When it comes to social media, images are golden. That’s why Twitter is taking a leaf out of Facebook’s book and redesigning its user profiles to be more visual than ever before. With new widescreen headers and larger profile pictures, you might not be able to tell the difference between your Facebook profile and your… Continue reading Your Twitter Profile Is About to Look a Lot Like Your Facebook Profile
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‘How I Met Your Mother’ Creator Carter Bays: Alternate Ending Coming to Complete Series DVD
People have been quite vocal about their displeasure with the March 31 series finale of the sitcom How I Met Your Mother. But to everyone’s delight, creator and writer Carter Bays announced via Twitter that the show have an alternate ending to the nine year long sitcom coming to the Complete Series DVD release. The… Continue reading ‘How I Met Your Mother’ Creator Carter Bays: Alternate Ending Coming to Complete Series DVD
Twitter Acquires Android Lock Screen App Cover
Looking to dive deeper into mobile, Twitter has acquired Android lock screen app Cover. The Cover team is moving to Twitter, and the app will remain available in the Google Play Store “for now.” Cover is a lock screen app for Android that aims to make it as easy as possible for you to access… Continue reading Twitter Acquires Android Lock Screen App Cover
Top 100 Most Popular People on Twitter [STATS]
Ever wonder who the most popular people are on Twitter? Luckily Twitter Counter recently released stats showing who has the most followers, so we can see exactly who the most popular Twitter users are along with who follows the most people on Twitter and who’s tweeted the most. With the most followers, Katy Perry unsurprisingly… Continue reading Top 100 Most Popular People on Twitter [STATS]
Joining Snapchat and Instagram, Vine Now Lets You Send Private Video Messages to All Your Contacts
Following in the footsteps of other messaging and media sharing apps, Vine announced today that with Vine Version 2.0 users can now send private video messages. Vine messages, dubbed VMs for short, can be sent to any of your contacts, even those who don’t use Vine. The update also brings enhanced options for customizing your… Continue reading Joining Snapchat and Instagram, Vine Now Lets You Send Private Video Messages to All Your Contacts
Obama-Ortiz Selfie Samsung Publicity Upsets the Obama Administration
A few days ago, David Ortiz took a selfie with President Obama. The two smiled and posed as Ortiz snapped the photo. Ortiz then asked, “Do you mind if I take my own?” Obama responded, shouting out to the crowd in a joking tone, “Oh, he wants to do a selfie!”, and Ortiz laughed, “Yes,… Continue reading Obama-Ortiz Selfie Samsung Publicity Upsets the Obama Administration
Welcome Back to Twitter, Turkey: Twitter Ban Officially Lifted
Today Turkish telecom authorities officially lifted the ban on Twitter after constitutional courts ruled Wednesday that it infringed upon freedom of expression. The ban lasted just under two weeks. Beginning March 21, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan implemented the block of the popular social media site in response to people tweeting leaked wiretapped recordings of… Continue reading Welcome Back to Twitter, Turkey: Twitter Ban Officially Lifted
Twitter Now Supports Emojis on the Web
People love emojis, but when you input them on your phone they don’t always translate smoothly to a computer. This should no longer be an issue with Twitter since the social network now supports emojis on the Web. Now you can view all of your favorite cartoon images not just on your mobile device but… Continue reading Twitter Now Supports Emojis on the Web
