Katrine DermodyMay 21, 2013 10:55

UK Driver Emma Way apparently knocks down cyclist, jokingly tweets offense

Norwich Police have launched an investigation after a young woman admitted on Twitter to having knocked down a cyclist with her car.

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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 17: A controversial bike lane next to Prospect Park on August 17, 2011 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (Spencer Platt/AFP/Getty Images)

Norwich Police have launched an investigation after a young woman admitted on Twitter to having knocked down a cyclist with her car.

Twitter #Music app launches for iPhone and Web today

Katrine DermodyApril 18, 2013 09:13

What does the Twitter #Music do? Well, it does what you might expect from a music app from Twitter — it helps you find music that's popular on Twitter and music based on the bands you and your friends follow.

Katrine DermodyApril 15, 2013 11:26

Innovation of the Day: Twitter #music

It's official. ‘The best new music in the world right now’ will be available ‘soon’, Twitter has confirmed.

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Twitter Music: Coming soon to Twitter users across the globe. (Twitter Music Screengrab/Screengrab)

Twitter's music app will be able to scan users’ Twitter feeds and use the listening habits of users’ friends and contacts to recommend music for them to listen to — essentially giving it's more than 200 million users even more to tweet about.

Turkey convicts pianist Fazil Say for 'blasphemous' tweets

Jessica PhelanApril 15, 2013 09:33

"All I can say is, both legally and for the country, it's a sad decision," said the pianist's lawyer.

People are loving HP on LinkedIn

Julie Bort, Business InsiderFebruary 28, 2013 18:05

HP today became the first company on LinkedIn to get 1 million followers, LinkedIn announced today.

France purges the hashtag from the language; offers French replacement for the term

Faine GreenwoodJanuary 28, 2013 13:23

French Twitter addicts, be forewarned: the word "hashtag" is officially frowned upon in language-proud France, where government officials have decided to purge the 21st-century phrase from the language, replacing it with one of their own.

Jessica PhelanNovember 20, 2012 16:23

Azerbaijan's president launches Twitter rant against Armenia

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is cyber-bullying Armenia.

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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's ever-so-slightly scary Twitter feed. (Screengrab)

Azerbaijan's president doesn't like Armenia, and he's not afraid to say it. Nor, it seems, to tweet it.

News DeskAugust 16, 2012 15:29

@GlobalPost introduces A Friday In ...

GlobalPost correspondents add some local spice to @AFridayIn. We start with A Friday In Bangkok.

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GlobalPost's Twitter feed showcases the voices and personal experiences of our correspondents. In a project called "A Friday In ...," a different correspondent based around the world will take over the @GlobalPost account and tweet about his or her travels and daily activities. (KIMIHIRO HOSHINO/AFP/Getty Images)

Starting this Friday, GlobalPost's Twitter feed will showcase the voices and personal experiences of these correspondents. In a project called "A Friday In ...," a different correspondent based around the world will take over the @GlobalPost account and tweet about his or her travels and daily activities.

Faine GreenwoodJuly 31, 2012 13:20

NBC Fail? Network's coverage of London Olympics garners widespread social media scorn

#NBCfail hashtag becomes popular as Twitter users critique the network's coverage.

NBC has something of a public image problem these Olympic Games. From the huge time delay between the Opening Ceremony actually happening and Americans actually getting to see it, to not-exactly-informed-commentary from NBC's presenters, to the draconian Twitter suspension of a vocal critic of NBC's coverage — well, it's been a tough week.

Twitter users unite to tell NBC's Matt Lauer and Meredith Viera to "shut up"

Freya PetersenJuly 27, 2012 23:52

NBC's coverage of the London Olympics opening ceremony was being bludgeoned by Twitter users late Friday, with the phrase "shut up Matt Lauer" taking on a life of its own, as several Storify entries showed.