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X marks the spot for Elon Musk

25 July 2023 Earlier this month it was the CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg saying, “let’s do this” to new app Threads. Now Twitter chief executive officer Linda Yaccarino has used exactly the same words to unveil the new Twitter logo, a white "X" on a black background replacing the blue bird symbol.

New Threads and other social media developments

8 July 2023 So much has happened with rival social media apps and services in the last fortnight that it felt time to evaluate, check in with everyone and suggest to Mark Zuckerberg that the soon to be defunct Stitcher podcast app and website would be a good domain purchase to go with his new Threads.

The balance of being accessible, freely accessible and access all areas in radio

21 May 2023 The balance between being accessible as a person, providing free access and granting too much access to something that isn’t really you is a fine line in today’s social media driven environment.

Carmen Braidwood unleashes a Twit storm of radio jargon

1 August 2019 WA radio and tv presenter Carmen Braidwood started something with a simple tweet earlier this week.She tells radioinfo about her...

ABC to close all regional Twitter accounts by the end of the month

18 July 2018 Resources to be redirected to Facebook. From the Gold Coast to Central West to Great South WA, a tweet has...

Meshel Laurie is not happy with this celebrity reporter

5 August 2016 A war of words has broken out between KIIS 101’s Meshel Laurie and Celebrity Reporter Peter “Fordie” Ford (pictured). ...

Scoopla partners with Twitter

3 March 2016 The Hit Network’s Scoopla site has partnered with Twitter to launch Twitter Moments in Australia.Moments is a new feature being rolled out...

2Day’s Dan & Maz out trend leadership change

15 September 2015 The 2Day breakfast show with Dan & Maz decided on a social media experiment this morning that dominated Twitter and...

Dan and Maz: “We are in a business now that isn’t just a radio show”

22 May 2015 #SNS, which is Twitter language for social networking sites, are increasingly working hand in hand with Radio. In fact Radio...

ARN and Twitter unveil new Greenroom

13 May 2015 Australian Radio Network (ARN) and Twitter Australia have unveiled the radio network’s new-look greenroom, an innovative space at the ARN...

Greater access to news as Facebook bolsters trending service

11 December 2014 Facebook is attempting to close the gap on Twitter as a news-oriented social media site with changes to its news...

Twitter improves its audio capabilities

18 October 2014 Twitter has improved the way its handles audio inside its own app.Radio stations and musicians already share lots of audio...

Twitter debate about @triplemfooty ‘s all white male lineup

10 July 2014 A tweet from @triplemfooty after yesterday’s ratings success has drawn the ire of some followers, who have pointed out the...

Twitter and Billboard team up for new charts

27 May 2014 In a collaboration with Twitter, Billboard has released two new real time, interactive charts; Trending 140 and Emerging Artists.Both charts...