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Here’s What We Learned From TikTok, Meta, Snap & Twitter At IAB NewFronts
Snap, Twitter, Meta, and TikTok all shared interesting updates from the IAB NewFronts digital content showcase. Here’s what you may have missed.
Twitter Miscounted Users For Three Years
When Twitter announced its quarterly earnings it also reveals it has accidentally been inflating active user numbers since 2019.
Twitter Bans Climate Change Denial Advertising
Twitter announces a sitewide ban on ads denying the scientific consensus around climate change.
Twitter Accepts Elon Musk’s $43B Purchase Offer
Twitter’s board could accept Elon Musk’s offer to purchase the social network for $43 billion as early as today, according to Reuters.
Elon Musk Not Joining Twitter Board
Tesla CEO decides not to join Twitter’s board of directors less than a week after becoming the social media company’s largest shareholder.
What Does Elon Musk’s Twitter Look Like For Digital Marketers?
Elon Musk, a vocal advocate for change on Twitter, is now on the board of directors and the company’s largest shareholder. What happens next?
Twitter Confirms It’s Working On An Edit Button
Twitter confirms it’s working on an edit button and will begin testing it with select users in the coming months.
Twitter DM Search Lets You Find Messages By Keyword
Twitter is upgrading the direct message search bar, adding the much requested ability to search for DMs by entering keywords and names.
Nearly 50% Of Twitter Users Tweet Less Than 5 Times A Month
Does Twitter have an engagement problem? A new study from Pew Research Center finds 49% of US adults on Twitter qualify as “lurkers.”
Twitter Tests More Visible Alt Text
A visible “ALT” badge, and exposed image descriptions, are among the features Twitter is testing to improve image accessibility on mobile and desktop.
Twitter Transparency Report Discloses Impact on Member Accounts
Twitter’s transparency report shows that their proactive approach to moderation is responsible for vast majority of account suspensions
4 New Twitter Updates Including Video Replies & More
Four updates have rolled out to Twitter this week, which include new ways to react to tweets, new ways to compose tweets, and more.
Twitter Bans Sharing Photos Of Private Persons Without Consent
Twitter expands its private information policy to include “private media,” which refers to photos and videos captured without a person’s consent.
Twitter Removes Support For AMP Links
Twitter is removing support for AMP links will instead direct users to the publisher’s original webpage.
Twitter Blue Launches In United States
Twitter Blue launches in the United States and New Zealand after being introduced in Canada and Australia earlier this year.
Twitter Professional Profiles Available to More Businesses
After an initial rollout to a small test group, Twitter is now opening up applications for professional profiles to all interested businesses.
Twitter Rolls Out 7 Updates to TweetDeck
Twitter plans to roll out a series of updates to TweetDeck this week, which include new and familiar features that were requested by users.
Twitter Adds Bitcoin & GoFundMe As Tipping Options
Twitter is expanding its tipping feature to more users and diversifying the ways in which users can receive monetary contributions.
Twitter Announces Communities Feature
Twitter announced the Communities feature, what some see as a challenge to Reddit and Facebook Groups
New Twitter Privacy Tools Will Give Users More Control
Twitter is considering four new products that will increase privacy and give users more control over their accounts.
Twitter Super Follows: New Way to Monetize Followers
Twitter announced a new way for creators and influencers to monetize followers with a subscription based system called Super Follows
Twitter Adds More Context to Trending Topics
Twitter is improving the way it keeps users informed about trending topics via a collaboration with The Associated Press and Reuters.
Twitter Tests New Shop Module
Following Professional Profiles, Twitter announces the launch of the Shop Module as part of its wider approach to improving the shopping experience on the platform.
Twitter Tests Voting On Tweets
Twitter carries out an experiment that gives users the option to ‘down vote’ or up vote’ a reply within a Twitter conversation.
Everything You Need to Know About Twitter Advanced Search
Twitter Advanced Search can help with market analysis, competitive research, geotargeting & more. Learn how to maximize this feature here.
Twitter Ends Fleets 9 Months After Launch
Twitter is giving up on Fleets nine months after rolling it out to everyone, saying the feature didn’t accomplish what the company hoped it would.
Twitter Data Reveals Consumers’ Priorities For Summer 2021
Twitter reports consumers feel positive heading into summer 2021, and data from a study on tweet volume reveals what their priorities are for the season.
Twitter Wants to Let Users Untag Themselves From Tweets
Twitter is working on a new feature that will allow users to unmention themselves from other peoples’ tweets.
Twitter Adding ‘Subscribe’ Button to Profiles For Newsletter Signups
Twitter is adding a ‘Subscribe’ button to peoples’ profiles that will allow users to quickly sign up for newsletters.
Twitter Launches Its First-Ever Premium Features
Twitter is launching its first-ever set of paid features as part of a premium subscription service called Twitter Blue.