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Twitter can censor tweets by country

Posted on Friday, January 27, 2012 by Abhijit

Twitter has announced that it now has the technology to selectively block tweets on a country by country basis. It’s a victory for countries like China and India which block or threaten to block websites carrying “objectionable” content. Twitter seems … Continue reading →

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Twitter power: Obama, George Yeo and other leaders

Posted on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 by Abhijit

President Barack Obama has more than five million followers on Twitter. That's more than the population of Singapore: about 4.99 million. And 10 Downing Street is not doing badly either, with more than 1.7 million followers. But does George Yeo … Continue reading →

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Grammar with music

Posted on Sunday, August 22, 2010 by Abhijit

I was reminded of this sweet old song, To Know Him Is To Love Him, while reading about grammar. No kidding. And the grammarian even referred to this song: I Put a Spell on You. (The Creedence Clearwater Revival version … Continue reading →

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