of stories coming to life in 140 character bursts. Throughout the rest of this week through Sunday, March 16, the festival will showcase the creative work of more than 50 authors from around the world.Read more…

Formula 1 is back!

Wednesday, March 12, 2014 | By Jonno Simpson (@JonnoSimpson), Sports Partnership Manager [18:38 UTC]
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Twitter offers F1 fans insider access as the 2014 season is set to begin.Read more…

Got a case of the Mondays? You’re not alone

Monday, March 10, 2014 | By Simon Rogers (@smfrogers), Data Editor [19:10 UTC]
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You are what you Tweet, based on this look at what we post on Twitter and when.Read more…

SMS follow issue (and fix) for protected accounts

Sunday, March 9, 2014 | By Bob Lord (@boblord), Director, Information Security [13:52 UTC]
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We were alerted to and fixed a bug in our system that, for 93,788 protected accounts under rare circumstances, allowed non-approved followers to receive protected tweets via SMS or push notifications since November 2013. As part of the bug fix, we’ve removed all of these unapproved follows, and taken steps to protect against this kind of bug in the future.Read more…

The #TwitterFiction Festival lineup

Wednesday, March 5, 2014 | By Andrew Fitzgerald (@magicandrew), Media Partnerships [20:22 UTC]
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Twitter and the world of fiction will come together March 12-16 for the second #TwitterFiction Festival, a digital storytelling event sponsored by the Association of American Publishers, Penguin Random House, and Twitter. Today, as we gear up for the festival, we’re announcing the lineup of selected authors who will present their eclectic mix of fictional stories to the world on Twitter, all in real time.Read more…

The reach and impact of Oscars 2014 Tweets

Wednesday, March 5, 2014 | By Michael Fleischman (@mikef), Head of Media Science [00:17 UTC]
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Over 48 hours, more than 37 million people viewed 19.1 million Oscars Tweets across Twitter.com and our mobile and desktop applications — nearly as many as the 43 million who watched the show.Read more…

Looking back at the 2014 #Oscars on Twitter

Monday, March 3, 2014 | By Andrew Adashek (@adashek), TV Partnerships [06:35 UTC]
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Tonight, Hollywood royalty gathered to celebrate the 86th Academy Awards. Throughout the evening, acceptance speeches, tributes and spontaneous selfies made us laugh, cry, smile, and of course, turn to our Twitter stream for the #Oscars party.Read more…

Ahead of the 86th Oscars party, Twitter is buzzing

Friday, February 28, 2014 | By Lara Cohen (@Larakate) [21:17 UTC]
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Hollywood elite will come together this Sunday for the most prestigious night in showbiz: the Oscars. As the star-studded lineup gathers at the Dolby Theater, they’ll be gathering on Twitter at the same time to give fans and fellow stars at home a peek into their enchanted evenings.

Here are a few ways you can get behind the scenes with all the glitz that Oscar night offers.Read more…

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