Where did all the tweets go? Tens of thousands (if not more) of older tweets have simply disappeared on highly active and highly followed Twitter accounts, including the @Mashable account.

Update: It’s now confirmed that more than $1 million has been raised through text message donations.

Bored at work whilst waiting for the gap between Christmas and New Year’s to be bridged?

Love them or hate them, the holidays are here. The good news is that now that Twitter is practically mainstream, chances are you have a friend or family member who would more than appreciate a Twitter-themed gift. So instead of heading to your average mega mall and buying gifts that are a dime a dozen, we’ve rounded up a few of our favorite Twitter-inspired treasures that you can find and buy online

We’ve seen all kinds of devices to Tweet when bread is baked, Tweet when a baby kicks and the rest, but this one beats them all: a best man claims to have rigged a newlywed couple’s bed such that it Tweets when they have sex, including commentary on said interaction. The account, @newlywedsontjob , carries the description: “V proud to have been best man for my best mate. He made me SWEAR no pranks before wedding

One of the best things about Twitter is the way that it allows content and information to spread quickly across the network from person-to-person. This happened for two reasons: 1. because Twitter is a one-to-many communications platform and 2.

If you’re one of the about 10% of Twitter users that protect your tweets, watch out, because anybody can read them with a simple Google search. The security hole, first reported by The L.A. Times , reveals that, by just typing “site:twitter.com/*username*” (replacing *username* with the Twitter name of a protected account), you can see most or all of the tweets of an account

The eReader market is about to get truly crowded, with lots of competition on deck for Amazon’s flagship Kindle. With the Barnes & Noble eReader slated to hit next year, LG’s solar powered device , and Spring Design’s Alex running Android all coming up to bat very soon, digital book reading is seriously heating up. Now we have more information on another player in this space

With the MLB playoffs in full swing, it’s been hard to miss the chatter on Twitter during pivotal moments during games. MLB.com is now tracking all of that action, and compiling it in an interactive inning-by-inning timeline of each game that compiles Twitter buzz alongside video highlights. The result is MLB’s “Pulse” feature which now accompanies the Wrap Up of each game.

Miley Cyrus deleted her Twitter account this week, citing the fact that tabloids were using the Tweets as fodder for their stories. But while deleting an online profile doesn’t usually require more than a few clicks, Cyrus went the extra mile and wrote a rap about her reasons for abandoning the site, writes the Daily Mail .