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  • Twitter Shares Fall 10% as Lock-up Period Ends (2014-05-06): Twitter shares are down 10% as lock-up period expires. The lock-up expiration frees about 470 million shares for trading.

  • Twitter Acquires Gnip, a Social Data Provider (2014-04-15): Twitter has acquired Gnip, a provider of social data.

  • Twitter Adds Emoji Support to Web Version (2014-04-02): Twitter has added emoji support to its web version. There are now little graphics instead of empty boxes.

  • Ellen's Oscar Celebrity Selfie Becomes Most Retweeted Tweet (2014-03-03): Ellen Degeners' Oscar celebrity selfie has become the most retweeted tweet of all time.

  • Penguin Random House, Twitter and AAP Launch Second Annual TwitterFiction Festival (2014-01-10): Alexander McCall Smith, Brad Meltzer are headlining the TwitterFiction Festival which features top authors and aspiring writers. The call for entries is open now.

  • Sharknado Movie Generates Entertaining Tweetstorm (2013-07-12): Sharknade generates Tweetstorm. Tweeting about the show hit a peak of over 5,000 tweets per minute.

  • Twitter Launches Two-Step Account Verification (2013-05-22): Twitter has launched two-step verification for Twitter accounts. The two-factor authentication sends a six-digit code to the user's mobile phone.

  • Warren Buffett Joins Twitter With Verified Account (2013-05-02): Warren Buffett has joined Twitter.

  • Stocks Plunge Briefly Following Fake Tweet From Hacked AP Twitter Account (2013-04-23): Stocks plunged briefly and then recovered after a fake tweet from the AP Tiwtter account said there was an attack at the White House.

  • Twitter Announces Launch of Twttr, a Vowel Free Twitter (2013-04-01): Twitter has announced the launch of a Twttr, a vowel-free version of Twitter and plans to start charging for the regular (now premium) Twitter.

  • Library of Congress Has Archive of 170 Billion Tweets (2013-01-04): The Library of Congress announced it has an archive of 170 billion tweets that goes back to 2006.

  • Twitter Launches Stock Symbol Cashtag Feature (2012-07-31): CNBC reports that Twitter has launched a stock symbol feature.

  • NBC and Twitter Announce Partnership for London 2012 Olympic Games (2012-07-26): NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, and Twitter, have announced a partnership for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

  • Twitter Updates Twitter Search, Adds Results From People You Follow (2012-07-08): Twitter announced on July 6th an update to Twitter search.

  • Twitter Introduces New Twitter Bird (2012-06-08): Twitter has launched a simplified Twitter bird logo.

  • Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Jennifer Egan Tweeting Short Story (2012-05-25): Pulitzer Prize winning author Jennifer Egan is tweeting a short story on Twitter.

  • Twitter Acquires Posterous (2012-03-12): Twitter has acquired the Posterous blogging service.

  • Too Much Twitter Unhealthy Warns Twitter Co-Founder Biz Stone (2012-02-24): The Guardian reports that Twitter co-founder and creative director Biz Stone has warned too much Twitter can be bad for your health.

  • R.L. Stine Shares Short Story on Twitter (2012-02-16): Author R.

  • Tim Tebow and Bronco's Overtime Win Sets Tweets Per Second Sports Record (2012-01-09): Tim Tebow and the Bronco's overtime playoff win helped set a new sports Tweet per second record.

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