Twitter redesign adds header photo
Twitter launched header photos on Sept. 18, 2012.
/ Twitter/ChendaNgak(CBS News) Twitter launched a redesign Tuesday that updated its website and mobile apps.
The new Twitter includes a new header photo that can be customized to reflect users' interests. The addition of a header photo means that users will have the option of using two photos for their profiles.
The micro-blog also emphasized that the header photo will be consistent across all platforms - Web, iPad and smartphone apps.
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How to follow the 2012 DNC on social media
Juan Gonzales from Holyoke, Mass., stands in front of stage display at the Democratic National Convention inside Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C., on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012.
/ AP Photo/David GoldmanFull coverage of the 2012 Democratic National Convention
The DNC is creating several opportunities for supporters to engage on social media networks. An official app on Facebook lets users tweet their nominations on Twitter, using the phrase "I nominate Barack Obama because..." and the hashtag #INominateDNC. A DNC 2012 app has been launched for iPhones and Android devices. The app lets users view the convention schedule, explore Charlotte and follow convention tweets.
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Eastwood speech inspires Tweets, "Eastwooding" pics
Actor and director Clint Eastwood addresses the audience at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Fla., on Aug. 30, 2012.
/ STAN HONDA/AFP/GettyImagesClint Eastwood entertained but stretched the truth
Clint Eastwood's Republican convention surprise
CBS News complete convention coverage
The 82-year-old legendary actor and director made an appearance at the RCN to support Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. During a 10-minute improvised speech, Eastwood exchanged words an imaginary President Obama.
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NBC, Twitter call Olympics partnership a success
The Who's "Pinball Wizard" is performed by the Kaiser Chiefs during the closing ceremony at the Summer Olympics, Aug. 12, 2012, in London.
/ APThe results of the London Games were known well before the actual competitions aired in prime time on NBC, making it nearly impossible to tune in without already knowing the events' results -- unless you completely avoided your computer and phone, and steered clear of Twitter.
Pictures: London Olympics closing ceremonyComplete Coverage: London 2012 Olympic Games
Read more: Are Twitter, Facebook spoiling the Olympics?
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Twitter API changes may limit your tweets
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/ TwitterUpdated 2:30 p.m. ET.
(CBS News) If you use Tweetbot or Twitterrific, changes are coming that may affect how you tweet.
Twitter cuts off service to LinkedIn, API changes draw ire
Instagram blocked from Twitter API
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Twitter, the real-time micro-blogging service, announced Thursday changes to its application programming interface (API) that will limit how often a third-party client can access Twitter.
Continue » Olympics score more than 150 million tweets
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The micro-blogging site saw more than 150 million Tweets about the summer games, the company blogged yesterday. Now that the games have ended, which athletes and events won the most interest among tweeters?
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Report: Yahoo's Mayer wantsTwitter exec for team
Marissa Mayer speaks at TechCrunch Disrupt NYC 2012 day 3 at Pier 94 on May 22, 2012 in New York City.
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Yahoo's Marissa Mayer to earn $1M salary
Marissa Mayer: The bio that made her Yahoo's next CEO
Citing sources close to the matter, AllThingsD reports that it's not clear what position Mayer has in mind for Stanton, but it is likely a "big one."
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Apple responds to journalist's iCloud hack
The Apple store in Paris sports the company logo on a flag.
/ Stephen Shankland/CNET(CNET) After former Gizmodo reporter Mat Honan claimed his entire digital presence was compromised because of a loophole in AppleCare, Apple now says it is looking into how users can reset their account passwords to ensure that their data is protected.
Full coverage of Apple at Tech Talk
CNET: Journalist blames Apple for allowing iCloud hack
Curiosity rover sending tweets from Mars
Uh huh, uh huh!
/ NASA/Sesame Street/Christopher MacManus(CNET) Coming off the tremendous success of completing the "seven minutes of terror," the Mars Curiosity rover will now spend the next several weeks getting settled before embarking on its data-collecting two-year mission. So what does a solitary rover in a Mars crater do during its downtime? Chat it up on Twitter with its peeps back home, of course.
Earlier today, the official Sesame Street Twitter account sent a shout-out to the rover on Twitter, amusingly suggesting the children's entertainment company hoped to see its famous fictional Martian Yip Yips characters emerge on camera during the latest ground pictures from Mars.
Curiosity rover quickly tweeted back: "Science is cool. Yip-yip-yip-yip... Uh-huh. Uh-huh. #STEM #MSL" (Even BoingBoing served up a satirical screenshot wonderfully Photoshopped of what a Yip Yip on Mars would look like; see our own vision at right.)
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Are Twitter, Facebook spoiling the Olympics?
There's a lot of tweeting activity about the Olympics. Oh, no.
/ Screenshot: Chris Matyszczyk/CNET(AP) Mandy Hauck turned 25 on Wednesday, but she's avoiding Facebook and her happy birthday messages to steer clear of Olympic spoilers about her favorite sport, fencing.
Hauck has also deleted her iPhone apps for CNN and ESPN, opting for news from the London Games the old fashioned way, via TV coverage that's time delayed by NBC for prime time.
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Startup alleges Facebook ad clicks were from bots
Limited Run has announced it is abandoning Facebook, telling its fans to find the company on Twitter.
(CNET) Limited Run, a music platform service may not have a Facebook Page for long. After becoming frustrated with Facebook advertising, as well as Facebook itself, the firm has decided to ditch its Facebook Page altogether.
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London Olympics officials: Don't tweet live events
Mark Cavendish of Great Britain finishes in 28th place as the riders aproach the Queen Victoria Memorial and Buckingham Palace during the men's 249.5km road race on Day One of the 2012 Olympics on July 28, 2012, in London.
/ Michael Steele/Getty Images(CBS News) The London Olympics will not be live tweeted - at least, not without sacrificing reliable television coverage, officials told fans Sunday.
Fans of the Olympic Games were told to only send urgent text messages and tweets to avoid a network overload that would affect television coverage.
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Is Apple taking a financial interest in Twitter?
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/ TwitterIs Apple planning to spend some of its $117 billion cash hoard on an investment in Twitter? The New York Times reports that the two companies have talked in recent months, but they are not in talks at this time. Apple could potentially invest several hundred million dollars into Twitter, which has already gathered close to $1 billion in funding.
Twitter has plenty of cash, and is expected to generate about $300 million in mostly advertising sales this year. CEO Dick Costolo has said that IPO doesn't occupy his thoughts much. "I just don't worry about that stuff...if you wait until the business and business results speak for themselves, you can be a public company on your own terms."Continue »
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