Tag: twitter
Twitter starts testing “while you were away” Facebook-newsfeed style feature
Twitter has started testing a new feature which will sort through your tweets since the last time you checked Twitter, and display the most important/relevant ones, without you having to scroll through the whole lot. The news comes via many Twitter users, who have started seeing the section appearing in their app. OMG, it appears…
Does Instagram now have more users than Twitter?
Instagram has announced it has topped 300m users... has it finally overtaken Twitter? In a great spot by Mashable, it looks likely that the photo app now has more users than Twitter - which in October said it had just 281m users. Instagram is, of course, owned by Facebook which itself has over 1.1bn users…
Who was the first person to mention Ed Balls on Twitter?
Ever wondered who was the first to utter a certain word or phrase on Twitter? Now you can find out using a tool created by Amit Agarwal using the improved Twitter search system. It means we can finally answer age old questions like "Who was the first person to mention Ed Balls?": Or perhaps just…
Twitter to look at your other apps to better target its ads
Twitter is to use the other apps you have downloaded to make its targeted adverts more relevant to you, it has emerged. According to the Bangkok Post quotes Twitter as saying: "We are collecting and occasionally updating the list of apps installed on your mobile device so we can deliver tailored content that you might…
Lego confirms 70s “Message to Parents” viral image is REAL!
Lego has today confirmed that a viral image, purporting to be a message to parents contained within a Lego set in the 1970s is indeed REAL! You must have seen the image, which has had over 6000 retweets, by now - it has been widely shared on Twitter and Facebook after appearing on Reddit -…
Twitter makes Twitter Search actually work like it should do
If you've ever searched Twitter looking for an old tweet you'll have noticed a problem - go back more than couple of weeks and search will claim the Tweet doesn't exist. The good news now is that the company has made the search box act like you might expect it to - and search through…
88-year-old woman forced to awkwardly tweet to avoid social embarrassment
An 88-year-old woman was forced to feign interest in Twitter today, as she was shown around a new exhibition on the information age by younger colleagues. The woman, who identified herself only as "Elizabeth R", is thought to be a victim of circumstances that have forced her to continue working - even well after she…
Is Twitter about to launch direct video uploads?
Warning: Let's call this speculation. Actor and presenter Robert Llewellyn, who is known for playing Kryten in Red Dwarf and presenting several wildly successful YouTube series (like Carpool and Fully Charged) has just tweeted this intriguing thing: Oooh, exciting. I'm going to try uploading video direct to twitter later on today. New feature. New toys!…
Twitter putting “Buy” buttons directly on to tweets
Twitter is testing new functionality that could add "buy" buttons direct to tweets - making it easier to buy stuff over the network. At the moment, the links are only being tested with a handful of US users and a handful of retailers - but if successful could see it roll out to everyone. Here's…
Twitter rolls out analytics dashboard to all users
Have you ever wondered how many people actually clicked on the link to that cat video that you tweeted? Well, now you can find out. In July, Twitter launched its analytics dashboard, but only for advertisers and verified users. Now the dashboard is available to every account that has been open for at least 14…