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Stadium’s 24/7 sports network launched on Thursday and is now available within the Pluto TV Android app, as well as on its official website (WatchStadium.com) and Twitter. The Chicago, Illinois-based company pledged that its latest platform will offer a wide variety of sports-related content including hundreds of live games and over 2,500 college games. Stadium […]

Twitter has reportedly kicked off testing for the micro-blogging site’s Night Mode on its desktop site, an indication that the feature could soon land on large-screen computers. According to a new report, Twitter’s desktop site has now started to switch to a dark gray color from its default white background for some users, though there’s […]

Twitter is in a bit of a tough spot as of late. The company has had trouble growing its platform, and this past quarter it actually reported 0% growth, which is a big issue for the company and its investors. Now, some light is being shed on another number that Twitter holds close, and that […]

Twitter on Thursday released its consolidated financial results for the second quarter of the year, revealing that it was unsuccessful in adding new users to the platform and also experienced a significant decline in advertising revenue in the three-month period ending June 30. The San Francisco, California-based social media giant reported 328 million monthly active users […]

Twitter’s Notifications tab has been recently modified to let you get updates about the people you follow on the platform, including the links they share, accounts they follow and just about any other activities they do. The new feature is available to all users both on the mobile and web versions of Twitter after having been […]

Micro-blogging site Twitter has introduced new features that add the ability to block unwanted notifications from unknown users in a move to help silence abusive behaviour from the so-called trolls in the platform. With this latest update, you can now mute notifications from accounts you do not follow, users who do not follow you and […]

Facebook. Snap, and Twitter, are vying to secure the rights to highlight clips from the upcoming 2018 World Cup in Russia, according to a new report out of Bloomberg which in turn credits “two people familiar with the matter” for the information. With the report detailing that “tens of millions of dollars” has so far […]

Some of Moto’s Twitter accounts appear to be switching back to the Motorola name. It’s fair to say the company has gone through quite a ride when it comes to its own branding. Before Lenovo purchased the firm, it was known as Motorola, though Lenovo later implied it’s retiring the Motorola name from its marketing endeavors. The […]

Twitter apparently is working on a feature that will make it easier for users to flag fake news or offensive content. However, those familiar with the company’s plans have stated that the feature may never actually launch. It’s currently being tested internally, which means it could be launched imminently, or it could never see the […]

Andy Rubin’s Essential startup took to Twitter to post a picture of a small army of Essential PH-1 units charging, along with an assurance that the company is working hard to ensure that the phones are the highest possible quality. The Tweet also includes a direct link to the reservation page on Essential’s website, where […]

Twitter on Wednesday announced a new way for Periscope streamers to monetize their content by debuting Super Hearts, a feature that provides viewers with the option of sending digital gifts to their favorite broadcasters. The functionality was introduced as a virtual ecosystem of sorts, boasting a wide variety of virtual goods that can be purchased […]

The 7.2.0 beta build of the Twitter Android app ships with an automatic Night Mode that changes depending on the time of the day, eliminating the need for users to constantly switch between the two. The functionality also resets one’s default Night Mode preferences, and users who have the feature turned on by default are […]

Twitter has started to roll out some visual changes to its timeline across platforms where Twitter is accessible. Twitter notes that these changes to the way the timeline looks are going to be hitting the Android app, but will also be hitting the desktop website, and the iOS version of the Twitter app. As for […]

OnePlus’ co-founder, Carl Pei, decided to share his thoughts on latest comparisons between the iPhone 7 Plus and the OnePlus 5. Many people started talking about the similarities between the iPhone 7 Plus and the OnePlus 5, ever since OnePlus 5 renders started leaking out, and those comments only got louder and more frequent after […]

Direct Messages (DMs) on Twitter sent by people you don’t know will now be categorized as “Requests” and go into a separate inbox, the San Francisco, California-based social media giant said on Tuesday. The Requests inbox can be accessed through the Direct Messages interface of the official Twitter mobile app and provides users with a […]

Twitter has officially made the jump to Emoji 5.0 and updated its open-source emoji repository, Twemoji, to match. The new emoji are part of Unicode 10.0, which means that support is a bit limited for now. A number of iOS and MacOS users, for example, commented that they couldn’t see the new emoji. On the Android […]

Twitter is now letting businesses use advertisements to get users into DMs. More specifically, Twitter is leveraging a new type of ad on its platform that is set up in such a way that it attracts users to talk to a chatbot for that business. These conversations in direct messages can be personalized to a […]

Twitter has already looked at possibly making a premium subscription for their service, and it’s something that they are still tossing around and may end up doing eventually. The company’s CEO, Jack Dorsey, was asked at their annual shareholders meeting yesterday if they were thinking about doing a premium service which would require users to […]

A new build of Twitter‘s alpha app brings a significantly redesigned user interface (UI) that features a large number of rounded elements, including buttons, profile pictures, and numerous icons, one user running the experimental version of the Android app discovered. While the source noticed the change in the app version 6.50.0-alpha.557, it’s currently unclear whether that […]

Facebook is becoming more like Twitter as the most popular social media network on the planet is getting increasingly politicized and filled with “more and more fake news,” according to Ross Levinsohn, former Chief Executive Officer at Yahoo who also served as the President of Fox Interactive Media. In a Friday call with CNBC, Levinsohn stated […]

Twitter Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey said that President Trump’s tweets are “important” and don’t violate the platform’s harassment policy that’s part of the User Agreement attached to its Terms of Service (ToS). In a recently released excerpt from an interview that TODAY will air on Sunday, Dorsey stated that the kind of discussions that […]

Twitter and the NFL announced a multi-year deal that brings live NFL shows and videos to Twitter users. However, the deal doesn’t include the rights to stream games, as Amazon had secured the rights to do that earlier this year for an estimated $50 million. According to the new agreement with the NFL, Twitter will […]

Twitter has scored a deal with LiveNation that grants them a license to record and live stream concerts that nobody else will have the rights to stream. The new promotion, called [email protected], promises to bring exclusive streaming content from August Alsina, Train, Zac Brown Band, Marian Hill, and Lords of Portland for now, with more […]

Twitter is striving to increase its presence as an online streaming platform and the social media giant is now partnering with Bloomberg for a 24/7 news broadcasting channel, the Wall Street Journal reports. According to the details provided by industry insiders, the new service will be announced later today by Michael Bloomberg and Jack Dorsey, […]

Twitter’s emphasis on live video content has been a cornerstone of their plan to address stagnant user growth and retention, and it seems that they’re going to double down on that strategy by offering 24/7 live content akin to cable TV. Anthony Noto, Twitter’s Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, revealed the company’s upcoming plans […]

Twitter started experimenting with live counters for interactions that count the number of replies, retweets, and likes received by individual tweets in real time. The feature is currently available to some users running the Twitter beta version 6.45.0-beta.599, though not everyone with that particular build of the Twitter Android app has access to the experimental functionality, Android […]

Chris Moody, Twitter‘s vice president of data and enterprise departed from the company and joined Foundry Group, an investment and capital outfit based in Boulder, Colorado. Moody came to Twitter through their 2013 acquisition of big data firm Gnip, where he was serving as CEO. Moody’s time at Twitter saw him managing their data workflow […]

Twitter now supports 2-factor authenticator apps for enhanced security if you’re the type of person who uses tools like Google Authenticator. While Twitter itself has supported 2-factor authentication for a while, support for third-party authenticator apps was not supported and this resulted in a little bit more of a challenge for users who were already […]

Twitter is currently rolling out a bot for their @Support account, which can handle some basic customer service requests automatically. Getting into a Direct Message thread with the @support account, who already have access to the new feature, will bring up a clickable menu that branches out to provide a number of basic support options like […]

Twitter might become a cooperative owned by users as the company’s shareholder are scheduled to vote on whether to investigate such a possibility next month, a recent filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revealed, as reported by Business Insider. The vote is scheduled to take place at Twitter’s annual meeting […]

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has dropped its request for information on a dissident Twitter account that has been criticizing President Trump and the current U.S. administration in recent months. Legal representatives of the San Francisco-based social media giant learned about that development earlier today, following their meeting with the U.S. Department […]

Donald Trump’s run as president has thus far been a very eventful and controversial one, a point that’s being emphasized by Twitter suing US authorities for demanding the account information of a Twitter account that has been showing opposition to Trump and his administration. The demand for information reportedly landed in Twitter’s offices last month, […]

Twitter is launching a new version of its application specifically designed for mobile web browsers. Dubbed ‘Twitter Lite,’ the service aims to give mobile users a more convenient way to access Twitter on their mobile devices, all the while minimizing data usage, loading times, and catering to slower Internet connections. Twitter Lite includes offline support […]

Anything that’s popular is going to get all kinds of clones and competitors trying to take its top spot. And there have been many companies that have tried to take Twitter’s spot, but for the most part, none of them have succeeded. Now there’s a new kid in town, and it’s called Mastadon. This social […]

Twitter appears to be giving users an auto-Night Mode option so that it enables and disables itself at various points of the day. One thing of note with this though is that it seems to be only available in the most recent beta version of the Twitter app and not in the regular version just […]

Twitter is looking to offer pay-TV live programming to its users, The Telegraph reports, claiming that the San Francisco-based social media giant is currently pursuing deals with pay-TV networks that would bring live channels to its social media platform. The company is reportedly not only interested in offering new sports-related programming but is also considering the […]

Twitter stopped counting username mentions in replies towards its 140-character limit, the San Francisco-based company announced on Thursday. In addition to allowing people more space to express themselves, the social media giant also designed the new feature with the goal of streamlining conversations on its online platform. As of right now, users who tap or […]

Samsung had introduced their new flagship devices earlier today, the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8, and along with them, the company released more details about their AI assistant, Bixby, as well. In any case, Lenovo has decided to poke some fun at Samsung using their official Twitter account. Lenovo has shared a GIF on Twitter, […]

Video platform Periscope now supports pre-roll ads within Twitter, the San Francisco-based social media giant announced on Tuesday. The company described the latest addition to the promotional framework of its video service as a new opportunity for both brands looking to reach new audiences and content creators interested in monetizing their content more efficiently. The feature […]

Twitter is considering the idea of developing a premium subscription service for its most demanding users, according to numerous individuals who recently took online to share screenshots of a survey implying that the San Francisco-based company is in the process of making a new tool for its power users. Two such screenshots can be seen […]

Social media giant Twitter announced Periscope Producer, a new application programming interface (API) meant to introduce new methods of sharing video broadcasts. Twitter’s Staff Software Engineer John Boiles explained that the new API was specifically designed for external hardware and third-party software as it will allow independent developers to create applications that can authorize Periscope accounts, […]

Twitter will invest in original series and more video content in the future, as revealed by Matthew Derella, the company’s Vice President of Global Revenue and Operations. The San Francisco-based social media giant is set to attend digital content conference Newfronts for the first time ever this spring and is hoping its new video initiatives […]

The latest Talon for Twitter update brings big visual changes and big really is kind of an understatement as the UI appears to have been overhauled as part of the bump to version 6.0. While visual changes are probably going to be the first things that people notice, there are quite a few new changes […]

The battle to be the destination for live video content rages on as Twitter has decided to step up its live streaming strategy and allow the media to bypass the normal planning phase it must take when broadcasters want to do a partnered stream on the company’s site. The social media giant is going to […]

Turkish hackers hijacked several high-profile Twitter accounts following a dispute between Turkey and the Netherlands that saw the latter prevent a domestic rally of Turkish immigrants in the run-up to a constitutional referendum in Turkey that’s scheduled for next month. Twitter confirmed that the attackers managed to gain control of official accounts of BBC North […]

Skype is now accessible from email, calendars, and Twitter thanks to the most recent update that Skype has put out for the Skype Extension in Google’s Chrome browser. If you don’t use Chrome but you do use Skype for work or personal communication purposes, the update to the Skype extension might be a reason to […]

Twitter’s latest anti-abuse measure entails a set of solutions designed to automatically detect abusive accounts, the San Francisco-based social media giant announced on Wednesday. The company’s Vice President of Engineering Ed Ho revealed how Twitter is currently in the process of leveraging its technology to not only sanction abusive content but also reduce the frequency […]

What was once a ‘cute’ way to talk back and forth to people, even famous ones, using Twitter and being a Tweeter, has risen to the national level with the POTUS tweeting his thoughts on a daily basis. This new way of the president relaying his feelings has brought about a barrage of attacks from frustrated […]

Twitter is now allowing custom profiles in Direct Messages for companies using its social network to communicate with customers and offer technical support, as revealed by Twitter’s Product Manager Ian Cairns. The new feature started rolling out on Wednesday and should already be available to businesses worldwide. Cairns said that this functionality was developed with the […]

Twitter stopped showing notifications about replies posted to threads that were started by users you’ve blocked, the social media company announced on Thursday. This new feature is the latest step in the company’s long-term plan to combat online abuse. The only scenario in which users will now get notified about threads started by people they’ve […]

Twitter reverted its latest anti-abuse feature mere hours after introducing it on Monday due to a lot of negative feedback from users. The feature was related to Twitter Lists as the San Francisco-based company introduced a change that prevents users from knowing when they’re added to a List. Given how Lists can feature offensive titles and […]

FlipFeed is the name of a recently released Chrome extension designed to burst your social media bubble and allow you to see opposing political views on Twitter. Due to the nature of social networks, people’s feeds are usually filled with one-sided opinions and content from users who have a similar outlook on life to their […]

Twitter’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Anthony Noto said that President Trump “shows the power of Twitter” by using the company’s social network to communicate with the American public. During the firm’s latest earnings call with investors, Noto explained how Trump’s Twitter activity not only promotes the platform as a whole but also promotes different ways in […]

Twitter announced new measures designed to combat online abuse as the company revealed that it will now start hiding abusive tweets from Timelines and search results. Ed Ho, the Vice President of Engineering at Twitter explained that all of the new changes were made with the intention to make Twitter a safer place for all of […]

T-Mobile put on a pretty great performance for the Super Bowl, but their usual taunting of their fallen enemies after a big event on Twitter took  a turn for the weird with Verizon. When Verizon fired back on Twitter, their reply was not exactly what one would expect, and T-Mobile CEO John Legere essentially decided […]

Twitter is adopting a more transparent approach to handling online abuse, the company’s Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey announced on Tuesday. Dorsey took to Twitter earlier today to promise how the San Francisco-based social media giant will now attempt to solve cases of online abuse by promoting real-time dialogue with its affected users. Dorsey’s announcement […]

It appears that not only does the President have his Twitter account tied to a Gmail account, but so does the Press Secretary, Sean Spicer. At least with Vice President Mike Pence, you have to know the actual email address or phone number tied to the account. But with President Trump and Spicer, it shows […]

Twitter confirmed it’s discontinuing the Buy button on Wednesday, months after the development team working on it moved on to other projects. The San Francisco-based social media giant originally introduced the Buy button back in 2014 when many social networks were experimenting with integrating e-commerce functionalities into their platforms. The discontinuation of this feature will […]

Twitter is shutting down Vine today, meaning users have less than 24 hours to backup their video loops before they disappear forever. The San Francisco-based social media giant will be rebranding Vine into Vine Camera, a camera app that will still allow users to record six-second videos but will only be able to store them […]

President-elect Donald Trump is set to be inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States next week, on January 20th. And much like the election coverage leading up to November 8th, where the United States voted for Donald Trump to become the 45th President, the Inauguration will also be live streamed on Twitter. So […]