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Twitter releases updates for Android, iPhone, and mobile web

, Apr 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Twitter is starting to roll out updates to both its Android and iPhone apps, as well as its mobile web interface. Its most major update is coming to Android devices running 4.0 or higher. Its Android app has been revamped to a degree in which Twitter says "reflects a native Android experience". All of the updates will include more types of contents, including apps, photo galleries, and improved product listings. Read The Full Story

Twitter announces new Cards and app deep-linking

, Apr 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Twitter Cards provide a savvy way for content to be displayed to users, providing, for example, a title, content snippet, and thumbnail in a clean card-like format. Back in December, Pinterest rolled out support for Twitter Cards, while some others, such as Instagram, have backed away from the feature. Now the microblogging service has announced the addition of three new Card types, in addition to deep-linking for apps. Read The Full Story

Facebook is testing out a new button

, Mar 30th 2013 Discuss [0]

It seems like Facebook is just testing out a whole bunch of new features, and it doesn't look like it has any intention of stopping anytime soon. Today, it was discovered that Facebook is testing out a new button on the desktop version of its service. The new button appears on the top right of your Facebook page, right next to your profile link. The button pops up the "How are you feeling" post-a-status screen. Read The Full Story

Twitter may generate $1b in ad revenue in 2014

, Mar 30th 2013 Discuss [0]

Twitter's ad revenue is expected to skyrocket in 2014. The social network has seen a huge rise in mobile advertisement revenue, and is expected to continue on with that momentum throughout the next year. According to eMarketer, 53% of Twitter's ad revenue comes from mobile advertisements alone. That's a huge percentage, especially considering that Twitter generated nothing from mobile advertisements back in 2011. Read The Full Story

Twitter reportedly to offer Vevo content via its music app

, Mar 29th 2013 Discuss [0]

It has been rumored for a couple weeks now that Twitter will be releasing its own music app using technology from its not-too-long-ago acquired We Are Hunted. While it has already been said that SoundCloud and iTunes will be integrated into the service, the folks over at AllThingsD are now reporting that a Twitter and Vevo deal has been struck. Read The Full Story

One person’s tweets leads to disastrous results

, Mar 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

One tweet can lead to a disastrous onslaught of consequences, as Adria Richards has recently found out. While attending the PyCon Technology Conference last week, she overheard two male developers behind her talking about "big dongles" and "forking someone's repo". She was offended by the jokes and she stated, "I was telling myself if they made one more sexual joke, I'd say something." Read The Full Story

Three BBC Twitter accounts hacked by Syrian Electronic Army

, Mar 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

BBC had three of its Twitter accounts hacked early this morning by a group that calls itself the Syrian Electronic Army, which accessed its BBC Weather, BBC Arabic, and Radio Ulster accounts to post somewhat strange public proclamations. The tweets have since been deleted, and BBC is back to being in control of its social accounts. Read The Full Story

Twitter celebrates 7th birthday with over 200 million users

, Mar 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

Twitter is celebrating its 7th birthday today. After officially launching on March 21, 2006, Twitter has gained over 200 million users and averages around 400 million tweets per day. Since the first-ever tweet was sent out by co-founder Jack Dorsey, the micro-blogging social media platform has come a long way in seven years. Read The Full Story

Twitter receives patent on itself after years of waiting

, Mar 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

This is a good day for Twitter, which just received a patent on itself from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The patent describes the Twitter service, covering such things as sent messages that aren't destined to a recipient. The patent request was filed back in 2007, and lists Biz Stone and Jack Dorsey as its inventors. Read The Full Story

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey wants to run for NYC mayor

, Mar 18th 2013 Discuss [0]

Twitter was launched in 2006 by a group of guys, one of which is Jack Dorsey, who is currently executive chairman of the social network, as well as the CEO of Square, a new mobile payment company that launched in 2010. However, Dorsey's next adventure is to one day become the mayor of New York City, a city with over 9 million residents. Read The Full Story

Twitter launches Windows 8 and RT app, get it now via Windows Store

, Mar 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

Twitter has announced the availability of its app for Windows 8 and Windows RT, which users can get now from the Windows Store. The sleek-looking app borrows its design from other Twitter apps, such as those available for Windows Phone and Android. The differences with the Windows 8 app, however, are in the details. Read The Full Story

Twitter to launch standalone music app

, Mar 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

Twitter is apparently looking to bring some music into its service. The company is getting ready to use We Are Hunted, a music discovery service it had acquired 6 months ago, to help build itself a standalone music app. The app will give personalized music recommendations to users based on the musical artists the user follows, and the musical artists the user's followers follow. The service, while less personalized, will still be usable for those without a Twitter account. Read The Full Story
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