Topic: Evan Williams

Lift app will be backed by Twitter founders. But what does Lift do?

Lift is the first project to be funded by the Obvious Corporation, a company headed by the founders of Twitter.

Twitter founder: Twitter will hit one billion member mark

Twitter is set to attract millions more members in coming months, said Twitter co-founder Evan Williams.

Twitter overhaul brings the site one step closer to Facebook

Twitter gets a dynamic new two-pane design.

Twitter hits 145 million user mark, sees rise in mobile use

Twitter mobile use has grown 62 percent since April, a Twitter exec wrote today.

At SXSW, Twitter unveils @anywhere

Twitter CEO Evan Williams has taken the wraps off @anywhere, a service which will allow users to access their Twitter feeds from third-party sites. As of SXSW, initial @anywhere launch partners include the New York Times and the Huffington Post.

Iran cracks down on Gmail access

There are early reports that Iran plans to shut down Google's email service, a possible blow to protesters who have used Gmail in the past to help organize rallies. Twitter, meanwhile, appears to still be up and running in Iran.

Twitter spam is on the rise. Is your computer safe?

Oprah tweets, Twitter arrives

With more than 14 million users, rumors of deals with Google, and celebrity Twitterers, the social networking tool has become all the rage.