Memes take over Twitter after microblogging site faces global outageAccording to outage monitoring website DownDetector, over 59% of users reported problems while using the application, 32% while using the w...
09 Feb, 2023, 04.41 PM IST
Twitter down: Users complain of login issues, error in loading media filesOn Friday morning, many Twitter users stated that they are unable to log into the website. A popup that reads "Something went wrong, but do...
04 Nov, 2022, 12.09 PM IST
Kanye West to buy right-wing microblogging website Parler. See detailsKanye West, the singer who legally changed his name to ‘Ye’, has announced that he is going to buy the right-wing microblogging website, Pa...
17 Oct, 2022, 05.44 PM IST
Instagram goes down hours after Twitter global outage, users kickstart meme festThe near three-hour Twitter outage affected as many as 50,000 users.
15 Jul, 2022, 11.00 AM IST
Twitter outage: Microblogging site down for thousands of usersDowndetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from a number of sources, showed more than 12,000 outage reports in the Unit...
14 Jul, 2022, 06.56 PM IST
Twitter website displays distorted map of India; Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh shown as separate countryThe glaring distortion, which appears on the career section of Twitter website under the header ‘Tweep Life', has triggered a heavy backlas...
28 Jun, 2021, 06.21 PM IST
Twitter goes down, millions of users unable to post on micro-blogging websiteThe worst part about the outrage was that it happened during Kobe Bryant's final NBA game.
14 Apr, 2016, 01.04 PM IST
Taj Mahal on Twitter: Walmart & Burrp's founders share picturesWithin minutes of its arrival on the microblogging website, Taj Mahal had amassed a massive following.
19 Aug, 2015, 03.13 PM IST
China has over 1.3 billion microblog accountsThe number of Chinese microblog accounts had exceeded 1.3 billion by the end of November, making this a major channel for disseminating inf...
05 Dec, 2013, 01.39 PM IST
'Two million monitoring sensitive posts on Internet in China'China has deployed over two million people to monitor web activity, state media say, providing a rare glimpse into how the Communist giant ...
06 Oct, 2013, 08.18 PM IST
Internet censorship: Govt not targetting individual accounts, websites, says Kapil SibalMinister of Communications and IT Kapil Sibal said the government is ready to hold discussions with stakeholders to find a "permanent solut...
24 Aug, 2012, 07.24 PM IST
China removes 2.10 lakh online posts; shuts down 42 websitesChina has removed 2.10 lakh online posts and shut down 42 websites as part of a massive crackdown on the country's 300 mn-strong microblogg...
12 Apr, 2012, 07.34 PM IST
- US urges Egyptians to avoid violence
The United States on Wednesday renewed calls for Egyptians to "show restraint and avoid violence" amid clashes between supporters and oppon...
02 Feb, 2011, 09.48 PM IST
- Chinese clones of Facebook, Twitter gain popularity in China
As social networking websites Facebook and Twitter stand banned in China, their indigenous versions have hooked millions of Chinese users.
31 Oct, 2010, 06.50 PM IST
Twitter in hiring mode, many openings for software engineersTwitter is hiring and has many openings for software engineers.
10 Jan, 2010, 12.57 PM IST
- Majority of Indians use Twitter for news
A survey by technology site says about 16 per cent of Indian users regularly 'tweet' to get news updates.
06 Nov, 2009, 11.08 AM IST
- Mobile devices stoke 'micro-blogging' fervor
Mobile Internet devices and online communities are merging to a new kind of web diary: micro-blogging. In pics: Tokyo Disneyland's 25th ann...
13 Apr, 2008, 11.40 AM IST