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Diversity in Tech: Are Twitter's 2016 Promises Disappointing or Just Realistic?

It's probably a little of both. Late last week, Twitter published an announcement on its blog regarding the company's diversity goals. Depending on your perspective, they are either modest and realistic, or just disappointing.

#TrumpBible: The Bible, Re-Imagined for Donald Trump By Twitter

Trump would not say his favorite Bible verse, so Twitter users helped him out Donald Trump has expressed that he is a Presbyterian and that he loves the Bible.

Facebook vs. Twitter: Who’s Winning by the Numbers?

The big two social media companies have been broken down by the numbers. See the results here. Social media has become quite the dominating phenomenon in the past decade.

Mortal Kombat X Gameplay, Rumors & Update: Will Terminator Make Appearance? Kombat Pack 2 Updates

Mortal Kombat X has featured some popular characters from movies as bonus characters. The most recent possibility of another movie character making it into the game was Terminator.

Twitter Invades Google Desktop Search Results & Snapchat Lost Millions in 2014

This week in social media, Twitter finally got a boost from its partnership with Google. Meanwhile, leaked documents showed Snapchat lost a considerable sum of money in a short period of time last year. And Spotify, of all "social" platforms, angered users by asking for too much data.

Mike Epps Wife Mechelle Catches Him Allegedly Flirting with Woman on Twitter, A Second Woman Claims Comedian Contacted Her, Too [Pics]

See the tweet that Epps' wife sent to him and the other woman. Comedian Mike Epps didn't have a witty comeback when confronted by his wife, Mechelle Epps, on Saturday after she saw a conversation between him and another woman on Twitter.

Colombia's Former President Takes to Twitter to Remain Relevant

Ever since he broke with his successor, Juan Manuel Santos, former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe has aggressively used social media to keep himself relevant in the political scene of his South American nation.

Calvin Harris & Zayn Malik Twitter Feud: Taylor Swift's Boyfriend Defends 'Bad Blood' Singer After Malik Slam

The DJ responded to Zayn Malik's retweet of a photo painting Taylor Swift in a negative light. There is Taylor Swift-related drama on Twitter again, except this time, instead of the singer doing the tweeting, it's her boyfriend Calvin Harris making headlines for defending her.

Tracy Morgan to Make Television Debut After Accident

Tracy Morgan will be serving as a host on "Saturday Night Live" when it returns for Season 41.

Facebook Dumps Intern for Exposing Major Privacy Flaw, Twitter Expected to Name Jack Dorsey CEO

This week, Facebook decided not to keep a Harvard student's internship for the rest of the summer, after he exposed a major privacy flaw in the social network's Messenger app. Meanwhile, it looks like beleaguered Twitter will look to Jack Dorsey for permanent leadership, as the company is expected to announce his transition from interim CEO to long-term chief executive next week.

Twitter Features, Updates: Direct Messages Go From 140 Character Limit to 10,000

Twitter is now allowing for long direct message chats to be sent, ending the old 140 character limit.

Twitter Inks Deal With NFL, Hopes to Increase Users With More Highlights and NFL News

Much more content will be offered from NFL games Twitter will start displaying much more content from NFL games, including highlights and news thanks to a new two-year deal signed by the two companies Monday, CNET reports.

Facebook Wins the GOP Debate, Snapchat Gets Political (Ads), and Is Former Twitter Chief Dick Costolo (Completely) Out?

This week in social media, former CEO of Twitter Dick Costolo will reportedly be stepping down from his position on Twitter's board of directors. Meanwhile, Snapchat is becoming the newest battlefront for political discussion by design, and Facebook was the true winner of the first GOP debate.

#QueridaKellyOsbourne and Aura Bogado, the Latina Behind It

After Kelly Osbourne made insensitive comments about Latinos the hashtag #QueridaKellyOsbourne began trending.

Becky G Casting News: The 'Lovin' So Hard' Singer to Join 'Empire' Season 2, Will She Sing?

The singer confirmed her upcoming role in season 2 of the hit drama in a video posted on the show's Twitter account.

Facebook and Twitter Pummeled on Wall Street, Google+ Gives Up - Mostly

This week was a bad one on Wall Street for Twitter, Facebook, and others, even if they posted better-than-expected revenue results. Meanwhile, Google has dropped the Google+ sign-up requirement for unrelated services and platforms starting with YouTube. But that doesn't mean it's giving up on social entirely.

Windows 10 Features: New Twitter App Shows Tweet in Start Menu

A new Twitter app was launched as Windows 10 goes live. Microsoft is set to make records and recapture its lost market with the arrival of the new Windows 10.

Nicki Minaj and Safaree Samuels Break Up: Rapper Claims He is ‘Pinkprint’ Ghostwriter, Fat Shames Meek Mill in 'Lifeline' Track

The "Super Bass" singer's ex-boyfriend is not over her and continues to flaunt his bitterness on both album tracks and social media.

#RealDiversityNumbers: Twitter Users Probe What's Wrong With Silicon Valley -- Tech Companies Could Benefit From Listening

Silicon Valley companies are being pressured to add some diversity to their mostly white, male workforces -- and this time, it's coming from a grassroots hashtag campaign on Twitter.

Twitter Whitewashes Users' Custom Backgrounds, Facebook Relents on Major Search Warrant Haul, and Snapchat Partners with Univision

This week in social media, Twitter messed with everyone's homepage, Facebook relented on its fight against a sea of search warrants issued by a New York court, and Snapchat and Univision have partnered up.

Katy Perry Launches Twitter Pop Up for Latest Fragrance, Releases Commercial [Watch]

Katy Perry knows a thing or two about selling products to millennials. The 30-year-old made it easy for her 72.9 million Twitter followers to purchase her fragrance with a an online pop up shop.
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