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Vine Gets A Personalized Channel Just For You
If you’re a Vine user then you know that finding new clips can be difficult. I rely mostly on my network to surface really funny Loops, but the team wants to make it easier for you. Today it has introduced a new channel within the app called “For you.” Here’s what Vine had to say about it today: Our home feeds on Vine are filled with posts from the accounts we follow… Read More
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Twitter Is Monkeying Around With The Order Of Tweets In Your Timeline
I’ve been told by insiders at Twitter that “nothing is sacred” when it comes to making Twitter “easier to use” and ready to onboard the next few hundred million users that Twitter needs to be a powerhouse in media. The latest tweaks and horsing around have to do with the order of tweets you see in your timeline.
The hallmark of Twitter has been the reverse… Read More
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To Push Moments, Twitter Starts Shoving The Notifications Tab To The Side
If you’re a Twitter for the web user (or Android) like I am, then you know exactly where all of the tabs are that you need to speedily read tweets, replies and so forth. Twitter, monkeying around with the service as they do, has started experimenting with switching some places of the tabs you use the most. The “Notifications” tab sits nicely next to “Home” on the… Read More
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Insert Snarky Subtweet About Twitter Trademarking Subtweet
Yes. This a trademark application filed on October 30th for the term “subtweet.” Twitter has filed a trademark for the term “subtweet.” pic.twitter.com/ivE9hLDm2R — Alex Weprin (@alexweprin) December 4, 2015 If you’re not sure what a subtweet is, then well…I’m not sure I can help you all that much. Basically, when someone talks trash about… Read More
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Kobe Bryant’s Retirement Post Had 1 Million Clicks In First Two Hours
When Kobe Bryant decided to share his intentions to retire after this season, his 20th, the way he did it was…different. Even though he did a press conference later that evening, he chose to share the news via Twitter and Facebook. Both posts linked to a heartfelt poem about his career. It was hosted by Derek Jeter’s site The Players’ Tribune and the site immediately… Read More
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Not Into The Hearts? Twitter Appears To Be Testing Multi-Emoji Reactions
Yes, the fav turned into a like. The star turned into a heart. Some tweeters were not very happy about this change even though Twitter said engagement was just fine — increased among new users, in fact. Today, we’ve learned that Twitter, which tests many things all of the time, is letting folks play with the ability to share reactions in multiple ways by way of emojis. Forget… Read More
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Twitter Doing More With GIFs, Introduces Feature Called “ScratchReel”
Twitter tweeted out a new toy for you to play with for video called “ScratchReel.” Basically, it lets you scrub a short GIF back and forth for cool effects.
Check it out here (to see the actual effect you have to visit the native tweet):
Spotted a ScratchReel yet? Scrub back & forth to help the @WSL surfer escape the tube!
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What In The Hell Is A #TacoEmojiEngine?
Tacos. Emojis. Tacos + Emojis. That’s what Taco Bell rolled out to Twitter yesterday. They called it the “#TacoEmojiEngine.” What’s #TacoEmojiEngine? Tweet us a + any other emoji to find out. pic.twitter.com/tioahCA0WC — Taco Bell (@tacobell) November 9, 2015 What the hell is it and what is the point? I set out to find out, tweeting along the way.… Read More
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Twitter Sees 6% Increase In “Like” Activity After First Week Of Hearts
Speaking at the Open Mobile Summit in San Francisco today, Twitter’s SVP of Product, Kevin Weil, shared with the crowd that the new hearts aren’t stopping activity. In fact, the activity is increased: “With the change from favorites to likes we’ve seen a 6% increase in like activity in just the first week.” –@kevinweil — Robi Ganguly (@rganguly) November… Read More
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Twitter Found Love In A Fave-Less Place
It’s a function of Twitter’s largely unfiltered feed. It zips by so quickly that even great content can get lost. Your closest friends and sparring partners might easily miss your tweets. And unless you have some level of offline celebrity or an online soapbox, you might never gain enough followers to get your tweets seen before they’re pushed down the timeline. The result… Read More
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