The brouhaha stirred by US President Donald Trump’s tweet using a unique word ‘covfefe’ has a cryptic explanation, going by White House press secretary Sean Spicer. “The president and a small group of people know exactly what he meant,” Spicer told reporters during a press briefing, evoking heckles from the mediaperson who were actually targeted by Trump in his tweet. ...
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New Twitter Service ‘TweetDeck’ on Cards for Media, Marketing Professionals
Twitter is toying with another new way of providing a service for media and marketing professionals in order make more revenue for its existing platform with a huge reach but lesser revenue. The new TweetDeck for professionals such as journalists, marketers, publishers, upcomings brands and celebrities will be an ad-free platform for a subscription of $19.99 (Rs.1300) per month and ...
Read More »Mukesh Ambani Announcement: What to Expect from Reliance Jio Today?
Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani is likely to announce in an hour’s time the new offers such as three more months of free Reliance Jio Wi-Fi for its more than 5 crore users. Despite Jio being in the midst of open rivalry with Airtel and other telecom players with its free offer, Reliance Jio is likely to extend its Welcome ...
Read More »Shock, Anguish go Viral on Social Media Over Poor Safety Concerns for Kannada Stuntmen
Kannada actor Raghava Uday and a stuntman Anil were killed in a fatal accident when they were shooting for the film “Maasti Gudi” in which Duniya Vijay is the lead actor. The stunt involved all the three actors jumping from the helicopter into a reservoir and they did so but only Vijay managed to swim out of the water safely ...
Read More »Jayalalitha’s Blood Report Leak on Twitter Another Hoax?
Compounding the confusion about Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s health condition, a new message with a visual has been posted on Twitter alleging that it was a leaked blood report of the ailing AIADMK leader. There is no immediate response from the Apollo Hospitals or the Tamil Nadu administration. Apparently retweeted, it said: “Allegedly leaked health report of #Jayalalithaa,” with a ...
Read More »Samsung Fridge Complaint Knocks at Sushma Swaraj Door
M. Venkat, a victim of Samsung’s denial of replacement of a faulty refrigerator, turned to consumer affairs minister Ram Vilas Paswan and foreign affairs minister Sushma Swaraj for help. He tweeted them complaining about Samsung, the Korean company. He might have thought that Samsung, being a foreign company, would listen to Swaraj. It will now because the minister did not ...
Read More »How Twitter Saved Modi to Reach People Directly, Bypassing Journalists
On his first year anniversary as India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi refused to hold a press conference to discuss his performance. Instead, he tweeted about it and it was this social media which saved him from many criticisms and direct media ttacks, said a new study. Modi has become the world’s No. 2 most popular politician in the Twitter after ...
Read More »Creating Brand Modi on Twitter, Facebook Saved Indian PM: Study
On his first year anniversary as India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi refused to hold a press conference to discuss his performance. Instead, he tweeted about it and it was this social media which saved him from many criticisms and direct media ttacks, said a new study. Modi has become the world’s No. 2 most popular politician in the Twitter after ...
Read More »Guzman, Mexican ‘Lord of Tunnels’ Arrested, Sent Back to Same Prison he Escaped From in July
Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was captured again after a deadly military raid on Friday and was sent back to the Altiplano maximum-security prison from where he escaped in July. Seen in black shirt and sweatpants, the world’s most wanted narcotics kingpin known as King of Tunnels, was put in a helicopter in the coastal city of Los ...
Read More »Get Well Soon Navjot Singh Sidhu: From Cricketers to Celebrities Tweet on Social Media
By Prajeet Nair Former cricketer and BJP leader Navjot Singh Sidhu is admitted in hospital as he suffered from acute deep vein thrombosis, a deep clot in the blood vessel. He was admitted on Tuesday and the recent report is that Sidhu’s condition is stable after necessary treatment. He took to his Twitter handle to inform about his condition to ...
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