Category: Twitter
Android users can now access chronological Twitter timeline
A Twitter tool that enables users to switch to a reverse chronological timeline has been rolled out to Android users. In December the social media site introduced a new sparkle icon to the feeds of users on Apple’s iOS platform which enabled them to switch between an algorithm-based feed of “top tweets” and one that…
200 million Tweets about Brexit since referendum. Twitter issues tips on how to mute words.
More than 200 million tweets have been sent referencing Brexit since the result of the EU referendum was announced, according to figures from Twitter. And probably another 200 million more before we come to any kind of agreement! The social media platform has published tips for users who may wish to hear less about the…
Teenager’s emoji-filled text read out by voice assistant goes viral
A man has gone viral after sharing a video of his car’s AI voice assistant reading out a text message from his 14-year-old son. Aaron Reynolds, from Toronto, Canada, shared the video of Apple’s CarPlay iOS app reading out the message, which was received while his wife was driving. This is what it’s like to…
Japanese billionaire boasts retweet top spot with money giveaway promise
A Japanese billionaire posted the most retweeted tweet of all time by offering those sharing it a cut of 100 million yen. Yusaku Maezawa’s January 5 post, which has more than 4.6 million retweets, promised to randomly select 100 people who shared the tweet and followed his profile for a share in the £726,000 fund.…
Twitter now allows you to see most recent tweets first – again
Twitter has added an icon to its mobile app which enables users to switch back to its old system of showing the most recent tweets first. The social media platform changed its timeline algorithm in 2016, introducing a feed that showed a mixture of the most recent tweets alongside those the site’s algorithms believed were…
Question Time ‘most tweeted about BBC show of 2018’
Question Time, The Andrew Marr Show and Doctor Who have been named the most tweeted about BBC TV shows of 2018, according to figures from TV Licensing. News and current affairs programmes dominated the list – taking nine of the top 20 places – with Newsnight, BBC Breakfast and the Victoria Derbyshire show all making…
The UK’s Top Ten favourite tweets of 2018
Twitter has released a collection of 10 of the most-liked tweets in the UK in 2018 so far, featuring Harry Maguire, Ariana Grande and the Dad who took coaching to another level! The collection illustrates some of the best, funniest or most heartfelt things which have struck a chord with UK users of the social…
Twitter’s UK Christmas ad features John Lewis – the Virginia-based lecturer, that is!
Mr Lewis has owned the Twitter handle @JohnLewis since 2007 (TwitterUK/YouTube) Twitter UK has made John Lewis – the Virginia-based lecturer, not the retail store – the star of its latest Christmas advert. Every year Mr Lewis, who has owned the Twitter handle @JohnLewis since 2007, receives thousands of tweets…
Twitter boss Jack Dorsey considers edit button – again
Twitter (PA/Andrew Matthews) Twitter boss Jack Dorsey has talked about the possibility of adding an edit button to the social network in the future, but only when he is sure that such an option can be done in the right way to prevent abuse. Speaking at an event in Indian…
YouGov site reveals how people rate each of Trump’s tweets
Heaven help us. As if the guy doesn't get enough publicity for his frankly insane social media activity, YouGov has unveiled a new website – TweetIndex.YouGov.com – showing how people rate each of Donald Trump’s tweets. YouGov TweetIndex is a new site that shows how the public reacts to a tweet’s content. To showcase the service, YouGov…