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• New nonprofit aims at tech collaboration, social change

  By Grant Gross | 24 February, 2011 14:59

  A new nonprofit launched Wednesday by a tech advocacy group and a cofounder of Twitter will focus on using technology to drive improvements in the U.S. education system and other social changes.

• Biz Stone: Lessons learned from crippling DDoS attack

  By Sharon Gaudin | 14 August, 2009 08:49

  Twitter Inc. co-founder Biz Stone said that the denial-of-service attack that knocked the microblogging site offline last week convinced him that the company has to quickly muscle up to deal with its phenomenal popularity and the problems it brings.

• Security researchers zero in on Twitter hackers

  By Gregg Keizer | 10 August, 2009 07:25

  Security experts are making progress in their efforts to identify the hackers responsible for the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that that crippled Twitter for several hours Thursday.

• Twitter says no to ads; So how can site survive?

  By Sharon Gaudin | 21 May, 2009 08:10

  With Twitter Inc. co-founder Biz Stone ruling out advertising on the social network, the question for the online business world is: What will Twitter do to ensure it can survive the long-term?

• Sorry Apple, Biz Stone says Twitter's not for sale

  By Sharon Gaudin | 07 May, 2009 08:47

  Twitter Inc. co-founder Biz Stone said Wednesday the company is not for sale despite reports that Apple Inc. is in late-stage negotiations to buy the microblogging site.

• Are Oprah, Ashton Kutcher taking the geek out of Twitter?

  By Sharon Gaudin | 20 April, 2009 08:42

  With Ashton Kutcher racing CNN to be the first to have 1 million Twitter followers, and Twitter's CEO Evan Williams sitting down with the ladies on Oprah Friday, what is becoming of the Web site that's garnered such techie love?