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.
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Twitter building native video platform
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 rolls out “While You Were Away” feature for some users
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.
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Twitter releases 2014 trends for India
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 adds more photo filters to Android and iOS apps
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
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Twitter improves tools for reporting online abuse
Twitter has improved the tools that will allow users to report abusive tweets. The micro blogging site revealed new tools to report harassments thereby making the process more streamlined.
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Twitter allows you to share tweets via Direct Messages
Twitter has added the ability for users to share tweets via Direct Messages. Users on Android and iPhone can send public tweets privately similar to photos or links using Direct Message.
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Twitter plans to revamp DM, add instant timeline and more in 2015
Twitter revealed its roadmap for next year that includes new apps and features. The micro blogging site will soon debut “instant timeline” that will allow new users to see what is happening on the site without following anyone.
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Twitter reports $361M in revenue, 284 MAU in Q3 2014
Twitter reported its third quarter earnings with a revenue of $361M, more than double what it did for the same period in 2013. The micro blogging site’s revenue, most of which comes from advertising, increased sharply in the third quarter.
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Twitter acquires Twitpic, will maintain domain and photo archive
Twitter has scooped up Twitpic, a service that allowed users to attach photos to their tweets. The micro blogging site will maintain Twitpic’s domain and photo archive.
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Twitter debuts Digits, a new tool to sign into apps using phone number
Twitter has introduced a new tool that allows users to log into apps using their phone number instead of user ID and password. The main aim of the service it enhance the security layer for users at the time of signing in.
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Twitter rolls out Audio Cards, teams up with SoundCloud and iTunes
Twitter has unveiled a new feature that lets users listen to music in their timelines on the Twitter mobile app. The micro blogging site has unveiled Audio Cards that will allows users to listen to songs, podcasts and other audio content on their Android and iPhone app.
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Twitter for iPhone gets a profile makeover and interactive notifications
App makers and social networks are updating their iPhone and iPad apps with iOS 8 available for download. Yesterday, we saw a bunch of apps adding new features and improvements and now Twitter is also doing the same.
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Twitter to roll out ‘Buy Now’ button via payment start-up Stripe later this year
Last month Twitter was testing a “Buy Now” button that will enable users to buy things directly from the platform. Now a report from Re/Code is stating that the Twitter will roll out this initiative later this year.
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Twitter officially adds tweets from people you don’t follow on your Timeline
Earlier this month Twitter tested a new feature that shows tweets into users timeline from accounts their friends follow. This experiment was not accepted by many users, however, it looks like Twitter has made this experiment official.
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