Twitter record broken during the Women's World Cup final

A new Twitter record for highest amount of tweets posted per second has been set during the climax of the Women’s football World Cup. Read more »

1.3 million websites shut in 2010 shut in China

More than one million websites closed down in China last year, a state-run think tank has said. Read more »

Investment Values Twitter at $8 Billion

While Twitter isn’t rushing to go public like some of its larger peers, the microblogging service has no problem luring deep-pocketed investors. Read more »

Obama sends his first tweet

U.S. President Barack Obama took to Twitter on Wednesday (July 6) to press his economic agenda, using the popular social media site to tweak Republicans and advocate for a deal to reduce the deficit. Read more »

Top 5 social networking hacks

Anthony Weiner, a Democratic congressman, has claimed his Twitter account was hacked after a photograph of a bulging pair of underpants was sent to a follower. Here are some of the most memorable social networking 'hacks'... Read more »

Twitter's European boss warns users may face court

Twitter's new European boss has suggested that users who break privacy injunctions by posting on the site could face the UK courts. Read more »