Twitter Archive
07 Sep 2015
Is it Time for Twitter to Ditch its Limits?
Is it Time for Twitter to Ditch its Limits? Twitter: a great tool for messaging friends, reading random strangers’ musings on life’s daily events, and having conversations with brands and people you might never engage with otherwise. (Great for poking fun at others, too.) However, most Twitter users have felt the frustration that comes
21 Aug 2015
Twitter Updates Transparency Report with Periscope Takedown Requests
Twitter Updates Transparency Report with Periscope Takedown Requests Twitter has released its latest batch of copyright notice statistics—as in, how many copyright notices the service (and other services it owns/operates) receives compared to how many it acts on. The results? The total number of copyright notices Twitter received in the time period between January
06 Aug 2015
Twitter co-founder Ev Williams wants developers to come back to the flock
Twitter co-founder Ev Williams wants developers to come back to the flock Good news (maybe), developers — Twitter wants you back. At the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference in Aspen, Colorado, Twitter co-founder Ev Williams said it was time Twitter re-engage with software developers. “Twitter should be more of a platform than it is,” said Williams,
06 Aug 2015
Twitter is removing backgrounds from your home feed [updated]
Twitter is removing backgrounds from your home feed [updated] If you care deeply about the way your Twitter feed looks, you’ll disappointed to hear that the social network is now wiping background images and replacing it with a neutral shade of light blue. A Twitter spokesperson told Mashable, which first reported the change: We’re
06 Aug 2015
Twitter just released a native Windows 10 app
Twitter just released a native Windows 10 app We’re not even done with launch day, and it already looks like Windows 10 is getting the ball rolling with third-party software: Twitter just launched a native app for the operating system. Without requiring you to log in, the app showcases top trending tweets, photos and
06 Aug 2015
Twitter’s new email bug is stating the obvious and annoying users
Twitter’s new email bug is stating the obvious and annoying users Twitter users are reporting an unusual new feature this week – getting email updates on their own activity on the site. While it’s interesting for company to re-affirm that it’s watching your every move, it’s a little unnecessary and most likely a bug.
29 Jul 2015
Twitter Gets Rid of Customized Backgrounds
Twitter Gets Rid of Customized Backgrounds If you are a kind of person who likes customization in every portion of your life, Twitter may have made increased its enemy count by 1. As users found out upon logging on their Twitter profiles, the public social-networking group has turned off users’ backgrounds by default, much
08 Jul 2015
Twitter’s new ‘Personas’ let brands easily target millenials, baby boomers and more
Twitter’s new ‘Personas’ let brands easily target millenials, baby boomers and more Twitter unveiled Audience Insights back in May to help brands get a better grasp of the people they reach on the platform. Now the company is upgrading Insights with new demographic data, buying behavior and more. First up, Twitter is introducing something they call ‘personas,’ which
03 Apr 2015
Twitter’s Periscope Allows Live Stream Replays
Twitter’s Periscope Allows Live Stream Replays Twitter on Thursday unveiled Periscope, the live-streaming app developed by a company it acquired earlier this year, reportedly for just under US$100 million. It’s a big bet for an app that’s in a genre that already has matured, but Twitter is counting on the mobile world’s appetite for
01 Apr 2015
Play ‘choose your own adventure’ on Twitter
Play ‘choose your own adventure’ on Twitter When I was a kid, I loved spending hours poring through Choose Your Own Adventure and Fighting Fantasybooks. The idea that you get to dictate what happens with the protagonist and are responsible for their success or failure really grabbed me, as it did anyone who got into