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Twitter Archive

Archives for June 2016

Here’s what Vine’s new extended videos look like
Technology

Vine now hosts videos up to 10 minutes long.

By Kurt Wagner
Twitter pulls a Snapchat and adds a bunch of stickers
Technology

You’ll soon be able to search by “visual hashtag.”

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Twitter wants to sell its NFL ad spots for more than $50 millionTwitter wants to sell its NFL ad spots for more than $50 million
Technology

Twitter is pitching its NFL ad inventory .

By Kurt Wagner
Twitter is making a huge video push — and tweaking Vine’s six-second limit in the process
Technology

Vine is expanding its video limit to 140 seconds.

By Kurt Wagner
Twitter just bought a machine-learning startup called Magic Pony
Technology

It’s Twitter’s third machine learning/AI acquisition in three years.

By Kurt Wagner
Former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo was hacked
Technology

OurMine, the same group that hacked Mark Zuckberg’s Pinterest and Twitter accounts, seems to be behind it.

By Johana Bhuiyan
Technology
Twitter has invested in music streaming service SoundCloudTwitter has invested in music streaming service SoundCloud
Technology

Twitter wanted to buy the company a couple years ago; now it has invested $70 million instead.

By Kara Swisher and Peter Kafka
Former Twitter executive Katie Jacobs Stanton is headed for genomics startup Color as CMO
Technology

The well-liked digital media exec is taking a new direction.

By Kara Swisher
Technology
Does the LinkedIn sale put Twitter in play? Yes, it does.Does the LinkedIn sale put Twitter in play? Yes, it does.
Technology

Twitter stock is up more than 8 percent in early-morning trading.

By Kurt Wagner
It’s been one year since Dick Costolo’s departure and Twitter’s stock is still a mess
Technology

Twitter has lost nearly 60 percent of its value in the past year.

By Kurt Wagner
Someone hijacked DeRay Mckesson’s Twitter account in a sneaky and preventable way
Technology

It’s called pretexting and it’s easy to do, but it’s also easy to prevent.

By Arik Hesseldahl
Technology
Another high-profile Twitter user appears to have been hacked: #Blacklivesmatter activist DeRay MckessonAnother high-profile Twitter user appears to have been hacked: #Blacklivesmatter activist DeRay Mckesson
Technology
Twitter just appointed a longtime exec to head up its global media teamTwitter just appointed a longtime exec to head up its global media team
Technology

Ross Hoffman is the third person to fill the role in the last six months.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Full video: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and #BlackLivesMatter activist DeRay Mckesson at Code 2016Full video: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and #BlackLivesMatter activist DeRay Mckesson at Code 2016
Technology

Mckesson said he has blocked 19,000 Twitter accounts, “one at a time.”

By Recode Staff
Twitter is replacing its head of product. Again.
Technology

The company doesn’t have a permanent replacement lined up.

By Kurt Wagner