November 1, 2016 Ready for the next @POTUS? White House reveals digital transition plan As President Obama prepares to leave office in January, the White House has revealed its digital transition plan ahead of the arrival of America’s next Commander-in-Chief.
October 27, 2016 Twitter to discontinue Vine mobile app The six-second looping video app is going away.
October 20, 2016 Google, social media both big winners in third presidential debate References to tech were prominent in the third and final presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in Las Vegas, Nevada on Wednesday night.
October 12, 2016 Facebook, Twitter cut off surveillance tool used by police to monitor protesters Twitter, Facebook and Instagram are cutting ties with a social media surveillance company after a report by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) claimed it was being used by the police to target protesters.
October 10, 2016 Trump, Clinton, tie in Google debate searches Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump tied Hillary Clinton in Google debate searches during their fiery second debate Sunday.
October 7, 2016 Judge allows a lawsuit to be served by tweet A California nonprofit was having a hard time serving a Kuwaiti sheikh with lawsuit papers, so it got permission to do it in the most 21st-century way possible: on Twitter.
October 5, 2016 Pence dominated Twitter during vice presidential debate Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence dominated conversations on Twitter during his feisty debate with Democratic nominee Tim Kaine Tuesday.
September 27, 2016 Clinton won Google searches, Trump dominated Twitter during first presidential debate Hillary Clinton led in Google searches during Monday’s fiery first presidential debate, although Donald Trump was the most discussed candidate on Twitter.
September 27, 2016 Disney reportedly calculating Twitter takeover bid with help of a financial adviser The Twitter takeover chatter rages on. The latest news is that Walt Disney Co. is evaluating a possible bid for the struggling social media platform. As it turns out, the Twitter-Disney connection runs deep, and could make sense under CEO Bob Iger.
September 23, 2016 Twitter surges after report that it may be on the block Twitter's stock is surging following a report that the social media company, forever struggling in Facebook's shadow, is close to a sale.