Twitter

Angelina Jolie’s leg has a Twitter account

The Twitter feed dubbed “Angie’s Right Leg” has more than 12,000 followers by midday Monday.

Twitter top records

Twitter records continue to fall left and right as more and more people — 100 million active users at last count — continue to flock onto the microblogging service every month.

Twitter will selectively ‘censor’ tweets by country

Twitter has announced that it now has the technology to selectively block tweets on a country by country basis.

Rupert Murdoch attacks Obama on Twitter

Media baron Rupert Murdoch used his new Twitter account this weekend to attack the Obama Administration’s opposition to parts of proposed legislation designed to combat Internet piracy.

Noah Kravitz sued for keeping company Twitter followers

A man is being sued for keeping Twitter followers that he attracted while working for a US mobile news website. Noah Kravitz tweeted for Phonedog as @Phonedog_Noah, but later changed his username when he left the company – taking 17,000 followers with him.

Twitter: Charlie Sheen reveals phone number to 5 million followers

Charlie Sheen accidentally tweeted his phone number to his more than 5 million Twitter followers while attempting to send a direct message to Justin Bieber.

Jon Bon Jovi: Twitter death hoax

A fake story circulating on Twitter reported that Bon Jovi had suffered a fatal heart attack, spurring some fans to post tributes — and other, savvier fans to make a ton of “Wanted Dead or Alive” puns.

Is it easy to fake a Twitter account?

There are plenty of fake Twitter accounts that are intended to be amusing spoofs of celebrities – but it’s easy to set up accounts that could be used more maliciously. The lack of initial verification on Twitter means that anyone can set up an account pretending to be someone.

New Twitter Headquarters

Like the redesigned service — part of an aggressive push to make Twitter the dominant communication tool for people from all walks of life worldwide — the new space suggests a company with grand ambitions.

Everything about the new Twitter

The update is the most comprehensive and wide-ranging change Twitter’s ever done, revamping its website, its apps for both iOS and Android, and even its recently acquired social-media integrator, TweetDeck. Here’s a closer look at what Twitter’s done and why.