Category: Twitter

Why Did Twitter Do Away with User Backgrounds?

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  In case you missed it, Twitter caused quite a stir earlier this week when they removed user backgrounds from Twitter.com. Cover photos are still in tact, but the imagery users typically see on the side panels of Twitter.com are now a white/light blue color. Why the change? No one knows for sure, although the background is still […]

Twitter Direct Messages No Longer Limited to 140 Characters

It’s been a busy week for Twitter. After news broke that CEO Dick Costolo would be leaving the company, Twitter’s Developer Team announced that direct messages will no longer be limited to 140 characters beginning in July. The move could be great for customer service communication between brands and personal accounts, as everything can now […]

Just Announced: Twitter's Audience Insights Tool

Today, Twitter announced a new tool called Audience Insights that aims to help marketers and advertisers alike better understand their audiences on Twitter. The tool will now provide advertisers extremely detailed information about their customers, ranging from lifestyle and interests to TV viewing behavior. Since Audience Insights provides valuable details about the people who are […]

4 Recent Twitter Updates to Check Out

A lot has been happening with Twitter recently. Actually, there’s always a bunch happening with Twitter. But since it’s such a insane flow of constant information, and we’re programmed to check in, tweet, retweet, favorite, and maybe read a few things, at the speed of light, you may have missed some recent changes. Here are […]

Building Relationships on Twitter in 140 Characters or Less

Social Media is all about relationships. Some people seem to think it’s about a relationship with themselves, but that defeats the very meaning of “social”. Brands sometimes think it’s the perfect place to promote their product. Wrong again! Social Media is about being social – it’s an interaction between people. You don’t post something just […]

Twitter Debuts New Look

Twitter has become a a big part of where people are able to see what is going on in the world. According to Twitter, a big change will be happening for users who have a Twitter account but do not necessarily log in every day or even every week. Twitter is making it so they are […]

Twitter Launches 'Retweet with Comment' Feature

According to techcrunch.com, Twitter is now releasing a ‘Retweet with Comment’ feature, which Twitter has been testing since last summer. The new feature now allows Twitter users to embed a tweet into their own tweet, allowing them to essentially write their own commentary to a tweet. Say more with revamped quote Tweet! Rolling out on iPhone […]

Twitter Toying with Autoplay

According to mashable.com, Twitter is now following in Facebook’s footsteps with an autoplay feature. Twitter is now experimenting with autoplay for videos in timelines. Autoplay lets videos play while somebody is scrolling through their news feeds automatically without even needing to hit play. Vine, a popular app that lets users post six-second videos, will not be […]