Disruptions to Twitter's service today may have frustrated many users, including the hungry masses who rely on tweets to locate their favorite food trucks.
The Business World's Best April Fools Day Pranks
12:30PM 4/01/2011
April Fools Day is the perfect time for people to play practical jokes and pranks on each other. But the holiday isn't just for individuals: Large companies have long had a tradition of using April 1 to pull humorous hoaxes on the public too. Here are a few favorites.
Twitter Says No Plans for IPO or Fundraising on the Horizon
11:15AM 3/03/2011
Technology, Investing, JP Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs , Facebook, Twitter
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone has rejected the IPO rumors and widely reported notion that the popular microblogging site is in talks to sell a 10% stake to JPMorgan Chase for $450 million -- which would have jacked up the site's valuation to $4.5 billion.
Late to the Party? JPMorgan May Buy 10% of Twitter
7:00AM 2/28/2011
A little late to the social media party, JPMorgan plans to invest $450 million in Twitter to buy a 10% stake of the social media company.
Daily Blogwatch: Google 2000 vs. Google 2011
8:30AM 2/10/2011
Columns, Investing, Google , Microsoft, Nokia, Apple, eBay, Twitter
Among the top online stories for investors: See a young Steve Jobs prepare for his first television appearance, a look at Google now and Google more than a decade ago, the smartest machine on Earth.
Daily Blogwatch: The Four Reasons for Apple's Success
8:30AM 2/07/2011
Some of the day's top online stories for investors, including the AOL-Huffington Post deal, the four keys to Apple's success, and Google's Eric Schmidt on the future of computing.
Google has teamed up with its newly acquired social-media-voice company, SayNow, and social network Twitter to set up a new service this weekend that enables Egyptians to tweet via voicemail, bypassing the country's Internet shutdown.
Google, Twitter to Let Egyptians Tweet by Voicemail
7:29AM 2/01/2011
Google (GOOG) and Twitter have launched a phone service that will let people in Egypt send out tweets, even though the country's Internet service has been effectively shut down.
Users will be able to call a phone number and leave a voice message, which will then be translated and tweeted with the...
Retailers' Focus for 2011: More Stores, Better Service
3:43PM 1/20/2011
U.S. retailers are planning store expansions and increased initiatives to monitor and serve their customers -- with a heavy focus on the Web and social media -- as they work to accelerate their growth in 2011.
Can Twitter Help FEMA Respond to Disasters?
6:30PM 1/19/2011
Social-media tools like Twitter and Facebook could soon help the U.S. government respond more effectively to disasters. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it will take advantage of social media and mobile-device portals to reach people during federal disasters.
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