Twitter has inked a deal with Google that will see tweets getting displayed in the search giant’s results. According to a Bloomberg report, citing people with knowledge of the matter, tweets will…
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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 rolls out kid-friendly Vine version
Twitter has rolled out a child friendly version of its short video clip sharing service dubbed Vine. The newly launched Vine version is targeted specifically at young children, in a bid to…
Twitter rolls out group and video messaging features
Twitter has begun rolling out two new features – group and video messaging – for its Android and iOS users. Until now, Twitter’s 284 million users were able to make private conversations…
Twitter collaborates with Bing to roll out tweet translation feature
Micro-blogging giant Twitter has teamed up with Bing Translator to roll out new ‘tweet translation’ feature for users. “Tweet translation is available on twitter.com, Twitter for iOS, Twitter for Android, and TweetDeck,”…
Twitter rolls out ‘while you were away’ recap feature to iOS; web and Android version to follow soon
Twitter has announced it has rolled out ‘while you were away’ feature to iOS users and that separate versions for the web and Android platforms are slated to be coming soon. The…
Twitter bags Indian start-up ZipDial
Twitter has reportedly acquired India-based mobile phone marketing start-up ZipDial for an undisclosed amount. While the financial details of the deal remains undisclosed, it is expected that the deal would have cost…
Twitter recovers from Monday outage which caused timeline and tweet delays
Twitter says that it has managed to clear up the mess that resulted in an outage affecting posting tweets and refreshing timelines late on Monday. Twitter users complained of facing issue with…
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 iPhone app bestowed with new analytics feature
Sometimes you get too curious to find out how well your tweet has performed; now a new feature in Twitter’s iPhone app will do the work for you. Twitter, on Monday, rolled…
Sony threatens Twitter of legal consequences over tweets with leaked hacking details
Still struggling with the devastating hacking attack which led to massive disclosure of stolen email information, Sony has threatened to sue Twitter if it does not stop its users from tweeting information…
Tweets embedded with images, hashtags have more chances of being re-tweeted: Research
Tweets loaded with images and hashtags are four times more likely to get re-tweeted, new research claims. According to a study conducted by digital marketing agency Stone Temple Consulting from Framington, Massachusetts,…
Google tops “2015 Best Places to Work” list; Twitter ousted from top 50
Google has managed to bag the top spot in the seventh “2015 Best Places to Work” list – a listing from Glassdoor, a US-based website that provides insider ratings and information from…
Instagram leapfrogs Twitter in active users count
Photo sharing service Instagram on Wednesday announced it has successfully crossed 300 million active user milestone. This is for the very first time that the photo- and video-sharing app has surpassed Twitter’s…