Twitter has removed background images and customized wallpapers from users’ timelines and profile pages and replaced them with a blank white background. Previously, users were allowed to set wallpaper or customized image…
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Twitter rolls out new ‘Highlights’ feature
Twitter has rolled out a new feature dubbed ‘Highlights’ to help users sieve through the large number of tweets on their feed each day. The new service offers a twice-daily summary “of…
Twitter now lets you send ‘Direct Message’ to users you don’t follow
Twitter has tweaked its popular direct message feature to allow users to have a private conversation without even following each other. Until now, Twitter’s direct message system required users to follow each…
Twitter drops Discover tab in favour of Tailored Trends
Twitter will be dropping the #Discover and activity tabs in favour of new ‘Tailored Trends’ section. The ‘Discover’ tab showed users topics which were trending or popular within their network. Dropping the…
Twitter rolls out ‘quote tweet’ feature
Twitter has rolled out a new feature dubbed “Quote Tweet” which will let users embed a tweet in their own tweets. “Say more with revamped quote tweet! Rolling out on iPhone and…
Twitter announces new media tool ‘Curator’
Twitter, on Tuesday, announced the launch of a new media tool dubbed ‘Curator’ which will let media organizations, publishers, and broadcasters to search, filter and embed real-time tweets and Vine videos into…
Twitter rolls out new feature to report threatening tweets to Police
Twitter has rolled out a new anti-harassment feature which will make it easier for users to report threatening tweets to the police. Users will be able to report a threatening tweet by…
Twitter mulls Dubai office
Twitter is planning to open up an office in Dubai – the first ever office of the microblogging service in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, it has been revealed….
Twitter updates usage rules to counter revenge porn
Twitter has updated its privacy policy rules in a bid to take on online user abuse and harassment issue. The updated Twitter rules now restrict users from posting intimate photos and videos…
Twitter expands advertising network; inks deals with Yahoo Japan, Flipboard
Twitter has expanded its advertising network by signing deals with Yahoo Japan and Flipboard wherein it plans to sell ads that run outside its own platform by syndicating its “promoted tweets” allowing…
Twitter’s ‘while you were away’ feature ensures you won’t miss important tweets
Micro-blogging giant Twitter has rolled out a new feature that will let users have a quick glance of the some of the important tweets they may have missed when they were offline….
Twitter back on track post temporary outage
Twitter was hit by a temporary outage on Monday morning as millions of Twitter Android users reported facing a sign in problem. Users who tried signing up for the micro blogging service…
Twitter’s new feature ‘App Graph’ will collect users’ app data
Social and microblogging giant Twitter has quietly rolled out a new feature dubbed ‘App Graph’ that will collect data on the apps its users download on their iOS or Android phone or…
Tweets from unknowns in your timeline? You’re not alone!
Twitter has decided to make sure that you get to read tweets from unknowns on the micro-blogging land based on your interest or activities by posting tweets on users’ timelines from those…
Twitter testing ‘Buy’ button
The feature is tested with a limited number of US users and a bunch of advertising partners including singer Rihanna, the non-profit organization Red fighting AIDS, etc.