Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has confirmed that four of the platform’s top executives are exiting the company. VP of media Katie Stanton, VP of product Kevin Weil, VP of engineering Alex Roetter and HR head Brian Schipper are departing from the micro blogging site.
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Every social network has that one unique element which sets it apart from others. There are no two opinions about the 140 character limit being that element for Twitter, but this could soon change according to a new report.
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Twitter has been taking measures to combat abuse on its platform throughout this year. The micro-blogging site has now updated its rules to tackle abusive behavior and hateful content.
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Twitter has revamped the way it displays photos for its desktop client. The micro blogging site will no longer crop photos on your timeline when you access it via Web.
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Twitter has announced native video support for Twitter Kit. This means that users will be able to enjoy Twitter videos and GIFs without having to leave their app or launch the Twitter app.
Instagram is introducing a new video feature called “Best Videos” which is basically a curated video channel like Snapchat Stories and Twitter Moments.
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Twitter has announced its earnings report for the third quarter and recorded $569 million in revenues, up 58% year-over-year. It had issued guidance that it would generate $545 to $560 million in revenue.
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Twitter is introducing a new feature that will allow everyone to create polls on the micro blogging site. The company has been testing polls with a handful of users, but they will now be rolling out to iOS, Android, and Web over the next few days.
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Twitter was testing a new feature code named as Project Lightning since June, that focused on current events. Today, the micro blogging site has officially introduced the new tool and is calling it as Moments. 
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Jack Dorsey, who was currently the interim chief, has been officially named as permanent CEO of Twitter. The move comes from the micro blogging site after long time CEO Dick Costolo decided to step down from his role starting July 1.
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Last month, Twitter made the decision to remove the 140 word restriction when sending direct messages and it seems that they are considering building a new product that will remove the 140 character limit for tweets as well.
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Twitter has updated its iPad app to bring it in line with its iPhone app. The move comes from Twitter to provide a more unified experience for its users across all iOS devices.
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Twitter has updated its Windows 10 app with a number of features. The app has finally received features which were already present on its mobile apps.
The Twitter app for Windows 10 now gets group messaging feature that allows users to direct message (DM) with more than one person and lets you add multiple contacts to a group chat. You can start a group chat with any of your followers, but those individuals don’t have to follow each other to participate in your chat. Next up, the app now supports multiple accounts which means you can add and quickly switch between multiple Twitter accounts right from within the app.
Users can now comment on other people’s Tweets with the Quote Tweet feature and view and subscribe to lists. The update brings a new Happening Now section which should keep you up on whatever’s trending at all times. Finally, Now unsent Tweets are saved into drafts folder that can be used later. Twitter had released the native Windows 10 app in July this year.
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If you don’t know what Pocket is then allow me to explain. It is a neat little app that helps you you to save stuff for viewing at a later time or date. This could be anything from articles, videos, photos etc. Now Pocket is introducing a new feature that gives you article and video recommendations that you may find interesting.
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