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Sneha Bhardwaj January 16th, 2019 1:20 PM 0 COMMENTS

Twitter Starts Rolling Out Reverse Chronological Timeline for Android Smartphone Users

Micro-blogging platform Twitter has rolled out the reverse-chronological timeline for Android smartphone users that would enable them to switch to the timeline view of their choice. "Like on iOS, Android users can now switch between seeing top tweets and the latest tweets first by tapping the sparkle icon on the top right corner of the app," The Verge reported on Tuesday. This was Twitter's traditional timeline-viewing choice for users until... Read More

Sneha Bhardwaj January 9th, 2019 3:32 PM 0 COMMENTS

Twitter Plans to Test Features With Users Before Rolling Them Out

Twitter is planning to allow users to try out new features such as status updates to encourage conversations among its users, a media report said. In an interview to Engadget at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2019, a top Twitter executive said that the social media platform would try to involve its users in testing the features before formally rolling them out for all. "We want to develop a service for... Read More

Sneha Bhardwaj December 7th, 2018 6:37 PM 0 COMMENTS

WhatsApp to Deploy Proactive Artificial Intelligence Tools to Check the Spread of Fake Messages

Social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp and Twitter will soon deploy 'proactive, artificial intelligence (AI) based tools' to check the spread of hate messages and rumours inciting violence and crimes against women, Home Ministry officials said Friday. Anyone found involved in disseminating fake news creating social tension will be identified, name disclosed and prosecuted. This was agreed upon after a series of meetings between representatives of the social media... Read More

Sneha Bhardwaj November 15th, 2018 11:14 AM 0 COMMENTS

Twitter Rolls Out New Sections Tab for iOS Users

Twitter is rolling out an update for iOS users in the US where they can see tweets they care about the most in the search tab via new "sections". Currently, the Twitter search tab in the iOS app offers a vertically scrolling list of trending topics. The users can now move horizontally to view the top news and tweets. "We added sections so it's easier for you to see the... Read More

Sneha Bhardwaj November 1st, 2018 11:23 AM 0 COMMENTS

Twitter for iOS to Soon Get a Home Screen Button That Allows Users to Switch the Order of Tweets

Twitter is testing a home-screen button to help its 326 million users switch the order of the tweets they see, the social network announced on Thursday. The micro-blogging platform said a small number of iOS users would soon see a button on the home screen that allows them to switch between a display of tweets. "Sometimes you want to see the latest Tweets, first. We're testing a way for you... Read More

Sneha Bhardwaj October 26th, 2018 3:28 PM 0 COMMENTS

Twitter Subscriber Base Reduced by 9 Million in Q3 2018, Reports Strong Revenue of $758 Million

It's that time of the month again when all the companies reveal their previous quarter numbers. Microblogging portal Twitter also joined the list and reported revenue of $758 million in the third quarter of 2018, with monthly active users (MAUs) reaching 326 million. Twitter revenue was up 29% (year-over-year) and advertising revenue reached $650 million. At the same time, a report by Fortune revealed that Twitter lost a whopping nine... Read More

Sneha Bhardwaj October 25th, 2018 5:08 PM 0 COMMENTS

Government Asks Google and Social Media Platforms to Check the Spread of Rumours Inciting Unrest

The Indian Government has asked Google, Twitter, WhatsApp and other social media platforms to take concrete steps to check the spread of rumours and messages inciting unrest, cyber crimes and other activities that could be detrimental to the national security, officials said to PTI on Thursday. Besides, these platforms, which also include Facebook and Instagram, have also been asked to put in place a system for prompt sharing of information... Read More

Chakri K September 18th, 2018 2:44 PM 0 COMMENTS

Twitter Will Allow Users to Switch Between Relevant and Most Recent Tweets on Android, iOS

Social media platform, Twitter today announced that it would be giving more control to its 336 million users by converting their timeline into a pure reverse chronological feed. In a series of Tweets, Twitter revealed its plans of testing a new feature which will allow its users to switch between relevant and most recent tweets. To recall, back in 2016, Twitter stated that it would only show 'most important tweets'... Read More

Ria Lakshman November 16th, 2016 3:00 PM 2 COMMENTS

Twitter to Tackle Online Abuse by Allowing Users to ‘Mute’ Keywords and Phrases

The display of hatred and violence on social media platform is drastically rising. Twitter is one among the most favourite platforms for the people to abuse, bully, and harass. The social media platform already offers some control over this, by allowing the users to “mute” the accounts of specific users, in case if you do not wish to see the content they publish. Now, Twitter has added more controls to... Read More

Ria Lakshman September 21st, 2016 6:00 AM 3 COMMENTS

Twitter employs new character limit, lays off global engineering team at Bengaluru

Over the past decade, Twitter has evolved from a 140-character text message to a platform of creative expression featuring photos, videos, hashtags, GIFs, etc. The progress continues, the latest change is to make tweeting even more flexible by changing how it counts characters. Twitter is exempting @names in replies, media attachments such as photos, GIFs, videos and polls from the 140 character limit. The new limit has officially come into... Read More

Zara Ali July 27th, 2016 4:51 PM 1 COMMENTS

Twitter Android app finally gets Night Mode

Back in May, Twitter tested the Night Mode feature for its Android app. Now, in the latest development, the social media giant is officially rolling out the feature for its Android app. To simplify, it means that now there will be "dark theme" option on the Twitter app, which will let users use it efficiently at night. To use it, users must enable it from the menu (under the profile... Read More

Asif Iqbal May 27th, 2015 10:34 PM 0 COMMENTS

Twitter finally launches live video streaming app Periscope for Android

Twitter's live video streaming app Periscope is finally available on Android. The app is available for both, smartphones as well as tablets, and comes with full Material UI design that debuted with Android 5.0 Lollipop. Prior to this, the app was only available for the Apple iPhone, and the company hasn't specified any launch plans for Windows devices. Earlier this month, Periscope's competitor – Meerkat – went out of beta... Read More