Jul 02
Jul 02
Twitter’s trialling a new “Embedded on these websites” notification system, which shows a list of ar
Posted in: Today's ChiliTwitter’s trialling a new "Embedded on these websites" notification system, which shows a list of articles that appear in popular tweets. That means you can quickly see the sources lurking behind a post—which is kinda neat.
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Jul 01
Jul 01
Users have been able to embed tweets onto websites for ages, but unlike replies and mentions, the writer of a tweet would never get notified whether or not their tweet was embedded onto a website, as well as which websites the tweet was embedded on. However, it seems Twitter is secretly testing this feature, and
Jul 01
It’s been possible for Twitter fans to embed posts and whole timelines for some time, but authors almost wouldn’t know it when they aren’t told that the sharing takes place. Users may not be in the dark for much longer — F-Secure’s Mikko Hypponen noticed this weekend that Twitter was briefly listing the sites embedding a given tweet. We’ve asked Twitter for more details, but the quick disappearance of the feature suggests that the company was conducting field tests. If the addition becomes permanent, it would be consistent with Twitter’s desire to track major events — we’d know just which tweets get the web community buzzing.
Filed under: Internet
Via: The Verge
Source: Mikko Hypponen (Twitter)
Jun 30
Jun 29
Not every Twitter user geotags their musings, but there are enough who do to generate some very insightful data. On its blog today, Twitter shared images from Data Visualization Scientist Nicolas Belmonte, who created topographic maps visualizing the density of geotagged tweets. The result is striking, as tweets clearly correlate with roads, geographic features and even lines of public transit. In addition to the blog’s stills, you can futz around with interactive maps of New York, San Francisco and… Istanbul. When you realize the implications of all those tweets from the Bay Bridge, it’s frightening enough to consider taking BART across the Bay instead.
Source: Twitter Blog
Jun 28
Twitter never tires of finding clever new ways to show off its mountains of tweets, it’s going literal with actual mountains of tweets. Twitter’s in-house data visualization scientist Nicolas Belmonte put together these new, interactive, topographical maps of tweet history, and the result is a digital mountain range like you’ve never seen.
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Jun 28
Jun 27
Twitter is certainly making up for lost time on Android — just a few days after it upgraded Vine to address some early omissions, it’s back with another round of improvements for the Google-inclined. The just-posted Vine 1.2 update for Android brings front camera access for those inevitable selfie videos. It also brings an upload manager for backlogged clips, settings tweaks and a fresh wave of performance boosts. The new version may not lure back Android users who’ve switched allegiance to Instagram, but those who still prefer Twitter’s approach can grab Vine 1.2 at Google Play.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile
Via: Vine (Twitter)
Source: Google Play
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