Twitter and Google have signed a deal to ensure that tweets now appear in Google search, according to a latest report from Bloomberg. The deal has been signed but is still not officially announced by both the companies, added the report.
Twitter is gearing up to open its first Research and Development (R&D) unit in India, as per the latest news The Financial Times. The microblogging site will open this facility in Bangalore, the silicon valley of India.
Twitter is testing a new feature that makes its service more accessible to new users, as per a report from The New York Times. Dubbed as Instant Timeline, the feature will curate a feed for people based on their interests, and who their friends follow.
Twitter has launched a couple of major features that will be important for the service. The microblogging site has introduced group direct messaging and video sharing service.
Twitter has teamed up with Bing to translate your tweets. The latest collaboration will enable users to view tweets in multiple languages thanks to the translation feature.
Earlier this month, Twitter started rolling out “While You Were Away” feature for some users. Today, the micro blogging site has officially launched the feature for iPhone users.
Twitter for Windows phone has received an update that includes Cortana integration. Users will be able to launch and send a tweet using Microsoft’s virtual intelligent assistance.
Twitter has finally acquired Indian mobile marketing start-up ZipDial following a report last week. The makes Twitter’s first acquisition in the country.
ICICI Bank has launched icicibankpay, the company’s new banking service that lets their customers to transfer money to anyone in the country who has a Twitter account, check account balance, view last three transactions and also recharge prepaid mobile. Any ICICI Bank savings account customer, who has a mobile number registered with the bank and has … Continue reading “ICICI Bank now lets you transfer money or check account balance using Twitter”
Twitter has hired Taranjeet Singh as Head of Sales for its India operations. His main responsibilities will be to increase the commercial opportunities for Twitter in India.
Twitter is apparently working on negotiations to buy ZipDial,a mobile marketing startup from India. The size of the deal is estimated to be between $30-40 million.
Twitter was said to be working on its own video service since November last year. Now, according to a report from TechCrunch, the micro blogging site’s new service will host videos upto 10 minutes.
Twitter has started rolling out “While You Were Away” feature for some users. As the name suggests, the feature enables users to have a quick look at all the important tweets and topics they have missed since their last login.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tweet has been touted as the “Golden Tweet,” a.k.a. the most-Retweeted Tweet of the year in India in 2014. His election winning post was retweeted on Twitter more than 70,000 times and had more than 45,000 favorites.
Twitter is taking a cue from Instagram and adding new filters to enhance photo sharing experience. The micro blogging site is bringing new photo filters to Android and iOS apps
