http://www.news24.com/Tags/Companies/twitter Argotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotic http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:09:00 +0200 Afrikaans singer Steve Hofmeyr has been tight lipped after a fierce Twitter war with Nelson Mandela's former personal assistant Zelda la Grange over the weekend. http://www.channel24.co.za/News/Local/Steve-silent-after-Madiba-Twitter-row-20130618 Miley Cyrus has commented on Amanda Bynes after the troubled star lashed out on her Twitter account calling the singer "ugly". http://www.channel24.co.za/Gossip/News/Miley-Amanda-Bynes-insults-are-so-sad-20130613-2 Facebook has added Twitter-style hash tags to help the members of the social network tune into topics of interest at the social network. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Facebook-adds-Twitter-style-hash-tags-20130613-2 As Nelson Mandela enters his third day in hospital, South Africans have taken to social networks to express their feelings for the Nobel laureate. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Mandela-health-stirs-social-networks-20130610 Russians reeled from the shock announcement by President Vladimir Putin that his 30-year marriage was over, a break-up that was long an open secret but few imagined would ever be made public. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Russia-surprised-by-Putins-announcement-20130607-3 Fresh clashes have erupted in Turkey as protesters defy a government plea to end days of unrest, the biggest challenge yet to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's decade-long rule. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Turkey-rocked-by-violence-despite-apology-20130605 McAfee Labs is reporting a surge early this year in malicious software aimed at stealing passwords at social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/McAfee-Social-networks-hot-targets-20130603 Amanda Bynes has publicly declared her "love" for superstar Rihanna, praising her as "a beauty" less than a week after calling the singer "ugly". http://www.channel24.co.za/Gossip/News/Amanda-Bynes-tweets-love-for-Rihanna-20130531 IAC chairperson Barry Diller says that longtime news magazine Newsweek, which ended its print publication last year in favor of digital, is back on the auction block. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Newsweek-up-for-sale-again-20130530 Amanda Bynes is on yet another Twitter tirade - this time targeting John Legend's fiancé Chrissy Teigen, whom she has branded an "ugly model". http://www.channel24.co.za/Gossip/News/Amanda-Bynes-slams-ugly-Chrissy-Teigen-20130529 Twitter has implemented additional security after a wave of attacks on the profiles of influential media outlets. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Twitter-increases-security-20130529 Amanda Bynes has taken to Twitter to announce her plans to sue the New York police department after she was arrested and charged with evidence tampering, reckless endangerment and dagga possession. http://www.channel24.co.za/Gossip/News/Amanda-Bynes-to-sue-NYPD-20130528 Amanda Bynes has lashed out at Rihanna on Twitter saying that Chris Brown beat her in 2009 because she is "not pretty enough". http://www.channel24.co.za/Gossip/News/Amanda-Bynes-slams-Rihanna-on-Twitter-20130527 Amanda Bynes' claims that a police officer sexual harassed her before arresting her are being investigated by the Internal Affairs Bureau in New York. http://www.channel24.co.za/Gossip/News/Amanda-Bynes-abuse-claims-to-be-probed-20130527 Roger Federer's perfect timing has brought success on court, but has admitted being a slow to appreciate the advantages of Twitter. http://www.sport24.co.za/Tennis/ATPTour/Federer-finally-on-Twitter-20130524 Internet mogul Kim Dotcom says he is considering taking legal action against tech giants for infringing copyright on a security measure he invented. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Kim-Dotcom-to-sue-for-copyright-breach-20130523-2 Metro FM has responded to a scathing open letter addressed to DJ Unathi Msengana, in which she is accused by a fan of being rude and disrespectful to her listeners. http://www.channel24.co.za/News/Local/Metro-FM-responds-to-Unathigate-scandal-20130523 Twitter said it was stepping up security measures for the popular messaging service following a series of high-profile breaches by hackers. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Twitter-tightens-security-after-breaches-20130522 Anthony Weiner, the disgraced ex-US congressman forced to resign after tweeting lewd photos of himself to women, has announced he is running for mayor of New York. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Disgraced-Weiner-announces-mayor-bid-20130522 Brandi Glanville has turned nasty on Twitter, accusing her ex-husband Eddie Cibrian and his wife Leanne Rimes of preventing her from speaking to their sons. http://www.channel24.co.za/Gossip/News/Brandi-Glanville-LeAnn-Rimes-in-Twitter-war-20130522