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Twitter now lets you follow interesting topics, not just people
Twitter can be a great source of information or a hot mess. It really depends on the people you follow, their political views and often which politician has pulled the biggest blunder this week....
Twitter introduces a new web interface at Twitter.com
The team at Twitter has rolled out a refreshed and updated website that should be faster, easier to navigate and more personalised for end users.
The updated look should make it easier to access favourite...
Here’s some new Twitter features you might not be aware of
Twitter has been around quite a while, and the team behind the social network are always looking to bring new features that users will want to use.
While the platform can't quite figure out how...
Twitter has updated the camera function in its Android app to make it easier...
Twitter has updated its Android app to include an easier-to-access camera to make capturing that important moment on the go all the easier.
You can see the new functionality in the tweet announcing the feature...
Twitter’s Periscope allows you to host a talk show
Periscope's latest update allows users of the app the ability to invite up to three guests to participate in a talk-show broadcast.
The update, which is rolling out to Periscope users, allows guests of a...
Byte is the new name for Vine in 2019
Its hard to believe that it has already been 2 years since Twitter shut down Vine. But, while Vine remains dead, its spiritual successor from Vine founder Don Hofmann is getting ready to launch....
Twitter brings data saving mode to Mobile
Mobile users rejoice for Twitter have finally recognised that there is not a huge volume of users who have unlimited mobile data. In the latest update to their app, rolling out now, they've...
Twitter DMs may have been exposed to third parties without consent
Late Friday some users have received notification from Twitter that their protected Tweets and DMs may have been exposed to third party developers without consent since May 2017.
The specific issue is related...
Twitter now allows you to only see tweets in reverse chronological order
Twitter its seems is finally fixed an issues which has been bugging users for a while now, fixing the way we view our timeline.
Twitter took to its own platform overnight to announce that from...
Twitter’s new Threads feature makes it easier to create “tweetstorms”
If you've been on Twitter in the last few months, you'll have seen increasingly more 'Threads' discussing various topics. Threads are a long series of tweets, often connected by numbers and also using Twitter's...
The 2017 Melbourne Cup Carnival will be streamed live on Twitter
Last year the Melbourne Cup was live streamed on Twitter and was wildly successful with #MelbourneCup trending at number one in 12 different countries. After that success Twitter, the Seven Network and the...
Twitter trialling 280 character Tweets for some languages
One of the best things about Twitter is it's concise nature where messages are limited to 140 characters so there is very little waffle and people have to make their Tweets short and sweet....
Twitter is field testing a lightweight app in the Philippines
There are a lot of countries in the world where not only is data expensive but many people cannot afford vast amounts of data that we here in Australia are lucky enough to have....
Twitter adds more sport, news and entertainment video streaming in Australia
At the All That Matters conference in Singapore, Twitter has unveiled a new range of premium live, and in-stream video streaming content.
The new streaming video options are a result of 35 new partnerships with...
Automatic night mode arrives on the official Twitter app
The official Twitter app was very lacking in features in the early days of Android but in the past couple of years they have really upped their game. Through the use of a...