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Selina Wang

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ARTICLES BY SELINA WANG

Twitter chief executive officer Jack Dorsey. (Reuters)

Twitter tops Q1 estimates on sales revenue, user count, shares surge

3 min read . 24 Apr 2019

Evan Williams, Jack Dorsey and Biz Stone started Twitter in 2006. (Stephen Lam/Reuters)

Twitter co-founder Evan Williams resigns from board

1 min read . 25 Feb 2019

The new partnerships expand Twitter’s push to become an online destination for live video. Photo: Reuters

Twitter inks more than 30 video deals with Disney, NBC, Viacom

1 min read . 01 May 2018

Twitter shares jumped 14% before giving up much of those gains in early trading. Photo: Mint

Twitter tops earnings projections as turnaround gains steam

4 min read . 25 Apr 2018

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is surrounded by members of the media as he arrives to testify before a Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees joint hearing regarding the company’s use and protection of user data in Washington. Photo: Reuters

6 takeaways from Mark Zuckerberg’s time in the Senate spotlight

6 min read . 11 Apr 2018

Twitter topped analysts’ average sales estimates in the fourth quarter and for the first time posted a real profit. Photo: AP

Twitter posts first real profit, sending shares soaring

3 min read . 08 Feb 2018

The new product targets the relatively cumbersome process of sharing videos or photos on Twitter, whose social network lets people post real-time updates of up to 280 characters and follow others’ feeds. Photo: Bloomberg

Twitter is said to work on Snapchat-style tool for video sharing

1 min read . 25 Jan 2018

Mark Zuckerberg says the goal of the product teams will be to help Facebook’s 2 billion monthly users find content that will lead to more meaningful social interactions. Photo: Reuters

Facebook unveils sweeping changes, says engagement may fall

1 min read . 12 Jan 2018

Earlier this week Donald Trump tweeted threats of nuclear action in response to North Korea’s taunts, leading to calls for Twitter to ban Trump, claiming that he violates the social media platform’s own terms of service regarding inciting abuse or promoting violence. Photo: Reuters

Twitter says blocking world leaders would hamper global discussion

1 min read . 09 Jan 2018

Ant Financial’s $1.2 billion deal for Dallas-based MoneyGram would’ve added a network of 350,000 agent locations in more than 200 countries and territories that it says reaches billions of accounts. Photo: Reuters

MoneyGram deal collapse may force a rethink at Ant Financial

3 min read . 04 Jan 2018

Twitter is also reviewing current verified accounts to make sure users meet the new guidelines for behaviour. Photo: AP

Twitter cracks down on verified accounts with new policy

1 min read . 16 Nov 2017

Twitter uses a blue tick to let users identify verified accounts. Photo: AP

Twitter stops giving out blue ticks, says the system is ‘broken’

1 min read . 10 Nov 2017

The masthead of US President Donald Trump’s @realDonaldTrump Twitter account. Photo: Reuters

Twitter employee deactivates Donald Trump’s personal account on last day of work

2 min read . 03 Nov 2017

A file photo of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Photo: Reuters

Google, Facebook lobby group asks for clearer ad disclosure laws

2 min read . 31 Oct 2017

Twitter shares rose 7.4% to $18.41 in early trading after closing on Wednesday at $17.14. The stock has gained 5.2% this year. Photo: Bloomberg

Twitter shows signs of life in third quarter as user growth, sales rise

3 min read . 26 Oct 2017

US senator Mark Warner slammed Twitter for not doing enough to restrict suspicious Russian activity on its network. Photo: Bloomberg

Twitter plans to bring greater transparency into advertisements

3 min read . 26 Oct 2017

Twitter came under fire last week for temporarily disabling the account of actress and director Rose McGowan. Photo: AP

Twitter tries to crack down on harassing, abusive tweets

1 min read . 18 Oct 2017

Experts say Twitter lags far behind Google and Facebook in handling suspicious accounts and stopping bad content at its source. Image: Reuters (Reuters)

Twitter is crawling with bots and lacks incentive to expel them

5 min read . 13 Oct 2017

Facebook has hired two crisis PR firms, and it plans to bring on as many as 1,000 people to screen ads. Photo: Reuters (Reuters)

Google, Facebook and Twitter scramble to hold Washington at bay

6 min read . 10 Oct 2017

The smartwatch, called the Fitbit Ionic, costs $299.95. It has a square touchscreen similar to the one on the Apple Watch. It includes a heart-rate monitor, GPS tracking and four-day battery life.

Fitbit unveils health-focused smartwatch to revive demand

3 min read . 28 Aug 2017