Twitter

By now, it should be a familiar adage: For such a simple idea, Twitter is a tough service for newcomers to figure out. But now, in the days before its IPO, the company is putting on its best face for the public. On Monday evening, Twitter quietly rolled out an entirely new “About” section on Continue Reading →

As most active Twitter users undoubtedly noticed, Twitter on Tuesday added a new feature to its website and mobile apps that is definitely making waves. In a move that pushes the service one step closer to the likes of Facebook and Tumblr — and makes ads much more valuable as well — Twitter now displays Continue Reading →

Twitter shipped an update on Tuesday that adds in-stream video and image previews to the main feed in its iOS, Android and web apps. Previously you would have to tap on links for images via Twitter or video service Vine. Now you can see them right in the feed. Update below. At this point, the Continue Reading →

Vine, Twitter’s six-second looping video app, has just released an update to the app that brings two new big features to the video sharing platform: Sessions and Time Travel. Time Travel essentially lets you edit videos, which has always been something Vine was very rigid about. In the past, you could never go back in Continue Reading →

Microsoft has confirmed that there’s an issue with its built-in Twitter feature that could result in unexpected data usage. The issue stems from a Twitter back-end change that has caused Windows Phones to re-download the profile images for Twitter contacts frequently. Twitter is currently transitioning its profile pictures from one server to another, and The Continue Reading →

Twitter announced on Thursday after the market closed that it is setting its IPO share price at $17 to $20 per share and is looking to sell 70 million shares. Twitter’s offering could raise up to $1.4 billion, although it will raise somewhere around $1.2 billion if it sells all its shares at the median Continue Reading →

Would you ever host a party and spend the entire time talking only about yourself—or, going a step further, selling yourself—to guests? Would you ever want to attend a party like that? Of course not. A brand’s presence in social media is very much akin to a party, one they want customers to like, speak Continue Reading →

Just six months after launching it, Twitter is strongly considering killing off its Twitter #Music mobile application, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. It is unclear what Twitter’s time frame is for ultimately ending support for Twitter #Music, as the company is currently in the midst of revamping its music department. But sources Continue Reading →

Twitter’s entire premise is based on publicness. “Join the conversation in the global town square!” the company likes to say. But, over the past year, Twitter has come around to seeing the value of being more discreet. The company plans to significantly update its direct-messaging product in the near future, according to multiple sources, bringing Continue Reading →

Twitter is rolling out an option to ease the use of direct messages. Traditionally, Twitter has allowed users who follow each other to send direct messages back and forth, or for users to send direct messages to accounts that follow them. A new setting, that appears to have been rolling out over the past week, Continue Reading →