J.K. Rowling speaks out about Scottish independence on Twitter
On Monday, Twitter user @mypolitics drew ire from Harry Potter author JK Rowling after writing that while he “got over” the Scottish vote against independence from England “ages ago,” “for some reason...
View ArticleBill Clinton asks Barack Obama who inherits his Twitter handle -- 'for a friend'
If this isn’t a sign of the 21st century, we’re not sure what is: Today, after President Barack Obama announced that he’s finally gotten his very own Twitter account—@POTUS—six years into his...
View ArticleQ&A: Margaret Atwood talks Twitter Fiction and near-genius hashtags
To commemorate the 2015 #TwitterFictionFestival—which celebrates short stories written in really, really short sentences—EW talked to the most celebrated author taking part, Margaret...
View ArticleTracy Morgan tweets for first time since accident
Tracy Morgan has been offline since the June 2014 accident that left him critically injured—but he made a comeback Monday to tweet, “It’s been a year. Just wanted to say thank you for all of your love...
View ArticleThis Week on Twitter: John Green suffers at a preschool graduation, R.L....
Loads of people, from celebrities to normals, can be funny on Twitter. But authors—with their particular word choice and deliberate turns of phrase—are some of our favorite people on the chirpy...
View ArticleMatt Haig suffers Twitter backlash over suggesting book on masculinity
British author Matt Haig, who wrote the memoir Reasons to Stay Alive, and novels The Radleys and The Last Family in England, became the target of an onslaught of Twitter abuse after suggesting his next...
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What Twitter was most excited about during the Emmy Awards
It’s 2015, which means it’s nearly impossible to watch an awards show without also tweeting about it, and the Emmys were no different.Data compiled by social analytics company Crimson Hexagon reveals...
View ArticleTwitter replaces 'Favorite' stars with 'Like' hearts
No more gold stars for Twitter. On Tuesday, the social networking platform announced that it was replacing favorites with likes, changing the icon from a star to a red heart. You can say a lot with a...
View ArticleOne Direction land most Twitter retweets of 2015
One Direction fans may have been distraught when the group didn’t pick up any Grammy nominations Monday (Made In The A.M. wasn’t eligible), but the group did receive another honor that same day. The...
View ArticleTwitter might remove its 140-character limit
Twitter may soon allow users more room to breathe.The social media platform is testing an expansion of its 140-character tweet limit, potentially raising it to as much as 10,000, according to The New...
View ArticleSee Justin Bieber croon 'Happy Birthday' for Twitter's 10th anniversary
Twitter celebrated its 10th anniversary on Monday, and a star-studded roster of celebrities wished the social media platform happy birthday using the hashtag du jour: #LoveTwitter.Starting in on 3/21...
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Kanye West Twitter account returns after brief disappearance
UPDATE: Kanye West’s Twitter account was reactivated on Sunday evening following a brief disappearance earlier in the day. West made no mention of his return to the social media platform.EARLIER: Kanye...
View ArticleLady Gaga #JOANNE emoji released on Twitter
Lady Gaga’s vocals are larger than life on her new song “Million Reasons,” but Twitter is shrinking the pop star down to bite size for its latest original emoji.Twitter partnered with the...
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