Twitter is once again expanding its creator tipping options. Twitter is adding several new payment providers, aligned with regional entities, to help more users make money from their Twitter presence. Not only does this update help make Twitter payments more flexible, but it also adds a little bit more incentive for the top Twitter creators to […]

Twitter is once again moving forward in adding more transparency to its Tweet process by rolling out new bot labels that developers can now voluntarily add to automated accounts. Label Bots Based on currently available information, bot accounts on Twitter will now be displayed with a new ‘Robot’ icon next to the profile name. A special marker […]

After four grueling months of testing, Twitter finally announces that it’s making its new ‘Safety Mode’ feature available to more users. It would seem that this feature has been long requested by many users, so this expanded rollout must be welcome news indeed. Check out the official Tweet by @TwitterSafety and watch a couple of teaser videos. Safety First To clarify, Safety […]

With Super Bowl LVI concluding, Twitter recognizes the other big ‘Winners’ of the day, specifically, the brands whose Super Bowl ads stood out the most during the event. To celebrate the best Super Bowl ads, Twitter announced the winners of its fifth ‘Brand Bowl’ awards, including the brands that generated the most reTweets, the most creative use […]

Twitter just launched a new test on both Android and the Web. The test would enable users to control the playback speed of both video and voice Tweets, similar to how you can set YouTube’s video playback to either hasten or slow down the flow of a particular clip. Speed In Essence The new playback speed options […]

There are a lot of ‘growth hacks’ on Twitter, with some being more annoying than others. When it comes to skiing yourself, what would you say is the most annoying growth hack you’ve seen? Directly asking for likes and retweets? Empty promises about profiles that supposedly ‘follow back’? Social Media Today put the question up for […]

So, apparently, Twitter wants to facilitate more private messaging in its app. As such, Twitter is adding a new DM icon for Tweets, at least for some users. It’s a surprising test, especially when you consider that Twitter isn’t exactly everyone’s first choice if they would want more private message interactions. It could provide Twitter with […]

Twitter announced that it’s expanding tests on its downvote option for Tweet replies, with more users on both iOS and Android likely able to see a new down arrow on their Tweet responses, providing more ways to stimulate more relevant discussion on each comment. As Twitter explains: “We learned a lot about the types of replies you […]

As science has revealed, friction can have a very strong impact on forces. As it is in the case of Science, so too can friction greatly affect the amplification of negative online behavior. However, if friction can cause negative behaviors to increase, it can also reduce unnecessary angst and disagreement, even with just a simple […]

For the longest time, one of Twitter’s biggest challenges, as well as being one of its key goals, is how it can best enable people to share more expansive thoughts and comments on the app, which people currently do by adding ‘Notes’ screenshots to their Tweets. Tweeeeet One of Twitter’s defining traits was that it […]