Phony AP Tweet Says President Hurt In White House Explosions; Stocks Bounce
Hackers compromised Twitter accounts of The Associated Press on Tuesday, sending out a false tweet about an attack at the White House.
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Hackers compromised Twitter accounts of The Associated Press on Tuesday, sending out a false tweet about an attack at the White House.
"The Rock" is going under the knife. On his Twitter account Sunday, wrestler and actor Dwayne Johnson revealed plans to undergo surgery following an abdominal tear...
In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing, Boston police asked the public via Twitter to provide tips to help find the suspect, but they've also been asking people to exercise some restraint with social media.
Putting a new test to the adage that brevity is the soul of wit, Comedy Central is partnering with San Francisco-based Twitter for a comedy festival played out in...
San Francisco-based Twitter has launched a service for people to find music they like and tweet songs from iTunes, Spotify and Rdio...
Social media erupted with phony headlines mocking CNN Wednesday after the network reported an arrest in the Boston Marathon blasts only to quickly backtrack.
The bombings at the Boston Marathon highlight growing concerns in the Bay Area over cellphone service in major emergencies, such as a natural disaster.
A female technology developer has been fired after tweeting about a group of men she said were making sexual comments at a Silicon Valley technology conference.
Apple, Google and other leading Silicon Valley technology companies have joined hundreds across the nation in signing a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Supreme Court to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act.
Internet hackers took over fast food chain Burger King's Twitter feed early Monday. Changing the Burger King logo and user name to that of competitor McDonald's, the hacker or hackers were posting throughout the morning.
On music's biggest night, social media networks exploded with commentary, making the 55th GRAMMY Awards this year's second-most popular event with close to 15.5 million interactions as reported by Trendrr, a social TV analytics provider (via Billboard).
Twitter said that it has begun slowly rolling out the ability to search for tweets older than a week.
San Francisco-based Twitter is taking steps to rein in a growing problem with porn on its new video-sharing app, Vine.
Beyonce's splashy show, a freak power outage, and—oh, yeah—a captivating game of football combined to generate a record 24.1 million posts on Twitter during Sunday night's Super Bowl.
In the latest online attack, Twitter said hackers may have gained access to information on 250,000 of its more than 200 million active users.
Vine is an app for the iPhone and iPad Touch that lets anyone create and share short, looping videos. Vine videos are limited to a maximum of six seconds and play in a continuous loop.
A court in France decided on Thursday that managers the social networking site Twitter must disclose any data they may have regarding racist or anti-Semitic users.
Interest in the Presidential Inauguration on Twitter was so high that the micro-blogging site experienced intermittent service as a result of a flood of tweets.
A judge has ruled in the favor of a photojournalist who tweeted photos that were infringed upon by several media outlets, saying it was unfair due to copyright law.
"Hawaii Five-O" fans will get to play detective and script writer, when they choose the ending of an episode in real time for the first time in primetime drama history...
If you are planning to take public transportation in the Bay Area on Sunday, you may spot some riders without pants. The event, "No Pants! Subway Ride" expects to...
The auction for Tully's Coffee chain concluded Friday in federal bankruptcy court, with a judge approving the sale to an ownership group led by actor Patrick Dempsey…
Kobe Bryant is no longer a holdout. He's on Twitter.
Actor Patrick Dempsey said it appears his bid to buy Tully's Coffee has prevailed in a bankruptcy auction. Tully's has shops in Pleasanton, San Francisco & San Jose...
