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Twitter tells employees there are no layoffs

October 21, 2022 mohmad free

Twitter Inc made it clear to employees Thursday that there are no company-wide layoffs since it signed a deal to be bought by billionaire Elon Musk, after a media outlet reported that Musk is considering laying off workers at the company. Twitter’s general counsel, Sean Edgett, sent an email to employees Thursday saying the company had no plans to lay off workers, according to a source who saw the email. Washington Post Earlier Thursday, I reported that Elon Musk told potential investors in his deal to buy Twitter that he…

Twitter’s “Suggested Videos” tab is here with a focus on “Short Videos”

October 21, 2022 mohmad free

A few weeks ago, Twitter announced that it would start rolling out video suggestions in the form of a TikTok-like vertical scroll on the web. Now, the micro blogging app has started rolling out the new video layout feature to users on mobile as well. The new change is a step up for videos on the platform, which were previously just part of tweets. Videos will be visible under the new Suggested videos tab, where clips based on likes and interests will be placed in a horizontally scrolling tab. Users…

Musk says excited about Twitter deal despite overpaying

October 20, 2022 mohmad free

Elon Musk said Wednesday that he is excited about his impending takeover of Twitter Inc, even though he and other investors have overpaid the social media company. Musk, Tesla’s CEO, was answering a question during a call after the electric car maker’s quarterly report. The world’s richest person is following up on buying Twitter after it earlier tried to undo a $44 billion deal. Musk described Twitter as an asset that has been “weakened” for a long time. “I and other investors are clearly overpaying for Twitter at the moment.…

Twitter will soon let you control who can tag you in Tweets

October 14, 2022 mohmad free

Twitter is working on a new feature that allows users to control who can mention them in their own tweets or in comments on other tweets. The feature was first spotted by app researcher Jane Manchun Wong, who also gave us a glimpse at other Twitter features before it was released in the past. With the new feature, users will be able to choose if anyone can mention it in tweets or if only followers can. This comes in addition to a setting that allows users to completely prevent other…

How social media amplifies misinformation more than information

October 14, 2022 mohmad free

Social media is known to amplify misinformation and other harmful content. The Institute for Integrity, an advocacy group, is now trying to gauge exactly how much — and on Thursday began publishing results it plans to update each week during the November 8 midterm elections. The institute’s initial report, which was published online, found that a “well-designed lie” will get more interactions than typical honest content and that some social media features and algorithms contribute to the spread of misinformation. The analysis showed that Twitter contained what the institute called…

Osi Umenyiora deletes tweet after NFL analyst summoned

October 7, 2022 mohmad free

GT Former New York Giants de Osei Omneura had to delete a tweet Thursday. Former New York Giants defensive end Osei Omniora gave an NFL analyst a piece of his mind Thursday, albeit only briefly. It all started with a seemingly innocuous tweet from Brett Coleman, host of “The Film Room” on YouTube. In the tweet, Coleman was talking about proper technique for performing the striptease sack, and was accompanied by a video from the San Francisco 49ers training camp showing defensive line coach Chris Kokorick. But it wasn’t Coleman’s…

Twitter will now allow users to combine videos, GIFs, and photos into a single tweet

October 6, 2022 mohmad free

Twitter recently announced that it will be rolling out a new feature that will allow users to combine photos, videos, and GIFs into a single tweet. So far, users can share either a photo, video, or GIF in each tweet. Earlier this year, reverse engineer Alessandro Palozzi spotted the ability to post multimedia in a tweet, with a report by Take Crunch He later confirms that this feature was already in development. If you’re interested in trying out the new feature, just tap the image icon on the tweet composer…

Musk reverses course again: He’s ready to buy Twitter and create an ‘X’ app

October 5, 2022 mohmad free

Security files showed on Tuesday that billionaire Elon Musk is proposing to go ahead with his original $44 billion attempt to take over Twitter Inc (TWTR.N), calling for an end to a lawsuit brought by the social media company that could have forced him to pay. Whether he wanted to or not. The agreement would put the world’s richest person in charge of one of the most influential media platforms and end months of litigation that has damaged the Twitter brand and fueled Musk’s reputation for erratic behaviour. Musk, CEO…

Tweet editing is now live for Twitter Blue members in select regions

October 4, 2022 mohmad free

Twitter is internally testing the ability to edit tweets posted months ago after revealing that the feature was in the pipeline. But last week, we finally got our first look at the feature in action, as Twitter handle Blue posted its first edited tweet. Now, the feature is available to all users in select regions who have an active Twitter Blue subscription. Twitter Blue users can now edit a tweet posted up to five times. The version history is also available under edited tweets where viewers can still check what…

Twitter rolls out an Instagram Reels-style vertical video experience for iOS users

October 2, 2022 mohmad free

Twitter joins the long list of social media platforms that are shifting to focus on vertical video content. The microblogging company has announced that it is rolling out immersive full-screen videos to users of the Twitter iOS app. The updated Twitter immersive media viewer expands videos to full screen with a single tap, allowing you to easily access the full and immersive viewing experience. To activate it, simply click/click on a video in the Twitter app,” the company said in a blog post on September 29. According to the blog…