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The Wall > Twitter users are the most mobile of all social network users

Twitter users are the most mobile of all social network users

10 July 2012, 2:28PM

Twitter users are very mobile and more likely to access the social network with a smartphone than users of any other social site.

As many as 82% of Twitter users own a smartphone and 22% a tablet. Only wealthier LinkedIn users own more tablets, according to research from Ipsos Mori.

John Terry, Rio Ferdinand, and the difficulty of the law and Twitter

10 July 2012, 10:39AM

Footballers are becoming increasingly prolific users of Twitter. Controversial QPR midfileder Joey Barton spent the early part of the summer mocking England's Euro 2012 squad, while full-back Benoit Assou-Eckotto’s twitter feed is a frequent source of amusement to Spurs fans.

The future of video search beckons

10 July 2012, 9:56AM

It all started with the craze of bidding for the best seats at Lady Gaga's only show in Hong Kong in during March this year. My wife is a Gaga fan and I willingly converted. Having learnt from a friend in the entertainment industry that HK$3,000 was the price tag for great seats, I began to search for alternatives online.

Tribal DDB scores with its Instagram only agency

10 July 2012, 9:30AM

We wrote back in May about how digital agency Tribal DDB Israel was launching on Instagram....and only on Instagram.

They’ve taken that a bit further now and are using hashtags to let people view their office, work and agency culture.

Lady Gaga opens her social network 'Little Monsters' to the public

10 July 2012, 9:02AM

Lady Gaga has opened her social network Littlemonsters.com to fans as it comes out of private beta testing.

The site has a simple sign-up and is open to anyone with a Facebook or Twitter account. It offers all the latest Gaga news and the chance to socialise with other Gaga fans.

Five of the best online ads of June: British Airways, Mattessons, Mini, Young Director Awards and Nike

09 July 2012, 1:42PM

British Airways ‘Olympics’ by BBH

With the Olympics drawing ever closer, British Airways has launched a controversial new television advert, encouraging Britons to stay at home this summer. The advert shows a Boeing 777 taxiing from Heathrow through the streets of London, past all the tourist hotspots, to the Olympic stadium in east London. The advert ends with the slogan “Don’t fly, support Team GB” - which all the other airlines are no doubt delighted about!

The Guardian can not see past the old digital fable that 'if you build it, they will come'

09 July 2012, 11:50AM

For those that haven't read it, may I commend the GQ piece on The Guardian to the house.

It is a worthy read and presents the same, anxious undercurrents that Peter Wilby's recent piece in the New Statesman did; the doubters, in short, are afoot.

Adidas makes a grab for Twitter followers as it offers Andy Murray's Wimbledon shirt

09 July 2012, 10:23AM

Adidas UK is making a grab for more Twitter followers on the back of Andy Murray’s Wimbledon final appearance.

Adidas, which is Murray’s shirt sponsor, plans to give the shirt to a lucky follower later today.

Twitter makes search simple as it unveils much needed changes

09 July 2012, 8:37AM

Twitter said on Friday that it was set to change forever and has now unveiled its changes with the introduction of search autocomplete and “People you follow” search results to twitter.com.

It is maybe not as much as some hoped, but it is a welcome improvement to what has often been a patchy Twitter search service.

The Sunday Times names its top 50 tweeters

08 July 2012, 5:25PM

The Sunday Times celebrates Twittersphere this week with its choice of the top 50 tweeters it suggests you might like to follow. It is a fairly British oriented list with a mix of celebrities, writers sports stars and quirky accounts.