Neowin News Feed for: Microblogging

Twitter's rebranding is now complete, switches URL to X.com

Aditya Tiwari — Fri, 17 May 2024 16:36:20 +0000

The social media platform X has started redirecting users to its new URL. Elon Musk announced via his X account that all core systems of the company now use X.com instead of twitter.com Read more...

It's official: Jack Dorsey quits Bluesky's board

Aditya Tiwari — Sun, 05 May 2024 21:46:02 +0000

Bluesky just announced that Jack Dorsey is no longer a part of its board and it's looking for a new face. This came after Dorsey confirmed the departure through his X account when asked by a user. Read more...

Bluesky adds 1 million new users in just a day after going public

Aditya Tiwari — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 12:28:01 +0000

The social network Bluesky has revealed some numbers after opening itself to the public this week. More than a million new users have joined the platform since it ditched the invite codes. Read more...

Threads delivers the Following tab and some other features it promised

Aditya Tiwari — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 19:08:01 +0000

A new update to the Threads app brings the Following tab to the Home feed among various features. You can now see a chronological feed of posts only from the people you follow on the Threads app. Read more...

Threads dumps new features in its first major iOS update: Translations, Follows tab, etc.

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 06:48:01 +0000

A new Threads update has arrived with some much-awaited features such as translation, scrolling improvements, subscribing to unfollowed accounts. These are available on the iOS version of the app. Read more...

Threads hits another milestone with 150 million downloads worldwide

Aditya Tiwari — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 07:24:01 +0000

New data suggests that Threads reached 150 million downloads worldwide within the first seven days of its launch, making it the fastest app to achieve this milestone, 5.5 times more quickly. Read more...

You can pre-follow Instagram users on Threads, here's how

Aditya Tiwari — Sat, 08 Jul 2023 09:46:02 +0000

The newly launched social media app Threads allows you to pre-follow the users you already follow on Instagram. When these users set up their Threads profile, they'll have you on their follower list. Read more...

These 12 Threads features are on the way, according to Instagram head Adam Mosseri

Aditya Tiwari — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 09:10:01 +0000

The Threads app is expected to get a lot of missing features in the coming future. The list includes hashtags, improved search, GIFs, in-app language translation, a complete web version, and more. Read more...

Here are 4 things you can't do on Threads, an Instagram app

Aditya Tiwari — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 12:30:01 +0000

Meta's Twitter-like app Threads is available for Android and iPhone users. But it appears that the app lacks some common features that you can easily find on almost every other social media app. Read more...

Threads reminds us that Twitter still exists, Zuckerberg tweets after 11 years

Aditya Tiwari — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 07:44:01 +0000

Meta has launched Threads as a rival platform to Twitter. The app is making rounds on the Twitter Explore Page as the topic Threads is trending in the United States with over 1.16 million tweets. Read more...

You can try the Instagram Threads web interface ahead of its official launch on Thursday

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 13:04:01 +0000

The web interface of Instagram Threads is accessible ahead of its official launch on July 6. The platform already has accounts of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg along with many popular creators and brands. Read more...

Twitter's latest monetization effort makes its API go from free to fee

Karthik Mudaliar — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 10:14:01 +0000

Twitter announced that API access will become paid starting February 9, a few weeks after it blocked some third party usage, marking another monetization effort under Elon Musk's ownership. Read more...

Mastodon climbs to a million active monthly users thanks to Twitter shenanigans

Fiza Ali — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 14:22:01 +0000

Mastodon, running under the slogan "social networking that's not for sale," is ad-free and offers various microblogging features. The Twitter alternative is growing rapidly since Musk' takeover. Read more...

Twitter goes down but only for desktop users, app working fine, for now

Alap Naik Desai — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 23:50:01 +0000

Twitter seems to be inaccessible, claimed several Tweets. The microblogging network is working fine on the official apps for iOS and Android, but its website doesn't load on desktop PCs. Read more...

Twitter still won't let you edit tweets, but it may let you write longform articles

Usama Jawad — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 05:52:02 +0000

According to a leak from a credible source, Twitter is working on a new feature that will enable users to write longform articles on the platform. The ability to edit tweets still remains elusive. Read more...

Twitter beats revenue expectations but fails to add any new users this quarter

Stergios Georgopoulos — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 17:00:01 +0000

The microblogging service released its latest financial statement earlier today, reporting revenue that beat Wall Street's expectations but the company failed to increase its monthly active users. Read more...

Tumblr claimed that a data breach affected 'a set' of users, turns out to be over 60m

Jack Wilkinson — Mon, 30 May 2016 23:16:01 +0000

Microblogging site Tumblr was the subject of a data breach back in 2013. The company claimed it affected 'a set' of users. An analysis shows that 'set' was actually over 60 million passwords. Read more...

Twitter to introduce tailored ads, kindly lets you opt out

Paul Ferson — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 20:10:10 +0000

Twitter is planning to experiment with tailored ads, beginning in the United States and spreading the idea elsewhere if it proves successful. Oddly, they also explain how to get out of tailored ads. Read more...

Posterous acquired by Twitter

Owen Williams — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:03:56 +0000

In a somewhat surprising move, Posterous has today announced that they have been acquired by Twitter, in what appears to be a move to acquire Posterous' talent rather than technology. Read more...