Twitter Starts Supporting Emoji Characters
Until recently, if you punched in an emoji character in your tweet, it turned to tiny squares when you posted the tweet. That is changing now that Twitter has announced official support for emoji characters.
Tweets Can Be Analyzed To Determine Public Health Trends
Twitter’s data has been used in the past to procure some very useful information and trends. Now, a study says that this data can be analyzed to reveal the current public health trends.
Photo Tagging Comes To Twitter’s iPhone And Android Apps
Facebook and Twitter tend to borrow features from each other on a routine basis. This is Twitter’s turn now and the site has added ‘photo tagging’ to its Android and iPhone apps.
Twitter Pulls The Plug On Its #Music App
Twitter #Music was launched after a lot of anticipation and wait. But the app was a failure from the get-go and didn’t get any traction. It’s no wonder that Twitter is now pulling the plug on it.
Turkey Blocks Twitter Following Allegations Against PM’s Inner Circle
Turkey is on the road to a tyrannical internet censorship. The country has officially blocked Twitter, apparently on the pretext that it is being used to ‘defame’ the Turkish PM and allege his close aides of corruption.
Twitter Celebrates Its 8th Birthday, Showing People’s First Tweet
If you’re a Twitter user, then can you remember what was your first tweet? May be, or may be not. However, to celebrate its 8th birthday, Twitter has launched a new tool that’ll help you find your and other’s first tweet easily.
Twitter Considers Hiding @replies On Timelines
Twitter keeps tinkering with new features on a limited scale which, if proven useful, are then rolled out to the general public. The company is reportedly testing a more streamlined view of the Timeline now, hiding @replies from tweets.
Facebook Tops The Preference List Of Love-Seeking Singles
Gone are the days when you had to sign up for a dating site and possibly pay a small amount of cash as registration fee. Facebook has changed the online dating industry by becoming the top choice of love-seeking singles.
Twitter Is Planning A Major Facebook-Like Redesign
It would appear that when it comes to user interface, there’s an alliance of sorts between Facebook and Twitter. Twitter is apparently planning to revamp its user interface, bringing it a lot closer to what Facebook looks like.
Twitter Timeline Views And User Growth Rate Decline In Q4
Twitter has been registering a steady growth ever since it came into being. And when it went public, it did far better than most Wall Street estimates. But during the Q4 of 2013, Twitter’s user growth rate has slowed down.
Twitter Will Soon Offer Music-Related Analytics To Find Emerging Artists
Twitter has been forging ties with media organizations, given the sheer treasure-trove of real-time data that it has. Now, the micro-blogging company is focusing on music, having signed a deal to offer its music-related data to 300 Entertainment.
Twitter Is Apparently Testing Pop-Up Notifications For Web Users
If you are an avid user of Twitter on the web, you may be in for a new feature soon. The micro-blogging service is apparently testing pop-up notifications on the web version.
A Girl’s Revelation Of Awaiting Death In Twitter Was Heartbreaking
Earlier we’ve seen a man posting ‘I’m about to get shot’ on Facebook and gets shot immediately. But this time, a girl named Amanda revealed on Twitter that she was dying and her final messages were heartbreaking.
Twitter Considers Creating A Marketplace Similar To Square Market
Until now, Twitter has heavily focused on generating revenue through advertising. And while that is going fairly well, the company now aims to diversify the profits by considering a marketplace on its platform, somewhat similar to Square Market.
Official Facebook & Twitter Account Of Skype Got Hacked By Syrian Electronic Army
The Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) has decided to celebrate the new year with a solid dose of hacking. The pro-Assad group recently gained control of Skype’s social media accounts, demanding an end to online spying.
