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Re-Tweet Redesign Helps The Rich Get Richer On Twitter

4:25AM Ryan Tate | Twitter is offering a new way to quote other people’s tweets. The new “re-tweet” feature is both less useful and more confusing than the ad-hoc system that preceded it. But that’s OK, because it bolsters rich celebrities and dot-com millionaires. More »
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Is Twitter Conspiring With Celebrities To Delete Your Mean Tweets?

3:29AM Ryan Tate | Blogger Mickey Kaus likes to send nastygrams to famous people, on Twitter, when the mood strikes him. And yet these messages sometimes disappear from Twitter search, despite the microblogging service’s well-established technical competence. Mere coincidence — ha! — or conspiracy? More »
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The Retreat Of King Twitter

3:30AM Ryan Tate | With great power comes great responsibility, and with great responsibility comes great headaches. So after years as the hottest, most talked about startup in Silicon Valley, Twitter is ready to relinquish some control of the national conversation. More »
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Twitter CEO’s Wife Tweeting About Her Labour, Naturally

3:17PM the cajun boy | Sara Morishige Williams, the pregnant wife of Twitter honcho Ev Williams, broke her water about an hour ago, news she shared with the world on Twitter. More »