Aside from being a pop mega star, Lady Gaga takes interaction with her fans very seriously. Which is why, I suppose, she now has the largest following in Twitter—a whopping 20 million followers. Gaga reached this milestone last Saturday and is now a commanding 6.5 million followers ahead of pop rival, Brittany Spears

This is what a Melbourne man found out recently when he enlisted social media in a bid to sell his home. Kurt Opray, who by his own admission is very tech savvy, received $135,000 more than his initial asking price for his Northcote home

A few weeks ago we wrote about Twitter and its fast approach to the 500 million mark. Now that march seems to be almost here. Some are saying next Wednesday—yep, the 29th of Feb, a leap day no less.

The exact rules for how schools, students and teachers should use social media are still being debated, but for now the practical applications are finding their way across colleges and universities in America.

So heavy was brand advertising on Twitter during this year’s Super Bowl that many are already predicting that by Super Bowl LI, over $10 million will be spent on promoted tweets.

Twitter like most social networks have their roots in the US. But many, including Twitter have seen the share of US users drop steadily as more and more countries flood to these sites.

This year’s Super Bowl was perhaps one of the biggest in the history of the sport, and according to NBC Sports, it was the most watched TV show in US history

According to marketing research firm, eMarketer.com, Twitter is expected to see strong revenue growth through to 2014. The growth numbers came out of an in-depth look into Twitter and LinkedIn