Twitter News (Updated Daily)

• Tweet Defense – Fight Zombies With the Power of Twitter (Mashable)
  We’ve seen many, many iterations of the popular tower defense games over the years, but this one has a special meaning for all you Twitter fans out there. Based on a tried and true concept, Tweet Defense is an iPhone game that lets you fight zombies with various tower defense units, but with a social twist: it grabs your various Twitter stats – number of fol […]
• Twitter screens links for phishing (PC Advisor)
  URL-shortening tool launched Twitter launched a new link-screening service aimed at preventing phishing and other malicious attacks against users of the popular microblogging service. […]
• Twitter Steps Up the Fight Against Spam and Scams (Fast Company Magazine)
  With popularity comes trouble. Ask any Windows user, or the Notorious BIG. As Twitter 's popularity has skyrocketed, it's become the target for various scams, and the Twitter team is now taking action to stop the abuse. The fight against spam is a consistent one for the Twitter team, but recently, phishing scams have started gaining in popularity. […]
• Cuts push courts to Facebook & Twitter (KHNL News 8 Honolulu)
  The verdict is in Facebook and Twitter are a hit for the court system. The Hawaii court system is dabbling in social media... […]
• Twitter to Begin Screening Some Links for Phishing (PC World)
  Twitter launched a new link-screening service aimed at preventing phishing and other malicious attacks on users of the popular microblogging service. […]
• Twitter to Begin Screening Some Links for Phishing (PC World via Yahoo! News)
  Twitter launched a new link-screening service on Tuesday aimed at preventing phishing and other malicious attacks against users of the popular microblogging service. […]
• Twitter takes action on spammers and scammers (V3.co.uk via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
  Twitter has announced that it is to start scanning all tweets for links to sites which may cause harm to its users. […]
• Twitter Gets Its Own URL Shortener To Stop Scams; Good Marketers Need Not Fear (Search Engine Land)
  Twitter has just announced that to protect people from scams, links in direct messages and sent via email will be shortened using its own URL shortener. It’s a welcome move. Still, I was curious about any impacts this might have for good marketers who are not trying to scam people. […]