Twitter Doesn't Help Itself This Year

KENNESAW, Ga.- In a recent article by Neha Prakash discusses the major disappointment in Twitter this year. Last year Twitter and other social media sites including Facebook and LinkedIn generated 35% of Black Friday online sales. This year that number dropped significantly to .34%, with Twitter accounting for 0%.

As an avid Twitter user this not only surprises me but pleases me as well because it shows that Twitter users are choosing to ignore the business world's attempt at infiltrating our last pure social media site. Facebook has already become overrun with advertisements and business page's, the last thing I want to see is for the same to happen to Twitter.

It is shocking though that Facebook's countless ads and "Like" this to get a deal and endless promo codes did not generate more business for online companies. Maybe people are waiting for Cyber Monday instead?

In the coming years, as both the economy and social media sites change, I am interested to see how businesses are effected on not only Black Friday but every other shopping day as well.

Even Twitter Can Get Hacked

KENNESAW, Ga.- Twitter is prompting users to reset passwords and confirm personal information in order to protect people from a recent hacking scandal.

In Lance Ulanoff's recent article  on Twitter's hacking scandal, he discusses the positive side of the social media site's trouble in describing the precautionary measures that Twitter is taking to protect its' users. If the site thinks there is any chance that an account may have been compromised it is prompting users to reset their password and confirm personal information. 

While to some users this may seem inconvenient or over-the-top, to me it seems like a social media site is finally showing the world that they do care about their users' safety and security. I like knowing that a site is willing to admit when something goes awry and is taking action in order to make sure it cannot continue to happen. 

Some have seen this "password change" as a phishing attempt by the company, but whether Twitter is being overly protective or not, it still seems like something users should not take lightly. It is impressive by anyone's standards that Twitter would not only take the time to address the dilemma but to go so far as to take corrective action to stop these hackers in their tracks.