by Margaret Twomey | Dec 1, 2014 | Commentary, Technology
140 characters may not seem like enough room to really say something of value. But if Kanye West is saying something, it can be worth a lot more than one may expect. Etsy seller “supervelma” has hand-stitched popular tweets from the rapper Kanye West onto fabric,...
by fflima | Nov 7, 2013 | Commentary
Twitter is the latest tech company to pursue an initial public offering; its shares are scheduled to begin trading Thursday morning on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TWTR. Twitter took advantage of a of the JOBS Act that allows companies with under $1...
by amalson | Jan 6, 2013 | Cases, Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Technology
In this age of social media and social networking, Twitter has become a resource that continues to grow in importance. While still less than seven years old, Twitter is one of the 10 most popular websites in the world and has over 500 million registered users. Authors...
by Stephen Uffelman | Mar 20, 2012 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Technology
When Dick Costolo succeeded Evan Williams as the CEO of Twitter, the social network blogged about the occasion with a post entitled “#newtwitterceo”. This is an example of a new kind of link—the hashtag—and its popularity is growing rapidly. The #-symbol...
by zzolling | Feb 12, 2012 | Commentary
These Are My Followers Well, I think they are, anyway. Litigation over the ownership of a Twitter account is pending in the Northern District of California right now. Here are the facts of PhoneDog v. Kravitz. Noah Kravitz was hired as an independent contractor to...
