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Twitter 101: Understanding the Basics
Whether you want to start using Twitter yourself or just want to know what it is, we'll help untangle the mysteries of this social networking site.
Poll Says Teens Are Migrating from Facebook to Twitter
Teens told researchers there were too many adults on Facebook and too much sharing of teenage angst and inane details like what a friend ate for dinner.

The Geography of U.S. Hate, Mapped Using Twitter
Can a map derived from hateful tweet tells us where homophobes and racists live in the U.S.?
Syrian Electronic Army Compromises Financial Times Blogs and Twitter Feeds
A clutch of blogs and Twitter accounts maintained by the Financial Times were hacked Friday, the latest in a series of cyberattacks claimed by the Syrian...

Twitter Data Maps Show How Interconnected Our World Really Is
To create the maps, researchers analyzed the 46.7 million tweets posted between October 23 and November 30, 2012, looking specifically at those with a tagged...
Photo Essays

The Hard, Steady Work of Creating Beauty: Ballet Dancers Rehearse, 1936
Few things, after three-quarters of a century, manage to stay the same. But any dancer — and specifically, any ballet dancer — perusing Alfred Eisenstaedt’s...

PHOTOS: Astronaut Chris Hadfield Tweets Stunning Images from Orbit
Sure, sometimes Twitter feels like one big maelstrom of drivel — a digital platform for utter minutiae. But at other times the social media platform can be...
Time.com Specials

TIME's Twitter 140: Best Feeds of 2013
Every year, TIME recognizes those who exemplify the very best wit and wisdom Twitter has to offer. Here are the 140 feeds that inspire us to laugh, learn or...



