Periscope Adds Live-Stream Guests - Though There is a Catch

Periscope will now let users broadcast with up to three guests, but they won't appear on screen.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 5, 2019

Twitter Releases Image Editing Update for Desktop, New Features for Events

Twitter has rolled out a couple of new tweaks for image uploads on desktop and for Events pages.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 2, 2019

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A look at the recent top stories in social media and what they mean for marketers.

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Twitter Details Efforts to Crack Down on 'Coordinated Platform Manipulation'

Twitter has provided an overview of its efforts to eliminate user manipulation, similar to Facebook's push to detect and remove inauthentic behavior.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 2, 2019

Twitter Cuts Off Popular Third-Party Management Tools Due to API Violations

Twitter looks to have cut off several popular tweet management tools as part of actions to tighten API usage. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 1, 2019

Twitter Launches 2019 #BrandBowl to Celebrate Super Bowl Campaigns

Twitter has announced the second annual #BrandBowl to celebrate the best on-platform Super Bowl tie-ins.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 31, 2019

Twitter's Testing a New 'Original Tweeter' Tag to Highlight Replies in Threads

Twitter is testing another new conversational feature, this time highlighting the 'original tweeter' within reply threads.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 25, 2019

Twitter's 'Night Mode' to Go Darker After User Complaints

Twitter is making its night mode even darker after users complained that the dark blue background was still too light.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 23, 2019

Twitter Launches 2019 Major Events Calendar to Facilitate Campaign Planning

Twitter has launched a 2019 major events calendar to provide insight into trending conversations on the platform. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 20, 2019

Twitter Discovers Bug Which Left Protected Tweets Exposed for Android Users

Twitter has identified an issue in its Android app which disabled the 'Protected Mode' for many users. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 19, 2019

Twitter Details Plans for Beta Testing of New Conversational Features

Twitter is running a new beta test of its 'conversational' updates, which could significantly change the Twitter process.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 15, 2019

Twitter's Chronological Timeline is Back, Which Provides a Range of Potential Benefits

Twitter's new option to switch to a 'Most recent' feed has a range of potential benefits, as explained by contributor Lucy Rendler-Kaplan.

By Lucy Rendler-Kaplan • Jan. 11, 2019

Twitter Partners with the NBA on New, Unique Live Broadcasting Agreement

Twitter has announced a new partnership with the NBA which will see the platform live-stream a dedicated view of a single player during the second half of selected games.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 10, 2019

Twitter's Working on New Event and Audience Analytics Tools, Updated Desktop Layout

Twitter's working on some new analytics tools, as well as new elements to put more focus on discussions around major events.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 10, 2019

Twitter Announces Scheduling Upgrade for TweetDeck, Changes to Embedded Tweet Grids

Twitter has announced support for tweet scheduling with multiple images or video through TweetDeck, while its also cutting support for embedded tweet grids.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 9, 2019

Twitter Announces Upcoming Changes to Image Support

Twitter is making a change in the way it converts certain images, which could have an impact on how your uploaded visuals look on the platform.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 8, 2019

The 2019 Social Media Image Optimization Guide [Infographic]

Make sure your social media visuals look their best with this updated guide to optimal social platform image dimensions. 

By Irfan Ahmad • Jan. 2, 2019

Twitter Rolls Out New Button to Easily Switch Between Chronological and Algorithmic Timeline

Twitter's rolling out its new 'sparkle' button to all users, enabling a simple switch away from the algorithm-defined timeline.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 19, 2018

Twitter Reports Security Flaw Which May Have Exposed User Data

Twitter has reported an issue which may have exposed selected user information to those seeking it out.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 18, 2018

Twitter Shares the Most Tweeted Topics and Celebrities of 2018

Twitter has released its annual round-up of the most tweeted about topics, celebrities, politicians and more.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 6, 2018

Twitter Releases Major Events Calendar for December to Help with Strategic Planning

Twitter has released its latest major events calendar, covering all the key dates to keep in mind for December 2018.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 29, 2018

Twitter Seeks to De-Emphasize Follower Counts with New Update

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says that he wants to de-emphasize elements like follower counts to put more focus on meaningful conversations.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 20, 2018

Twitter Adds New Sections in Explore to Improve Content Discovery

Twitter has added new category filters to its Explore tab to help improve relevant content discovery.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 16, 2018

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Addresses Possibility of an Edit Function at Event in India

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has once again raised hopes that an edit tweets function might be possible in the near future.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 13, 2018

Recent Issues Highlight Shortfalls in Twitter's Reporting and Enforcement Processes

Twitter's efforts to improve platform integrity, and user security, are improving, but there are still some key areas of concern.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 13, 2018

Twitter Updates Tweet Reporting Options to Cover More Specific Issues and Concerns

Twitter has updated its tweet reporting options, which will now enable users to provide more details on the nature of the issue.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 2, 2018