Tagged: Tweets
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Dublin’s Lord Mayor will take questions on Twitter tomorrow News
14.05.2013 Dublin’s Lord Mayor Mr Naoise Ó Muirí will be at the ready on Twitter tomorrow at the hashtag #AskNaoise, to answer questions from the tweeting public about the Irish capital –... -
Sir Alex Ferguson retires via tweet, mentions reach 1.4m in one hour News
08.05.2013 Brace yourself, the Alex Ferguson social media tributes are coming – and they are coming thick and fast, according to stats from Twitter UK.Categories: Social Media -
Heineken Cup quarter finals via Twitter (infographic) News
01.05.2013 Heineken has been keeping an eye on the online chatter surrounding the Heineken Cup and has collated tweets about the event into an infographic. -
#AskNaoise: Dublin’s Lord Mayor to hold Twitter Q&A News
24.04.2013 For just 15 minutes tomorrow, Thursday, 25 April, Twitter users are invited to ask Dublin’s Lord Mayor Mr Naoise Ó Muirí anything about the city during a Q&A using the hashtag...Categories: Social Media, Communications -
Twitter tests two-factor authentication, AP accounts suspended following hack News
24.04.2013 Yesterday, a fake tweet claiming there had been explosions in the White House and that US President Barack Obama had been injured was sent from the Associated Press (AP) Twitter... -
Microsoft creative head reportedly leaves company after Xbox tweets News
11.04.2013 Microsoft’s head of Creative Studios Adam Orth has left the company following his tweets in response to rumours that the new Xbox will only work with always-on internet... -
Dublin and Belfast star in new Twitter photos from space News
10.04.2013 Cmdr Chris Hadfield took advantage of the International Space Station’s position above Ireland last night to take and tweet photos of Belfast and the Irish capital as they... -
Astronaut Chris Hadfield tweets photo of Cork coast from space News
09.04.2013 Cmdr Chris Hadfield has provided his Twitter followers with another International Space Station view of Ireland. This time the astronaut has snapped and tweeted a photo of the... -
Hashtag confusion leads fans to believe that Cher, not Thatcher, is dead News
09.04.2013 In the wake of news that former UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher had died following a stroke yesterday at the age of 87, the hashtag #nowthatchersdead began spreading on... -
Nike Golf’s new Tiger Woods online ad draws criticism News
27.03.2013 Clever publicity or advertising fail? Social media users are lashing out at Nike Golf over its new ad featuring world No 1 golfer Tiger Woods and his own quote, “Winning takes... -
Astronaut Chris Hadfield’s photos from space capture cities before Earth Hour News
25.03.2013 Cmdr Chris Hadfield wasn’t able to photograph Earth Hour efforts from his vantage point aboard the International Space Station on Saturday as he had hoped, but instead he... -
Twitter marks its seventh birthday with highlights video News
21.03.2013 Seven-year itch? Not for Twitter, which marks its seventh anniversary today with a video celebrating some of the notable moments on the microblogging site so far. -
Pope Francis is tweeting - revives papal Twitter account News
20.03.2013 The papal Twitter account is back up and running after being mostly dormant after the resignation of Pope Benedict, and it now bears the name of the new pontiff: Pope Francis. -
Astronaut Chris Hadfield tweets photographs of Ireland from space on St Patrick’s Day News
19.03.2013 Cmdr Chris Hadfield, the Canadian astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS), has given Ireland special attention on St Patrick’s Day, tweeting out a greeting as... -
Twitter introduces Windows 8 app, line breaks, allegedly working on music app News
14.03.2013 Busy bird Twitter is getting up to all sorts this week, releasing its app for Windows 8, introducing line breaks to tweets, and apparently working on a standalone music... -
Pope’s Twitter account re-emerges, tweets news of Pope Francis’ election News
14.03.2013 Shortly after Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio delivered his first address as Pope Francis last night, the Vatican tweeted a message from the papal Twitter account for the first... -
Astronaut Chris Hadfield 'hearts' UK and Ireland from space News
11.03.2013 Cmdr Chris Hadfield, the Canadian astronaut who has been tweeting from the International Space Station, has given Ireland another shout-out along with the UK, accompanied by a... -
Astronaut Chris Hadfield tweets photo of Belfast from space News
05.03.2013 Cmdr Chris Hadfield, the Canadian astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) who has been snapping photos of Earth and sharing them on Twitter, has captured another... -
More of astronaut Chris Hadfield’s stunning Earth photos from space News
01.03.2013 It’s a busy life for an astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS), carrying out scientific experiments, performing robotic tasks, and taking photos of Earth and... -
Pope tweets farewell prior to leaving Vatican News
28.02.2013 Pope Benedict XVI tweeted his final message on microblogging site Twitter, thanking his followers for their love and support, just before leaving the Vatican today, his final...