Google tries to make Gmail more like Facebook, Twitter (Network World)

February 9th, 2010
Google is reportedly on the verge of making Gmail behave more like Facebook and Twitter, with a service allowing users to share status updates, video and photos with friends.

Twitter attack (Toronto Star)

February 9th, 2010
Blogs, Twitter, YouTube and Facebook have given people unprecedented power to document, discover and discuss perceived problems at major institutions. Here's a look at social media-fuelled crises and how the organization responded:

Gmail to Add Twitter-Like Social Feature – Softpedia

February 9th, 2010
It looks like Facebook isn't the only one to get Twitter envy, Google seems to be catching it too as there are reports that it's launching a tool which will enable users to view status updates and shared links from their friends inside Gmail. The WSJ ...

Twitter attack – Toronto Star

February 9th, 2010
The problem : In an April 2009 YouTube video, employees at a North Carolina franchise were shown deliberately contaminating food. As the video went viral, opinion of the brand plummeted. The response : A spokesman lashed out at the employees, who ...

Follow us on Twitter! (Papillion Times)

February 9th, 2010
We’re on Twitter! Stay informed on what’s going on in the city. Follow us at Papillion Times (PapillionTimes).

Google to integrate Twitter into Gmail? (PC Advisor)

February 9th, 2010
Social networking announcement due this week Google plans to tweak Gmail to make it easier for its users to post and share status updates, in an attempt to inject the webmail service with social-networking capabilities popularised by Twitter and Facebook, according to The Wall Street Journal.

New social networking features from Google soon – Hindu Business Line

February 9th, 2010
NEW YORK: Internet giant Google is looking to add new social features to its e-mail service, Gmail, in its bid to compete with popular social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, a media report says. “Google Inc is taking a swipe at Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc with a new feature that makes

Google tries to make Gmail more like Facebook, Twitter – San Francisco Chronicle

February 9th, 2010
The move would mirror one made by Yahoo, which lets mail users post status updates. But Google will take advantage of its ownership of YouTube and Picasa, by integrating the video- and photo-sharing services with the Gmail status updates, according ...

Craig Ferguson’s Cheeky Twitter Debut – TheWrap

February 9th, 2010
Craig Ferguson is now on Twitter -- and he's just as cheeky online as he is on-air. "Can I say fuck on this thing?" the CBS "Late Late Show" host tweeted Monday evening around 9:45 p.m., less than 12 hours after first signing on to the mircoblogging ...

Phishers Harvested Twitter Logins from Fake Web Sites (Enterprise Security Today)

February 9th, 2010
Twitter passwords were reset after the discovery that phishers sold fake BitTorrent sites with backdoor access. Since many users employ the same logins for multiple web sites, patient phishers harvested usernames and passwords that could work on Twitter.

Guest Twitter poet to present at UAF (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)

February 9th, 2010
FAIRBANKS — Well-known reporter, editor and “twitter poet” Mark Trahant will be a guest lecturer at UAF this week. On Thursday, Trahant will give a presentation on “Native Americans, Media and Heal...

CIARA’S TWITTER PAGE HACKED – New Kerala

February 9th, 2010
The singer's fans were shocked when the star appeared to declare her love for her ex-boyfriend, rapper Bow Wow, by posting a photo of the former couple on her page and writing, "Gosh guys you don't know how good it feels to be back with Bow again ...

CIARA’S TWITTER PAGE HACKED (New Kerala)

February 9th, 2010
CIARA has apologised to her Twitter.com followers after her blog was taken over by pranksters.

Eva Longoria’s Twitter error – Boston Globe

February 9th, 2010
Eva Longoria Parker accidentally told her fans to watch porn. The 'Desperate Housewives' actress - who signed up for a twitter account last week - was trying to urge her followers to look at a website about her husband, basketball star Tony Parker, but accidentally posted the wrong address. After

Guest Twitter poet to present at UAF – Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

February 9th, 2010
FAIRBANKS — Well-known reporter, editor and “twitter poet” Mark Trahant will be a guest lecturer at UAF this week. On Thursday, Trahant will give a presentation on “Native Americans, Media and Health Care Reform.” The 2009 Kaiser Media ...

Phishers Harvested Twitter Logins from Fake Web Sites (Enterprise Security Today)

February 9th, 2010
Twitter passwords were reset after the discovery that phishers sold fake BitTorrent sites with backdoor access. Since many users employ the same logins for multiple web sites, patient phishers harvested usernames and passwords that could work on Twitter.

Gmail to steal Twitter’s thunder? – PC Pro

February 9th, 2010
Google is reportedly set to offer Twitter-like status updates in Gmail, in a bid to boost its social-networking credentials. The Wall Street Journal claims the company will rollout the new feature this week, with Google hoping to make Gmail a central ...

Teens just aren’t into Twitter – Investors Business Daily

February 9th, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- American teenagers and young adults -- a group known to market researchers as "the Millennials" -- just aren't that into Twitter. They are losing interest in blogging but they love social networks, especially Facebook ...

Eva posts porn on Twitter (iafrica.com)

February 9th, 2010
Eva Longoria Parker directed her Twitter followers to a porn website.

The Democratic Twitter Gap – Gawker

February 9th, 2010
According to a newly released survey, Republican politicians dominate the congressional Twitter-verse. Meanwhile, Barack Obama just sent his first "Tweet" last month . Twitter Gap ! A Congressional Research Service report released last week (and ...