You can now add GIFs and emoji to Fleets on Twitter

Fleets, a feature on Twitter that allows users to post temporary content that disappears after 24-hours, is getting a new update that will allow users to add gifs, stickers and emoji, making them more fun and personalized. The feature is rolling out today on Twitter app for both iOS and Android users.

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Twitter to soon show bigger, uncropped images in Timeline and allow higher-res image upload

Over the years, Twitter has evolved from a social media platform that solely was based on simple text to a platform that is rich in media, both photo and video. However, Twitter is behind their competitors when it comes to the features it supports for uploading and viewing media. That is finally going to change as they have begun testing the ability to view uncropped images on the Timeline along with the ability to upload and view high-res images.

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Twitter experimenting with “Undo Send” feature as part of subscription offering

Ever since Twitter announced that they are exploring premium features on the platform via paid subscriptions, there has been a lot of news surfacing about them. Twitter is now reportedly looking into bringing an “Undo Send” feature that would give users a short period of time to withdraw a tweet after it is published.

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Twitter to introduce e-commerce shopping tools for the platform

A few weeks ago, Twitter revealed that they were looking into different ways to generate revenue through the platform, such as subscription services for premium features. The company is now developing e-commerce features for Twitter, which would enable selling products through them.

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Twitter Spaces now being tested on Android in India

Twitter started testing Spaces voice-based social networking platform, a direct competitor to Clubhouse back in December last year on iOS as a beta app. Now the company has announced that it has started testing the app in beta for Android in several countries including India. Clubhouse is still exclusive to iOS users and is invite-only. Continue reading “Twitter Spaces now being tested on Android in India”

Twitter working on Safety Mode feature to auto-detect and block abusive tweets

During their 2021 Analyst Day presentation, the developers of Twitter revealed that they are working on a new feature for the platform called Safety Mode. There aren’t a lot of details about the feature but from the presentation, it can be inferred that this mode is designed to detect and remove abusive tweets.

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Twitter announces Super Follows creator subscription and Communities features

At its Analyst Day 2021  Twitter has teased two new features — Super Follows and Communities. According to the company, Super Follows allows users to charge their followers for access to extra content. Continue reading “Twitter announces Super Follows creator subscription and Communities features”

Twitter begins testing voice DMs on Android and iOS in India, Brazil and Japan

Twitter is testing a new feature in their direct message (DM) service called voice messages. The feature, which will allow users to send messages that are a maximum of 140 seconds, was previously being tested with a small set of users, and is now rolling out in phases in a few countries.

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Twitter records $1.29 Billion in revenue in Q4 2020; 192 million monetizable Daily Active users

Twitter has released their earnings report for the 4th quarter of 2020, revealing that the company earned a revenue of $1.29 billion, which in an increase of 28% compared to Q4 2019. The company saw their average monetizable DAU grow by 27% YoY, reaching 192 million. GAAP operating income was $252 million compared to $153 million a year ago and GAAP operating margin was 20% compared to 15% in Q4 2019.

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Twitter may introduce subscription based features for Tweetdeck and other services

Twitter is reportedly looking into releasing a subscription based model that will be an alternative to the advertisement-supported model that they currently employ. They are still looking into what can be offered for a subscription, including the ability for users to pay to follow content from certain accounts, an “Undo send” button, profile customization options and more.

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Twitter acquires social podcast app Breaker to help with Spaces

Last month, Twitter began beta testing a new audio-based platform called Spaces for a limited set of users. To help with its development, Twitter has acquired Breaker, which is another podcast app that has some community and social elements.

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Twitter testing voice-based social networking platform called Spaces

Twitter is testing a rather different social media experience called Spaces that is centered around the human voice. The product is now being beta tested with a small group of individuals, and is designed to provide an alternate platform for those who wish to have a better conversation experience that isn’t possible with just 280 characters.

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Twitter to shut down Periscope app by March 2021

It wouldn’t be a wrong to say that Twitter’s standalone live-streaming app, Periscope, has been struggling to maintain a user base over the last couple of years. Add the rise in operation costs and Twitter has decided to discontinue the app by March 2021.

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Twitter enables sharing tweets directly to Instagram Stories and Snapchat

Sharing posts and texts from one platform to another is quite a popular trend right now, especially sharing screenshots of tweets to Instagram and Snapchat. So Twitter went ahead and made it possible to natively share tweets to Instagram Stories and Snapchat, simplifying the process for everyone.

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Twitter to show a warning when you try to like a labeled tweet

Recently, the micro-blogging site Twitter has started showing warning who tries to like or retweet a labeled tweet. Twitter began showing a warning before the 2020 US presidential election when users tried to retweet a flagged tweet. Continue reading “Twitter to show a warning when you try to like a labeled tweet”