X (Twitter)
Insight about X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. The former news social media mainstay once described as "microblogging", and now better known as "that hell site", is in the midst of some dramatic changes. .
Twitter brings the algorithm to all Paid Members Public
Twitter has gone all in on that algorithm [http://thenextweb.com/twitter/2016/03/17/twitter-quietly-turned-new-algorithmic-timeline-everyone/] You’re now getting a Twitter timeline with added algorithmic sorting by default: > The algorithm now appears to be enabled by default across the social network, with users reporting that the company started
Twitter got seedy Paid Members Public
Twitter’s fundamental problem is that it has got seedy [http://nymag.com/following/2016/03/julieanne-smolinski-quitting-twitter.html] Julieanne Smolinski: > Twitter is like a beloved public park that used to be nice, but now has a rusty jungle gym, dozens of of really persistent masturbators, and a nighttime bat
Twitter is revamping its custom timelines Paid Members Public
Twitter is revamping its custom timelines [https://blog.twitter.com/2016/coming-soon-an-improved-embedded-timeline] Twitter is making some changes to its embeddable custom timelines, a useful curation-and-publication tool: > As a result, the new timeline has a clean, modern design that blends seamlessly into any page on your site. It’s fully
Are people tweeting less? Paid Members Public
Is Twitter use in freefall? [http://uk.businessinsider.com/tweets-on-twitter-is-in-serious-decline-2016-2?r=US&IR=T] One developer has used the API to find Tweet volumes: > Tweets per day reached a peak in August 2014 of 661 million, our source says. That 30-day sampling period included the World Cup final.
Twitter's Tin Ear - and its social illusion Paid Members Public
Twitter has a tin ear [http://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2016/01/more-on-twitters-tin-ear/424923/] > This is the nine-zillionth reminder of the reality that new communications technology doesn’t change old realities of human nature, or increase the number of hours in a day, or change the supply-demand imbalances in
2008: when a pantomime on Twitter made sense Paid Members Public
The Twitter we’ve lost [https://www.imperica.com/en/viewpoint/twitters-pantomime-jon-bounds] > This era, is sadly over. Could the now deputy leader of the Labour Party play Barron Tweetup today? The swashbuckling, experimental era of any new medium is not destined to last. But that doesn’t mean we
Twitter gets more visual, with better photo display Paid Members Public
The old days of Twitter just being 140 characters pushed through SMS are very long gone. Another step towards making it a channel for rich media experiences hit last night, with news that Twitter will no longer be cropping photos in Tweets [https://blog.twitter.com/2015/a-new-look-for-your-twittercom-photos] when you
The fun of student banter Paid Members Public
Pretty much since I started teaching at City, I’ve ended up bantering with my students on Twitter. Here’s some examples: Sometimes they just want brownie points When you’re tagged on Twitter just so the student earns praise… > @TalFox [https://twitter.com/_TalFox_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]
