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Geoffrey Chaucer invented 'twitter'
Kai Ryssdal Oct 25, 2012
It's the 612th anniversary of the death of the famous author. Turns out, he invented the word many of us use commonly in social media today.
Facebook employees poised to cash in
Bob Moon Oct 23, 2012
Restrictions on the sale of Facebook stock by the social media firm's employees end this week, meaning many of them will be millionaires, not just millionaires "on paper." But the sale will likely drive the stock price down.
The trouble with mobile
Queena Kim Oct 22, 2012
More people than ever can go online from their phones and tablets, but advertising hasn't caught up.
Twitter blocks its first account and hospitals get more malware
David Brancaccio Oct 19, 2012
Twitter blocks its first account officially, Google has a bad quarter and a new Chromebook, the emergency room has a virus.
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo on Jack Dorsey, ad revenue, going public
Jeremy Hobson Oct 13, 2012
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo discusses the role of the social media site in today's world, whether it will go public, and how it deals with privacy issues.
Things that billions of people use
Kai Ryssdal Oct 4, 2012
Facebook has a billion users. What other things are in the 10-digit use territory?
For a fee, Facebook will promote your posts
Mark Garrison Oct 4, 2012
Facebook, needing new types of revenue, rolls out a feature that allows users to pay a fee so their posts jump to the top of friends' pages.
Instagram beats Twitter in user engagement
David Brancaccio Sep 28, 2012
Twitter had more active users in August, and the world is getting more freelancers working online all the time.
Myspace tries yet another comeback act
Bob Moon Sep 27, 2012
The once-popular social media site is revamping its look and aiming to be a destination for musicians and artists.
Death of the PC, the Winklevii's other Social Network, and tech ed in New York
David Brancaccio Sep 27, 2012
The personal computer is dead, and more on the future of tech from New York City
