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With the opening of its new Australian unit, Twitter confirmed the official appointment of ex-Google unit head Karen Stock as the country manager for Australia.

The Syrian Electronic Army took responsibility of hacking sites like the New York Times and Twitter by targeting host Melbourne IT.

Social media platform Twitter hired Nathan Hubbard as its new commerce chief.

Jodi Arias, convicted murderer, had a few more issues up her sleeve.

The world saw Filipinos staged a mass rally against corruption that was organized via social media like Facebook and Twitter.

Marco Argenti, head of developer relations in Nokia, announced that he left Nokia for a job at Amazon's Web Service Business.

Nielsen said that the chatter on Twitter could enhance the live ratings of television shows.

Twitter users boycotted the lack of action by the social media platform against violent tweets.

HootSuite gained US$165 worth of Series B funds from several investors today.

There are currently four ways to advertise on Twitter.

Britain pressured Twitter to get tough on online abuse.

According to several analysts, the mobile ad boom of Facebook would provide an excellent model for other social networking sites.

The users of Instagram complained about a hack that posted photos of smoothies and fruits to their accounts.

Analysts stated that Facebook could earn three times more than its reported second quarter income by allowing users to pay for an ad-free experience.

Authorities from Russia probed Google for possible tax evasion and privacy regulations.