Twitter has added a reminder feature apparently for TV shows
Matt Navarra, a popular social media analyst has posted a screenshot showing a reminder feature on his Twitter page. No one knows for how long that feature has been there, but it is interesting to know that a reminder button now exists that can help you keep abreast of your favorite programs on TV. While a couple of users claim they have spotted the feature before, some say they are seeing it for the first time. The option to set a...
Twitter will soon let you limit who can reply your tweets
A new option that will allow you to restrict who can reply your tweets would soon be launched by Twitter. This was made known by the company’s director of product and management, Suzanne Xie at the CES event in Las Vegas. Xie used the occasion to unveil some other upcoming changes being planned by the microblogging company—with emphasis on conversations. The new setting for “conversation participant, according to Xie, will be added...
Twitter has banned animated PNG files on its platform
Twitter wants you to feel safe whenever you are online—especially on its platform. The social media giant has announced that animated PNG files will no longer have a place on its platform. This is based on the fact that trolls are now using such files to target users with epilepsy. It is embarrassing what length some individuals can go to poke expensive fun on others. Twitter says it will no longer tolerate this, and is therefore...
Twitter is testing the ability to add alt text to GIF
Twitter is reportedly working on a cool feature that could give users access to add alt text to GIF. News like this one could get a lot of users excited as it has the potential of bringing out the creative ability in them. The upcoming tool was reported by no other person than reliable reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong via her Twitter page. Adding alt text to GIFs could help describe to your followers certain messages you are trying...
Twitter is testing a new conversation tree feature
Twitter is one of the first places that comes to mind when you are looking to get breaking news. However, following conversations on the microblogging platform is not much of a fun for a lot of people. That, according to Jane Manchun Wong; a respectable reverse engineer is about to change for the better. In a tweet on Tuesday, the reliable tipster said Twitter is working on “Conversation Tree” that comes “with the ability to focus a...
Twitter suspends plan to remove inactive accounts
Following widespread criticism from users, Twitter has suspended plans to remove inactive accounts. The company announced the decision on Wednesday—admitting that it had goofed due to the fact that it failed to take into account what would happen to accounts whose owners has passed away. The company said the decision only affects accounts in the European Union only. The company did not include this in an earlier announcement, but has...