Twitter still needs a buyer and Google offers the perfect fit
Rumours of a possible acquisition from last month have subsided, but Twitter remains in serious need of a buyer and only one option would keep the social media company’s mission alive – Google.
Bloggers and social media users face identity theft and fraud
From fake Instagram accounts promoting other user’s photo’s as their own to bloggers whose website and social details have been used to obtain free goods fraudulently.
Twitter is testing a mute function to silence annoying people you can’t unfollow
Twitter feeds can become unwieldy streams of bite-sized information at times, especially if someone on that feed is live-blogging an event or sharing just a bit too much at the moment. To address this, Twitter has been slowly rolling out a “mute” feature, where you can still follow people, but their updates will no longer appear in your Timeline.
Facebook buys wildly popular messaging app WhatsApp for $16 billion in cash and shares
Facebook has acquired hugely popular messaging app WhatsApp for $19 billion in cash and shares.