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Rumors surface of Apple showing interest in acquiring Twitter
By Katie Marsal A couple of popular tech blogs are reporting Tuesday that Apple may have some interest in acquiring Twitter in an all-cash deal, ...

French Hacker Cracks Into Twitter
Twitter should harden its security. This is the advice of IT security and control firm Sophos after a French hacker claimed he broke into Twitter's internal ...

Apple in Talks with Twitter! Well, Sort of ………
So while we don't look like we play along when the rumor mill gets started there is ‘talk' that Apple is looking to purchase Twitter. ...

Phish fans can Twitter their way to free tickets to Baltimore ...
One of the new entries in Twitter-dom is the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, which is using the device for the first time to hold a contest. ...

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Twitter Mania: Google Got Shut Down. Apple Rumors Heat Up.
TechCrunch - Atherton,CA,USA
by Michael Arrington on May 5, 2009 Twitter! Whether you use it or not, or understand it or not, it's the hottest thing in Silicon Valley right now. ...

Study finds Twitter users are quick quitters
Because according to a study, more than 60 percent of Twitter users stopped using the site a month after joining. “Twitter's audience retention rate, ...

Sen. Patrick Leahy; also, Twitter takes off
The word "Twitter" has taken root in our modern lexicon with millions of people using the free online service to send personal messages far and wide. ...

David Ortiz, Alex Rodriguez, Oliver Perez, check swings and Twitter
Finally, I joined Twitter today. Here is my page. I'd be flattered if you followed me. UPDATE, 8:51: The Yankees just announced a scheduled first-pitch time ...

Social media trend sweeping Washington?
Hey, now that I'm spending time in Washington, I'm hearing from pretty much everyone how important all this social media is, sites including Twitter, ...

Present.ly Sells a Workplace Wrapper for Twitter
New York Times - United States
By Paul Boutin A recent survey found that half the companies polled block employee access to Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and LinkedIn.

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Gawker - Could Apple Buy Twitter? - Acquisitions 
Facebook tried to buy Twitter. Google and Microsoft have been giving the red-hot Internet-messaging startup the eye. But we hear it's Apple that's closest to sealing a deal, possibly for as much as $700 million.

Showing Its Twitter Envy, Facebook Gets Serious About SMS
It appears that over the past few weeks, Facebook has widely activated a feature that allows you to text Facebook to update your ...

IHEU joins twitter | International Humanist and Ethical Union
twitterIHEU has joined twitter. We will use the service to alert users to site updates and other news. Follow IHEU on twitter!

Give Your Twitter Page More Personality with Bubble Tweet ...
As far as we can tell, Kevin Sherman (BubbleGuru on Twitter) must have loved Pop-Up Video back in the 90's, because he has no less than five different ...

When newspaper archives meet Twitter | csmonitor.com
We've already got an algorithm picking the current day's top news. Why not one for stories we might have missed?

5 Terrific Twitter Research Tools
TwitterTwitter reviews has a wealth of data - it's a global thought-stream on every topic imaginable. But how do we convert that raw data into insights, ...

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