215 Stories To Learn About Twitter

by Learn RepoNovember 29th, 2023

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Learn everything you need to know about Twitter via these 215 free HackerNoon stories.

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Let's learn about Twitter via these 215 free stories. They are ordered by most time reading created on HackerNoon. Visit the /Learn Repo to find the most read stories about any technology.

Simultaneously, everybody's favorite and least favorite social media platform.

1. 8 Startups That Became Tech Giants via Ruby on Rails

Ruby on Rails is an established, battle-tested technology that served as an excellent framework for software developers. But what’s the secret behind the success of Rails? One good reason is that ever since it appeared on the tech scene, it’s been part of projects launched by companies that have become some of the fastest-growing and largest startups we’ve ever seen.

2. Elon Musk: From The King's Gambit to The Pawn's Endgame

Decentralization is one of favorite Elon’s words, but not when it comes to the Internet.

3. Ex-Twitter Employee Rejected at New Job For Asking 'Political Questions'

Think it's easy finding a job after Twitter? Think again.

4. The Sandbox Powers BAYC's NFT Monkeys into the Metaverse Blockchain

The exclusive club BAYC has managed to expand its reach in the NFT sector following its successful purchase of LANDs by its members on the metaverse Blockchain

5. Musk might be the richest man on Earth, but he is not above the (Delaware) court

Twitter v. Elon Musk Court Filing by Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, July 12, 2022 is part of HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series. Part 3 of 31: JURISDICTION

6. Accused of breaching Merger Contract with Musk, Twitter showed receipt that it did not

Twitter v. Elon Musk part 24/31:Defendants purport to terminate the agreement -Twitter has not breached its information-sharing or cooperation covenants

7. How to Print Your Tweets onto Tshirts

Tech Startup Allows Customers to Easily Print Any Tweet on a T-Shirt

8. How to Tell if Your Twitter Has Been Hacked

Twitter is a popular social media platform used to interact with other users via tweets. These four indicators will help tell if your Twitter has been hacked.

9. How to Fix Twitter Video Upload Error: Some of your Media Failed to Upload

Users are getting the error message "Some of your media failed to upload" when posting tweets with image or video on Twitter. Fix this issue using these methods

10. The Billionaires F*cked Up

Zuck f*cked up, and he admitted as much when he announced that Facebook parent Meta would be reducing its headcount by 13%.

11. Jack Dorsey's Involvement With Bitcoin

Jack Dorsey is known as one of the most respected CEOs of our times. From running operations at Twitter, leading Square, and taking silent retreats. Juggling so many things at the same time, we would think time might be limited even for him. Yet, he is an avid advocate of bitcoin and the evolution of the online ecosystem. Especially in our times where even the president of the United States has an opinion about the cryptocurrency, expressed in Dorsey’s social platform.

12. Musk's defeat was self-inflicted: He breached merger contract with Twitter thus could not terminate

Twitter v. Elon Musk part 27/31:Defendants purport to terminate: Having materially breached the merger agreement, defendants are contractually bared from term

13. Top 12 Twitter Feeds to Learn About AI

For those interested in AI, make sure these twelve AI Twitter accounts are on your daily feed.

14. How Twitter Can Satisfy Elon Musk's Request for Fake Account Clarity

Twitter claims that less than 5% of users are fake. Is Elon Musk right to be skeptical? Until a proper test is run, nobody truly knows how bad the situation is.

15. How To Predict Election Results using Twitter

Elections play crucial role in all democracies and social media is an important aspect in this process. Presently, political parties increasingly rely on social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook for political communication.The use of social media in political marketing campaigns has grown dramatically over the past few years. It is also expected to become even more critical to future political campaigns, as it creates two-way communication and engagement that stimulates and fosters candidates relationships with their supporters.

16. Elon Musk Shows the Limits of Smart Contracts

People breach agreements all the time. The way people violate contracts is not always cut and dry, and remedying those breaches often involves lawyers effectively renegotiating a deal based on ambiguities. Sometimes the contract violations are clear cut -- an Air BnB tenant who is now squatting or someone refusing to pay fees they committed themselves to in a contract. But if the defaulting party acts badly, remedying these breaches may take armed agents of the state authorized by a judge.

17. Musk Took on a $12.5 Billion Personal Loan Secured by His $62.5 Billion Worth of Tesla Stock

Twitter v. Elon Musk Court Filing, July 12, 2022 is part of HackerNoon's Legal PDF series. Part 14 of 31: FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS -The financing structure

18. Elon Musk and Twitter: Really, Why So Serious?

It’s not about being the richest man in the world, but if we’re going to be honest, it kinda is.

19. Elon Musk Buys Twitter: Now Dogecoin to the Moon

Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, has just announced his latest venture: buying Twitter. This move comes no surprise to many Musk is known game change

20. How the Twitter Homepage has Changed in the Past 10 Years

Twitter is the world’s most loved microblogging social network. Users interact and post messages known as Tweets. Twitter was created in March 2006 and launched later that year in July. Since then, it has evolved a lot. Today we are going to review the changes and evolution of Twitter homepage design in the last ten years.

21. What Elon Musk's Twitter Purchase Means For DOGE

Dogecoin's price jumped as high as $0.1428, marking a 12 percent rise in its price in 24 hours.

22. Big Tech Regulation Bill Shut Down, But the Fight Still Looms

This bill's chances of passing look stronger than its predecessors. But if the bill doesn’t pass, the industry may change on its own to address its own issues.

23. Six Blockchain Marketing Trends for 2020

Marketing in the blockchain industry is not for the faint of heart.

24. Musk Took The Twitter Joke Too Far

Elon Musk has no one but himself to blame for the predicament he finds himself in. What could have been a joke has ended up costing the meme lord $44 billion.

25. What Does “Link in Bio” Mean and How to Make it More Effective

Always wondered what Link In Bio means? After reading this article, you'll understand what it is, where to find it and how to make your own link more effective.

26. What Really Happened When Elon Musk Joined That Twitter Space

Judd Legum, a writer and journalist, breaks down what really happened when Elon Musk joined that Twitter Space.

27. The Internet Belongs to Everyone

Normalizing the behavior of businesses to set the social standards for freedom of expression is a slippery slope.

28. How to Create Beautiful Images from Markdown Text and Tweets

Create beautiful code snippets using markdown text with the help of tweetlet tool. You can also convert tweets and other images with beautiful backgrounds.

29. What I learned from interviewing at Twitter, Webflow, Netlify, and Shopify

The week after a rejection email is tough. My brain recreates the interview looking for mistakes and inserting thoughts that I will never be good enough to work

30. Twitter's final ask to Delaware Court was simple: Musk was at fault; he now had to buy Twitter

Twitter v. Elon Musk Court Filing July 12 2022, is part of HackerNoon's Legal PDF series, part 31/31: PRAYER FOR RELIEF.

31. How to Vent in Eight Languages

Take inspiration from one of the 50+ writing templates to start writing your next story. Aim to create a top story that's also evergreen content. Good luck!

32. If a Tree Falls and it's not on Linkedin, Who Knows?

It's quite ironic how my reasons for signing up to write an article at Hacker Noon was to purge the frustrations caused by social networks of the day. What happens to be the first thing asked of me as a new member? It is to edit my profile, and add my social media links: Linkedin, Twitter, Facebook, etc.

33. Analyzing Twitter Conversations with the New Twitter V2 API

Getting actionable insights around a topic using the new Twitter API v2 endpoint

34. Musk publicly claimed Twitter's SEC filings inaccurate, while unable to provide evidence in court

Twitter v. Elon Musk part 25/31:Defendants purport to terminate the agreement -Twitter’s representations in its SEC filings supply no basis for termination

35. How to Make a Twitter Desktop Widget with Python

This desktop widget can allow you to tweet super quickly straight from your desktop.

36. Delete Your Old Tweets: 90% of Employers Consider Your Social Media Activity When Hiring

A survey shows that 90% of employers consider your social media activity when hiring and a whopping 79% of HR have rejected a candidate because of social media.

37. Upcoming Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn Features: Unrelease Updates with Nima - Vol. 3

The unreleased updates of famous apps like Twitter and Instagram - 3rd Issue

38. Have U Been Pwned?

Elon Musk's social media company has suffered a data breach. The result? Nearly 200 million email addresses are now up for grabs.

39. It’s Not Over Until It’s Over

Take inspiration from one of the 50+ writing templates to get started writing your next story. Remember to create a top story that's also evergreen content!

40. Why You Should Quit Social Media Permanently

Quitting social media permanently will improve your friends relationship, sense of identity, fear of politics, and maximize your attention span.

41. Twitter Brings NFT Profile Pictures to Reality with QuickNode as NFTs become Mainstream

Twitter introduced NFT profiles to reality with the help of QuickNode making the future of NFTs mainstream.

42. My Take on The Mass Layoff at Twitter HQ

Bad managment can fire you at an instant if they can pay for it

43. Three Most Important Reasons Why Elon Musk Bought Twitter

Did Elon spent $44 billion just to bring back the jokes from Babylon Bee?

44. Is Social Media Doing More Harm than Good?

We rely on social media to stay in touch with loved ones around the world and run our businesses. But is this tech doing more harm than good? Let's discuss.

45. Someone Give Musk The Spotlight

It's clear all Musk wants is to trend over the internet, so much so that he'll say the most bizarre sh*t just to do so.

46. Pixelated Social Media Icon GIFs: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, GitHub, YouTube and Instagram

Hacker Noon has a new Giphy account. Our first 30 GIFs have created over 2.2 million views. These popular social media icons have been pixelated, greenified and GIF-ed:

47. Having an Immutable Mastodon Handle

The theory behind Mastodon and WebFinger is fascinating. I've managed to configure my immutable mastodon handle @[email protected].

48. How to Add MRR Progress Bars to Your Twitter Profile

There are a number of SaaS founders who already do this, such as Jon Yongfook, Damon Chen, and Levels, to name a few.

49. Pick Your Billionaire

You know it was a crazy week in news when a billionaire putting 11,000 people out of work is only the 3rd worst billionaire of the week...

50. Musk breached a 'valid and enforceable contract' with Twitter, per lawsuit

Twitter v. Elon Musk Court Filing July 12 2022, is part of HackerNoon's Legal PDF series, part 30/31: CAUSE OF ACTION -Breach of Contract — Specific Performance

51. Will Elon Musk Truly Free the Bird?

Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, what does this mean for businesses and advertisers on the platform?

52. New Season, New Features: Spring is Here and so are Our Updates

Hey there, Hackers. It’s time for our regular updates on the fun new features deployed in the past two months. As always: a big thank you to our devs team!

53. Putting Up One Piece of Content a Day on Social

So many people struggle to post consistent content every day on their social media. So, I decided to put these content ideas that anyone can use.

54. TwNFT - Mint your tweets as NFTs easily and for free

In this post, I introduce TwNFT, an application that lets you mint your tweets as NFTs easily and for free and explain how it works and how I made it.

55. Deploying Twitter Bot to Heroku

Most of us are familiar with Twitter. But we are not much familiar that we can automate the activities like status posting, retweeting, liking, commenting and so on. So,here I'll show you how we can automate some of the activities like getting the twitter data,posting the status and retweeting with Node.js and a npm package called Twit.

56. Musk allegedly threatened Twitter with a 'hostile tender offer' via text to Chairman Bret Taylor

Twitter vs. Elon Musk Court Filing in July 12 is part of HackerNoon's Legal PDF series. This is part 4 of 31.FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS I - Musk offers to buy Twitter

57. Can ChatGPT Revive Twitter?

ChatGPT and Twitter, a rebirth?

58. Mastadon: Everything You Need to Know

Mastodon is the largest decentralized social network on the internet.

59. Bad Blocking Will Be The New Ad Blocking

Ad blocking has been a slow and steady revolution in the way the internet is consumed.

60. 4 Tools to schedule Twitter Threads

Here are 4 tools to schedule Twitter threads

61. Scraping Tweet Replies with Python and Tweepy Twitter API [A Step-by-Step Guide]

A Quick Method To Extract Tweets and Replies For Free

62. What Does 2020 Hold for Decentralized Social Networks?

The race for the next decentralized social network has officially begun, following this tweet from Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey.

63. Did Twitter Suspend ElonJet Over My HackerNoon Story About Elon Musk?

The first (and last?!) freedom-of-speech test for Elon Musk.

64. Social Media Deplatforming: Big Tech’s Gag Order

Ever since the likes of Alex Jones and Milo Yiannopoulos were kicked out of their dominant platforms, debate has begun on whether tech companies should be armed with the power of deplatforming.

65. 'Musk’s exit strategy is a model of hypocrisy', says Twitter lawyer Peter Walsh in July 22 lawsuit

Twitter v. Elon Musk Court Filing July 12, 2022 is part of HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series. Part 1 of 31: VERIFIED COMPLAINT & NATURE OF THE ACTION

66. Top 20 Twitter Datasets for Machine Learning Projects

It is often very difficult for AI researchers to gather social media data for machine learning. Luckily, one free and accessible source of SNS data is Twitter.

67. How to Put a "Send us a Private Message" Button in a Tweet

How to put a "Send us a private message" button in a tweet?

68. How to Move Away From Twitter

Some people I know planned or already had moved away. The target seems to be Mastodon, an alternate decentralized Open Source using the ActivityPub protocol.

69. How ChatGPT Is Changing the Game

Microsoft principal research engineer Shital Shah gives example on how ChatGPT is changing the world.

70. 9 Best Twitter Tools And Growth Services

How hard has it been to find the best growth tool for your Twitter recently? The industry might be huge, but this doesn't mean that your job is any easier.

71. Twitter's Plans for Subscription Explained (Not About Last Night...)

A recent job listing by Twitter reveals the company’s plans for a subscription based platform. They’re recruiting web engineers to work on a “subscription-based platform”.

72. Social Engineering and The Great Twitter Hack of 2020

One of the most significant Twitter hacks of all time has people shook to their core. The attack targeted some of the most influential accounts on Twitter and led some to question the platform's security capabilities.

73. Demystifying Misconceptions About The Elon Musk Twitter Deal

Five Misconceptions About The Elon Musk Twitter Deal Explained

74. 'Hello, @SECgov?', 'Chuckmate' tweeted Musk in desperate attempt to back out of Twitter deal

Twitter v. Elon Musk Court Case, part 28/31: Factual Allegations - After purporting to terminate, Musk keeps violating and confirms his earlier violations

75. 7 Best Clubhouse Alternatives for Audio Chats

If you are looking for a Clubhouse alternative, you have many options out there, and these are not invite-only apps. You can use them freely.

76. Hey Employers: Do Black Lives Matter?

As you know (I hope), the murder of George Floyd has caused protests and violent riots in Minneapolis, and many other cities around the United States. Yet again, another Black man was murdered by those hired to protects us. Four policemen pinned George to the ground after being called by a store clerk about disorderly conduct. An officer, by the name of Derek Chauvin, kneeled into George’s neck with extreme pressure, digging it into the ground to the point that he struggled to breath. As George was suffocating, he stated that he could not breath multiple times, but Chauvin did not let up. The other officers just stood by allowing it to happen, which makes them just as guilty. George died later that day. It took days just for Chauvin to even be arrested. He’s now been charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. If you’re unaware of the story, please head here.

77. “How to Get Rich (without getting lucky)”

78. How a Single Elon Musk Tweet can Change Cryptocurrency Prices

Elon Musk tweets about Dogecoin and everyone starts buying: find out how he and other crypto influencers affect the prices of cryptocurrency in this piece.

79. Musk Is No Visionary: Half of Twitter Workforce Laid Off

If you ever needed more proof that the world's richest man is no visionary, look no further than the events of last week.

80. The Basics Of Customer Acquisition For Startups

Turning your idea into a real product or business takes real people as users or customers. The goal of this article is to help you validate (or grow) your business by reliably sending relevant visitors to signup for your product or service.

81. Twitter Takes a Loan at ≈ $8B Valuation, Reports The Cynic Formerly Known as MilwaukeeBonds

Twitter senior secured bank loans- the top of the capital stack- at $0.60 implies that Twitter- for which @elonmusk paid $44 billion- is now worth less than $8B

82. Twitter Employees Fear Elon Musk's Takeover Will Ruin Company Culture

Despite being a longtime lightning rod for controversy, even Twitter employees were caught off-guard by recent events.

83. Twitter Bluesky: A Decentralized Protocol Proposal

What is Twitter Bluesky? A proposal for a decentralized Twitter. Lets see how the GUN protocol could fit in.

84. Tech Giant’s Interest Sends Cryptocurrency Prices Sharply Higher

The crypto market boost comes after the technology giants Amazon and Twitter both disclosed the fact that they are taking cryptocurrencies more seriously

85. Twitter Sentiment Analysis for the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections

Introduction

86. Big Tech's Response to the Coronavirus Outbreak

It’s not just about Google and what coronavirus website

87. Do’s and Don’ts of Using Hashtags to Be the Real Game Changer of Social Media Marketing

Do’s and Don’t’s of Using Hashtags to Be the Real Game Changer of Social Media Marketing.

88. ExpressJS And Web Sockets: Streaming Tweets in Real-Time Without Any Problems

We are living in an age where data is considered to be more valuable than oil itself. Given that statement, any tool or mechanism that could help us mine and analyze data becomes a powerful resource to get your hands on. Data by itself has the potential to understand the universal behavior of people and assist businesses to design better use-cases. One such rich vein of data-source is Twitter and the data we can get from it concerning any particular topic is fascinating. Not to forget, one more thing which we would be exploring in this article is that we would be fetching data in real-time. Yes, you heard me right. We would be doing so in real-time.

89. blue(sky)print

towards a decent future

90. Cracking Crypto Social Media Marketing - An Overview

It would seem that everything is obvious and understandable. We use social networks every day and know how they work. In addition, it seems that it will be easy for the project to tell about its product there. No matter how it is! But in fact, social networks are the most tricky and unstable channels.

91. The Layman's Guide to Privacy on Twitter: TOS and Privacy Settings

Not long ago, we didn’t think too much about those terms of service (TOS) agreements and big tech. As big tech gets more negative press because of privacy concerns, it pays for all of us to double-check what we want to share and what we don’t. Many people are concerned enough that they are deleting their Facebook or Twitter accounts completely.

92. Musk Attempted to Abandon Twitter Deal via Text Threats

Twitter v. Elon Musk 21/31: Defendants materially breach their obligations to work toward closing, abandoning financing-related efforts

93. We Need an Open Internet, Web3 Has Been Reduced to a Marketing Term

The controversy regarding Twitter, Elon Musk and Twitter Files may push users to other platforms leading to a more open internet beyond Web3.

94. Build A Twitter Bot With Zero Code That Gets You Followers

A Step-by-Step Guide To Engaging Cryptocurrency Tweets

95. Triggered by Babylon Bee's suspension, Talulah Riley urged Musk to buy Twitter to 'fight woke-ism'

Twitter v. Elon Musk Court Filing, July 12, 2022 is part of HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series. This is the chat between Musk & ex wife Talulah Riley from exhibit H.

96. Read in full: Twitter v. Elon Musk July 2022 Court Case Filing

Twitter v. Elon Musk Court Filing by Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, July 12, 2022 is part of HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series. This article has all 31 links

97. Musk blamed Twitter on employees attrition, while intending to do just that behind closed doors

Twitter v. Elon Musk part 26/31:Defendants purport to terminate the agreement -Twitter did not breach the ordinary course covenant

98. As Tesla Stock 📉, Musk needed to personally pay $33.5 Billion (previously $21 Billion) for Twitter

Twitter v. Elon Musk Court Filing, July 12, 2022 is part of HackerNoon's Legal PDF series. Part 15 of 31: FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS -The financing structure

99. "Hell-or-high-water" Obligation: Musk must Buy Twitter or Die Trying according to Lawsuit

Twitter vs. Elon Musk Court Filing is part of HackerNoon's Legal PDF series. Part 8 of 31.FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS-The Final, Agreed-upon Term Efforts Covenant8

100. 'Twitter faces irreparable harm' due to Musk's actions, per lawsuit

Twitter v. Elon Musk Court Case is part of HackerNoon's Legal PDF series, part 29/31: Factual Allegations - Twitter faces irreparable harm absent relief

101. The Final Agreed Upon Deal Terms that Forced Musk to Buy Twitter at $54.20 per share

Twitter v. Elon Musk Court Filing July 12, 2022 is part of HackerNoon's legal pdf series. part 6 of 31.FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS III-The Final, Agreed-Upon Terms

102. Mergers & Acquisitions are No Joke, and Musk Violated 2 Contractual Obligations

Twitter v. Elon Musk Filing. Part 20/31: Defendants materially breach their obligations to work toward closing and refrain from unreasonable withholding of cons

103. Why Hacker Noon Dedicated Our Site Wide Banner Placement to #BlackLivesMatter

Over the weekend, instead of our usual "taking a break" from work mode, we at Hacker Noon have been talking among each other about the heaviness of past weeks events, and how we as a company can do anything meaningful in response to them.

104. How to Become a TypeScript Badass

105. What are Crypto Hosted Services and Why Does Elon Musk Hate Them?

On February 10, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk via Twitter called on people to avoid hosted services, whatever it takes.

106. That Time US Lawmakers Suggested Piracy Was a Part of Twitter’s Business Model

A group of bipartisan U.S. House Representatives has sent a letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, urging the company to take copyright infringement seriously.

107. From the Genesis of Social Networks and Beyond

Social media networks are an interesting space to watch over the next few years because of Web 3 and the decentralisation of the internet changing things.

108. Elon Musk Joins George Hotz's Twitter Space - Everything That Happened

Ashlee Vance documents what happened after Elon Musk joined George Hotz's Twitter space.

109. How to Decentralize Twitter

Ever since Jack tweeted about decentralizing Twitter I’ve thought about it constantly.

110. Simple Twitter Search Tricks for Developers

Hey, guys, there is a huge community of developers on Twitter. So, it's just essential and cool to know some Twitter search tricks. All the search tricks mention here are amazing and important for you.

111. Elon Musk Is Proving the Need For Decentralization: Here's How

A lot of the popular Web3 business models are trying their best not to rely on advertising from brands or the selling of data to stay solvent.

112. Oracle's Larry Ellison and Elon Musk landed on his $2 billion Twitter investment over text

Twitter v. Elon Musk Court Filing, July 12, 2022 is part of HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series. This is assorted chats between Oracle's Larry Ellison and Musk.

113. Spam Bots and Why They Matter in Elon Musk's Twitter Deal

114. [Roundup] Twitter's Ban, Hybrid Software Engineers, and the Historical Context of Decision Making

11/03/2019

115. 'You're welcome to roll', texted Elon Musk to SBF about his proposed $100M Investment in Twitter

Twitter v. Elon Musk Court Filing, July 12, 2022 is part of HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series. This is the assorted chats between Elon Musk and SBF.

116. Blockchain-Based Web Standard Web5 has Left Everyone Jaw-Dropped!

From Web1 to Web2, to Web3 to Web5 now! As if technological advances are trying hard to compete with the speed of a leopard, or light!

117. From Dogecoin to Twitter: The Making of the Everything App

Depending on whom you ask, Elon is either an egotistical villain or a savior. He is currently the world’s richest man, with a net worth of about 200 Billion. Well, with that ind of money it becomes easy to create products that have a direct impact on people’s daily lives- with huge repercussions. Now, Elon is not your average billionaire. Most of the time, he has swayed the masses to his favor, much to the chagrin of big tech. This has turned him onto somewhat of a cult, with a huge following and an enviable portfolio of companies that seek to upend conventional beliefs and corporations. From Neuralink to Space X , Tesla to the Boring Company, he is an entrepreneur who seeks to “disrupt” global order as he strives to achieve what may somewhat be thought to be impossible, until its done.

118. How to Build a Product in Public And Get Traction

Image by Jorge Guillen from Pixabay

An increasing number of indie makers decide to build in public. Some do it via their blog, on Twitter, on an open page or via communities. But it can be incredibly daunting to makers who are used to build their products in a more private fashion.

119. My Open Letter to Jack Dorsey and Everybody on Twitter

Twitter seems like a good product. Even up until the time of this article, I am still using it. However, some questions arise in regards to how Twitter is functioning and even its origin story.

120. Musk Seems to Always Run Away from Good Press

The full #elonjet story could have ended with Musk giving a clearly bright young man an internship and a photo op.

121. 3 Ways to Keep Your Crypto Safe

The fallout from the mass hack of celebrity Twitter accounts has prompted a furious blame game and caused the uninitiated to blame bitcoin for facilitating the scam. The crypto community knows that to be false – Twitter’s centralized system, complete with “god mode” allowing them to post on behalf of users, was responsible.

122. Will Someone Make Attention Apps Cool Again?

Tinder, Snapchat, Twitter, and Instagram are just a few of the prominent apps that give users a dopamine high as their content gets traction. But these apps have masked fulfillment of the attention need with other core features, which normalize attention-seeking behavior. Tinder lets you meet cool people. Instagram makes you look cool. And Twitter makes you sound cool. Why doesn’t anonymous attention make you cool?

123. Diversify Your Digital Footprint Today!

You Should Never, Ever, Host Your Content Exclusively on 1 Platform. These are the lessons I learned the hard way from my Yahoo days.

124. Jack Dorsey bent over backwards to get Musk to save Twitter and amend his 'original sin' #oops

Twitter v. Elon Musk Court Filing, July 12, 2022 is part of HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series. These are assorted chats between Musk & Jack Dorsey from exhibit H.

125. How to Get a Tweet Retweeted: Examining the Most Popular Tweets

Trevor McKendrick goes over what gets a Tweet retweeted.

126. Decentralised Social Networks Are the Future of Web 3.0

The role of decentralised social networks in addressing the numerous problems that big tech is currently facing is becoming increasingly important.

127. Artifact News: The Potential Challenger to Elon Musk's Twitter Supremacy

Artifact News has emerged as a potential challenger to Elon Musk's version of Twitter, which has faced criticism for its content moderation policies and reinstatement of incendiary accounts.Since Musk took over, Twitter have become increasingly polarized, leading to a growing number of users who are dissatisfied with the lack of content moderation policies among others. Enter Artifact News, the newly launched news reader app by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, the co-founders of Instagram. Artifact News aims to be the challenger to Elon Musk's Twitter, presenting itself as a reliable source of news for those who want an alternative to Twitter.

128. Musk Tried to Back Out of Twitter Deal by Crying Fake Traffic via a Twitter Poll

Twitter v. Elon Musk Court Filing is part of HackerNoon's Legal PDF series. Part 17 of 31: FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS -Musk grasps for an out - False or Spam accounts

129. Compare Twitter Social Graphs with Vennly

Search Vennly to see the intersection of any 2 Twitter social graphs.

130. How Musk became Twitter's largest shareholder, agreed to join its board, then backed out in 3 weeks

Twitter v. Elon Musk Court Filing on July 12, 2022 is part of HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series. Part 4 of 31: FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS - Musk sets his sights on Twitter

131. Apple Surpasses Amazon for Most Talked About Tech Company This Week

This week, Apple (+14.3%) surpassed Amazon (-2.7%) for the top spot in HackerNoon’s free tech company data reports. HackerNoon free tech company data reports.

132. Jack Dorsey Formalizes Legal Defense to Protect Bitcoin Developers

Ex CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey, Alex Morcos, and Martin White published an email to Bitcoin developers about establishing a Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund.

133. Top Five Data Breaches Witnessed In 2020: Twitter, Marriot, Zoom, Magellan Health, and MGM

From the time when organizations shifted their business to remote operations because of the COVID-19 epidemic, the number of data breaches has dramatically increased. In the first half, there were reports of data breaches in 81 international companies from 81 countries!

134. Is Jack Dorsey's Web5 Idea Truly Decentralized?

Web3, I hardly knew ye. Jack Dorsey’s new company, TBD, recently announced its intent to create “web5”. It explained it as “a new evolution of the Web that enables decentralized apps and protocols.”

135. The Elon-Twitter Love Affair: Is it Steamy Enough for Crypto and Tech?

Elon Musk Twitter association is expected to pave the way for the next-gen of social networking, web 3.0 adoption, and other tech-powered developments.

136. You HODL Dogecoin?

What seems like millennia ago, but was only about a year ago, I wrote on HN about Dogecoin's value proposition being worth a penny. I just wrote my response to my adult sons when they had asked why I had started accumulating Dogecoin. This essay is similar. This is essentially my response to their queries when they learned I was still HODL'ing my Dogecoin.

137. Twitter without Jack: WTF?!

Jack Dorser is leaving Twitter. WHY? And, More Importantly, WHY NOW?!

138. How to Turn One Twitter Thread Into So Much More Content

Creating Daily Content can be difficult at times.

139. Twitter's Hexagon NFT pfp: All Show With Unanswered Questions on Scams, Bullying, & Centralization

A few thoughts on Twitter’s NFT nightmare

140. Boris Johnson Surrenders to Marcus Rashford's Amazing Twitter Sprints

Manchester striker breaks down conservative government resistance to feeding the hungry with Twitter onslaught.

141. Twitter’s New Shopping Feature has Users Shopping More than Ever

In-app shopping is the new method for social media platforms to join the e-commerce market. Learn how Twitter is adding this feature to their app.

142. Twitter Lists Are Criminally Underrated

Lists can help solve some of Twitter's major pain points

143. Why Twitter Blue For $8 Will Underperform

Twitter blue for $8 has an intricate flaw. And Elon Musk has to find a way to get ahead of it to make Twitter profitable

144. Do We Really Need a Like Button? - The Pros and Cons of Social Media

Social media is here to stay. Yet, not everything is beneficial. In this slogging thread, the technology channel discussed the pros and cons of social media.

145. Musk Required Twitter to Disclose Financial Information Not Included in Signed Contract

Twitter v. Elon Musk Court Filing is part of our Legal PDF series. Part 19 of 31: FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS -Musk grasps for an out - Financial information

146. Hacking Hacker Noon: Social Media Distribution

Hacker Noon manually and programmatically posts top stories on all our social media channels to our combined over half a million users.

147. Sorry Not Sorry: A Recap of Jim Gaffigan's Recent Twitter Tirade

You are probably already aware who Jim Gaffigan is. If not, close your eyes and say "hot pocket" to yourself. If it comes out in that little sing-song voice, then you know Jim's work.

Jim's made a 30-year career of talking about pants, snacks, and family and become one of the broadest appeal and best paid comics in the world. Jim doesn't swear and doesn't talk about controversial topics -- he is in every way as accessible as he is likable. He certainly doesn't talk about politics.

That changed when Donald Trump accepted the GOP nomination.

Jim launched into a tirade addressing his 3.2 million followers on Twitter:

148. Reflecting on What Made the Twitter Hack Possible

Remember those scam callers who pretend to be the bank’s manager, without even knowing which bank you’ve got an account in? They ask for your card details for some verification shit.

149. How To Use Twitter Without Hating It

This is a guide to getting only the good parts of this infamous social network. Discover how to make your Twitter experience productive and stress-free.

150. Censorship: From Ancient Greece To Today's Big Tech - A Brief Overview

It is no secret that big tech has been actively monitoring and censoring users. The past three years have seen a big rise in reported censorship events by the likes of Youtube, Google, Facebook, and Twitter.

151. Tech Giants are Laying off Thousands of People. Why?

Facebook’s parent company Meta has announced laying off more than 11,000 employees. The long list of companies sacking their employees includes Netflix, Netflix

152. Meta's "Oops" Moment

2022 might not have been Facebook's year, yet the social media titan continues to dominate HackerNoon's Tech Company Rankings.

153. How Six Tech Giants and Four Startups Use Scala

Nowadays, quite a few companies are banking on new technologies and taking on the risks that come with them. Blockchain is hyped up but expensive and precarious, mobile app development is easy to pull off but throws you into a highly competitive market, etc. There’s no shame in using trusted and effective technologies, making a choice in favor of things like Scala and its contemporaries. So to prove that Scala is a viable choice, let’s take a look at successful companies and startups using Scala for product development.

154. Elon Musk Tries to Fight Apple: Who Is the Winner?

Elon Musk cannot live without attention. 28 Nov, he started a long rant against Apple by accusing the tech bear that they almost stopped buying ads on Twitter

155. Social Media Taboo: Twitter Followers vs. Following Ratio

Top Twitter accounts with the most disproportionate number of followers vs. following.

156. "Be so wrong that they have to verify you."

This tweeted published on twitter.com by a bluecheckmark-less @Naval has since been deleted.

157. What Could Have Prevented 2020's Massive Twitter Hack?

Attacks and account take-overs like the recent Twitter hack are completely avoidable. Enterprises must implement biometric multi-factor authentication to ensure that only the right users have access to the right systems at all times. If they don’t, users will continue being vulnerable to hacks and scams.

158. How to Have an Automated Blog Promoter With ChatGPT, Twitter, and AWS

Automated Blog Promotion with ChatGPT: Learn how to promote your blog posts automatically with our AI-powered toolkit. Start promoting your blog posts today!

159. Big Tech Companies are Killing Kubernetes: Here's How

Noah Kantrowitz explains how big tech companies are killing Kubernetes.

160. You Can Thank Twitter for Brazil

Elon Musk keeps trending over the internet because of his hot takes and equally hot aversion to 'wokeism'.

161. Could Fintech Play A Role In Undermining Systemic Racism Or Will It Exacerbate It?

Fintech is often proclaimed as the great leveller. The WEF proclaimed it as financially key in uplifting Muslim businesswomen and fintech lending algorithms have been found to discriminate less than traditional in-person lenders.

162. What Is The Future of Twitter?

The end of 2022 and the start of 2023 proved tumultuous for Twitter. What does the future have in store for the company?

163. 8 Social Media Scheduler Tools to Grow Your Online Audience

Social media marketing: this term has certainly become one of the most important for everyone who wishes to have a digital presence. Especially when you are a blogger, influencer, artist, coach, a new startup, or a solo entrepreneur - social media is the place when you can get the maximum attention from your target audience. But, for that, you need to be active on all your social media platforms. You need to post consistently and interact with your followers. This can be a little overwhelming as there are a lot of social platforms to manage at the same time. However, this task can be made easy by using a social media scheduler!

164. Trump’s War on Social Media is an Opportunity for Decentralized Platforms

We are surrounded by battles, if one wants to use the language of war that seems to be the default setting of a number of political leaders. For some months the world focused on defeating Covid-19, but as interest in that wanes, President Trump, and indeed the USA, have all too readily provided us with two other touchpaper moments that have claimed our attention, and they are intertwined: the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Trump’s executive order targeting social media platforms.

165. Bird-Watching and Stargazing: Could Elon Musk’s Purchase of Twitter Impact Starlink’s IPO prospects?

Is it possible that Musk’s commitment to revamping Twitter could interrupt Starlink’s path to launch an IPO in the future amid investor concern for his decision

166. Where Do We Draw the Line in Social Media?

In this slogging thread, the technology channel discussed the pros and cons of Social Media. We covered how it's helpful but can have a negative side effect.

167. How to Optimize Your Blog Posts For Social Media Previews

Have you ever wondered how Twitter automatically shows the preview of the link in a tweet that you post. How does twitter know what image to use and what part of website content to use for generating title and description? It must somehow know exactly what image to show, and what title and description to use.

168. I’ve Built An App to Get Paid Users Through dogfooding and growth loops

How one developer built an app to improve Twitter's experience and also to learn how to get more users for a different app through dogfooding and loops

169. President Trump’s Social Media Executive Order Would Restrict Legal Protections for Internet Speech

By: Christopher A. Cole & Kayvan M. Ghaffari

170. How I Built a Twitter Alternative For Suspended Users → Meet Cato ₍⸍⸌̣ʷ̣̫⸍̣⸌₎

Cato is a Twitter alternative where you can post Meows, get Not So Anonymous Messages, connect with other Catos & grow your online social network.

171. Elon Musk: The Visionary, Risk-Taker

After taking over as the new owner of Twitter, billionaire Elon Musk claims to have liberated the social networking and microblogging site.

172. The Everything App: Elon Has Great Plans for Twitter 2.0

The Everything App: Elon has great plans for Twitter 2.0

173. Twitter is a Mess, So Former Employees Are Creating Spill as an Alternative

With Spill, you can create, comment, amplify or share a random thought with the public.

174. Should Twitter Implement a Downvote Button?

In this slogging thread, the technology channel took the chance to discuss the latest news about Twitter and how they're considering adding a downvote button.

175. Twitter Stock Curiously Tanked as People Flock to the App while #InstagramFacebookDown

Is Kanye responsible for Facebook going down?! A Hackernoon watercooler chat.

176. How To Create A Simple Twitter Bot Using Node.js

In this tutorial, we'll go over creating a simple Twitter bot that uses the Today in History API and tweet what happened today in history.

177. Elon Musk and The Worst-Case Scenario of a Nuclear Apocalypse

Elon Musk. Business. Tech. Politics. What could go wrong?

178. The Twitter Hack Isn’t About Twitter or Bitcoin: It’s About Our Internet Identity

Amid all of the news related to the pandemic, COVID-19, and global fears about the future of our planet, something that managed to break the news around the world was a global hack on Twitter’s platform.

179. How To Become A VSCode Girl - From A VSCode Girl

I didn’t coin the term “VSCode girl” but I’m here to teach you how to become one. It’s a lifestyle, a mindset, not a stereotype.

180. 9 Beneficial Tools To Grow Your Social Media in 2020

If you’re looking for the best tools to grow your social media then look no further. In today’s article we’re going to delve into how you can find the tools that can help you grow your social media presence with the least amount of work possible (we like to be efficient).

181. Banning Micro-Targeting Won’t Solve Facebook’s Political Ads Dilemma

Since late October, Facebook has come under scrutiny for changing its policies surrounding political ads. Previously, to run a political ad on Facebook, the ad had to be factually correct. Facebook would review political ads before they went live, and on an ongoing basis once they’re put live, removing any that it found to contain misinformation.

182. X, The Everything App!

This Slogging thread by Manas Goel, Valentine Enedah, Hephzibah Adejumo, Mónica Freitas, Sara Pinto and elizabeth modupe occurred in slogging's official #random channel, and has been edited for readability.

183. Here are the Best Sites to Follow for US Election Coverage

This Slack discussion by Natasha, Adrian (www.voiceblasts.fm), Dane, austin, David and Linh occurred in hackernoon's official #slogging-beta channel.

184. Trump vs. The Internet

Listen to this Hacker Noon podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts:

185. How To Tame The Tech Giants of Silicon Valley

Everyone's angry at the tech industry these days! Tech companies continue to cement their place as some of the most powerful companies in the world, and taking shots at them has become a popular sport. Most recently, Facebook and Twitter suppressed a controversial New York Post article, raising accusations that the social networks are putting their thumbs on the scale of the upcoming election.

186. The Disintermediation of the Media: How Bad Journalism Came To Be And Why It Persists

Multiple times a day, the President of the United States types a thought into his phone, my pocket buzzes, and I read his message. I don’t watch the news anymore.

187. Inside Musk's Social Circle: Yes-men, Media Personalities, and (a lot of) right-wing VCs

Feature Image: HackerNoon’s Midjourney AI, Prompt “surround yourself with only yes men”

188. 15 Crypto and NFT Influencers to Follow on Twitter in 2022

It is getting harder to keep up in times of information overload, new crypto terms, and emerging NFT collections.

189. Exploring Differences Between Monitoring And Observability

Monitoring vs Observability: in this article, we're explaining what is observability exactly and how does it differ from monitoring.

190. The Most Comprehensive Guide to Twitter Webhooks on the Internet

For the past 3 months, I've done a few development explorations with Twitter API. The results were (shameless plugs) my two projects, Tweet Scheduler and thank u, next. My experience has been less than stellar, to say the least. In my experience, the problem is that Twitter Developer documentation left a lot to desire. The biggest issue is Account Activity API, the new webhook concept that is quite challenging to understand and work with. In this post, I hope to explain how it works and build a fun Twitter bot to put these concepts in practice.

191. 10 Cringe PR Outreach #FAILS Shared by Journalists on Twitter

The most wondrous PR pitches and moves get a moment of fame eventually. Usually, in a reporter’s Twitter post.

192. Exploring Crypto Fundamentals with Josh Swigart on The HackerNoon Podcast

Utsav Jaiswal chats with Crypto Analyst and Twitter Influencer Josh Swigart (aka @BlocksNThoughts) about Josh’s thoughts on Bitcoin, NFTs, DeFi, and more.

193. How To Build a First Strike OTM Call Options Watchlist from Cashtags wHAOR

Today, We're going to build a script that scrapes Twitter to gather stock ticker symbols. We'll use those symbols to scrape yahoo finance for stock Options data. To ensure we can download all the Options data, we’ll make each web request with High Availability Onion Routing. In the end, we’ll do some Pandas magic to pull the first out of the money call contract for each symbol into the final watchlist.

194. Twitter Will Share Ad Revenue with Creators

Twitter will now be sharing ad revenue with content creators for advertisements that appear in their reply threads.

195. Thou shall not disparage - Twitter Lawyers to Elon Musk

Twitter v. Elon Musk Court Filing. Part 10 of 31.FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS-The Final, Agreed-upon Term-Ordinary C Public Statements and Non-Disparagement

196. 'Buying Twitter is an accelerant to creating X, the everything app', says Elon Musk

Twitter v. Elon Musk Court Filing by Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, July 12, 2022 is part of HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series. Part 2 of 31: THE PARTIES

197. Amid Substack Acquisition Rumors, Twitter Shuts Down Its Free Newsletter Tool

From January 18, 2023, it will no longer be possible to access your Revue account.

198. Musk tried to formally terminate deal, accusing Twitter of sharing fake data

Twitter v. Elon Musk July 12, 2022 is part of our Legal PDF series. Part 24 of 31: Factual Allegations - Defendants purport to terminate the merger agreement

199. My Journey to Building New Habits in my 20's

Like, What you should do in your 20's? What you should not do in your 20's? Habits you should build in your 20's? and etc. etc.

200. Musk Risked Breaching Legally Binding Contract Trying to Back Out of Twitter Deal

Twitter v. Elon Musk Court Filing, July 12, 2022 is part of HackerNoon's Legal PDF series. Part 16 of 31: FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS -Musk grasps for an out

201. Termination of Musk-Twitter Deal needed to happen before October 24, 2022

Twitter v. Elon Musk Court Filing. Part 12 of 31: FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS-The Final, Agreed-upon Term Deals - Termination

202. What it’s Really Like to Be Elon Musk’s Neighbor

Rachel Monroe describes what it's like to be neighbors with Elon Musk's SpaceX.

203. Twitter May Enforce Musk to Close Deal as long as It Met Closing Conditions, per Lawsuit

Twitter v. Elon Musk Court Filing. Part 13 of 31: FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS-The Final, Agreed-upon Term Deals - Specific Performance

204. Musk's Twitter, Creator Economy, and The Importance of Citizen Journalism

Musk's Twitter, Creator Economy, and The Importance of Citizen Journalism

205. The deal requires Twitter to be compliant with Musk's request. But not with "past practice"

Twitter v. Elon Musk Court Filing is part of our Legal PDF series. Part 10 of 31.FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS-The Final, Agreed-upon Term-Ordinary Course Covenant

206. P2P Alternatives to Social Media Apps Are Important

We don't yet have true p2p social commonly used and hopefully by the time you end this short essay you will think as I do that it's really important that we do.

207. Musk's 'erratic conduct and public disparagement' caused Twitter employee attrition, per lawsuit

Twitter v. Elon Musk 21/31: Musk materially breached their obligations to work toward closing, delaying & stymying key operational decisions

208. Twitter was required by Musk to provide 'reasonable access' to information. Emphasis on reasonable.

Twitter vs. Elon Musk Court Filing is part of HackerNoon's Legal PDF series. Part 9 of 31.FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS-The Final, Agreed-upon Term INformation sharing

209. Twitter Crowdsourced Medical Advice: A Welcome Distraction

When you can’t control what you can’t control but you also can’t look away, sometimes the phone is a crutch... to look away... in this time... when I looked at the phone... you all provided another way to look at things.... education, discussion... when the solution is not in sight, more ideas are great to see... the ideas were all over the place... the reality is that in ICU the family members can’t do much... but when anyone believes they can help, they actually do help more (than if they didn’t believe they could help)... so your messages and thoughtfulness gave me that... kind regards...