Twitter's new year gift: Soon you may edit tweets
Bringing more controls to the platform, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said that the company was thinking to bring editing functionality to tweets.
Dec 30, 2016, 11:13 AM ISTTwitter briefly removes @names from replies on iOS; rolls back changes
Twitter timelines were full of complaints against the experimental change where the names mentioned would be stripped from the start of replies in the notification tab and would not be counted towards the character count in replies on iOS.
Dec 09, 2016, 11:30 AM ISTHow Rahul Gandhi, Congress Twitter accounts may have been hacked
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Dec 03, 2016, 17:15 PM ISTTwitter boss Jack Dorsey's account briefly suspended
The Twitter account of Jack Dorsey, the social network's CEO and co-founder, was briefly suspended because of what he called "an internal mistake."
Nov 23, 2016, 13:49 PM ISTTop Twitter suitor walks away: Report
Twitter shares nose-dived today after the Financial Times reported a top suitor walked away, making it likely the one-to-many messaging service will be left to fly solo.
Oct 15, 2016, 01:04 AM ISTTwitter to conclude sale deliberations this month: Sources
Twitter Inc has told potential acquirers it is seeking to conclude negotiations about selling itself by the time it reports third-quarter earnings on Oct. 27, according to people familiar with the matter.
Oct 06, 2016, 05:26 AM ISTThis is how Twitter helped solve Milky Way mystery!
These astronomers uncovered the strongest evidence yet that an enormous X-shaped structure made of stars lies within the central bulge of the Milky Way galaxy.
Jul 20, 2016, 19:22 PM ISTNow, post videos of upto 140 seconds on Twitter!
Twitter users can now post videos that are up to 140 seconds long, a considerable increase from the previous 30-second limit.
Jun 22, 2016, 13:36 PM ISTHackers sell stolen Twitter account credentials
Twitter was adamant that its computer systems had not been broken into by hackers, and that it was not the source of any account information being hawked on the Internet.
Jun 10, 2016, 07:13 AM ISTHitting the retweet button makes you forget what you read!
Research at Cornell University and Beijing University finds retweeting or otherwise sharing information creates a "cognitive overload" that interferes with learning and retaining what you've just seen. Worse yet, that overload can spill over and diminish performance in the real world.
Apr 30, 2016, 21:13 PM ISTSharing Twitter posts can hamper your memory!
Retweeting creates a cognitive overload that can interrupt the learning and retaining ability of a person. This overload is also capable of diminishing performance in the real world.
Apr 29, 2016, 18:00 PM ISTTwitter misses revenue estimates, shares plunge
Twitter shares fell sharply about 12 percent on Tuesday after the micro-blogging website - which managed to add 5 million people to take its monthly active user base to 310 million - missed the first quarter revenue estimates.
Apr 27, 2016, 12:31 PM ISTNo salary but $68,506 in compensation for Twitter CEO Dorsey
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey did not take salary or stock options since he joined the struggling micro-blogging website last year and received personal and residential security costs totaling $68,506, a media report said on Saturday.
Apr 16, 2016, 16:51 PM ISTTwitter appoints Kathy Chen as China managing director
Twitter Inc has appointed Kathy Chen as its Greater China managing director.
Apr 15, 2016, 07:32 AM ISTTwitter's 140-character limit to stay: CEO Jack Dorsey
If you thought you will be able to convey more to your friends and policymakers on Twitter soon, hold on. According to the micro-blogging site, there is still time for you to tweet in 10,000 characters and its original 140-character limit is here to stay.
Mar 19, 2016, 11:35 AM ISTTwitter to keep 140-character limit, says CEO Jack Dorsey
Twitter Inc will keep the 140-character limit for tweets, Chief Executive Jack Dorsey said on Friday.
Mar 18, 2016, 23:21 PM ISTTwitter says Dorsey continues to forego direct compensation
Twitter Inc Chief Executive Jack Dorsey has agreed to continue to forego any form of direct compensation, a regulatory filing by the company showed on Friday.
Feb 13, 2016, 05:16 AM ISTTwitter to launch new Facebook-style timeline in 23 countries
The new timeline is a way for Twitter to elevate popular content, make content accessible for everyone even if they are not signed in, and feed people what they want to see and discuss most.
Feb 06, 2016, 23:26 PM ISTTwitter facing challenges: Dorsey urges staff to post positive tweets
Facebook is a very different business based on a closed, selective network compared with Twitter's outward-facing publishing platform.
Jan 31, 2016, 21:57 PM ISTTwitter names Nathan Hubbard as interim media head: Report
Twitter Inc named Chief Commercial Officer Nathan Hubbard as interim media head, CNBC reported on Monday, citing a source.
Jan 26, 2016, 03:22 AM IST