Former Microsoft CEO, and current LA Clippers owner, Steve Ballmer surprised his followers last night when he announced on Twitter that he had bought a 4 percent stake in the social networking company. The unverified and rarely used Twitter account was initially dismissed as a fake, but according to The New York Times it really is Ballmer. Good job @twitter,@twittermoments innovation...
Jack Dorsey's first big move as Twitter CEO was to flip the switch on the company's new Moments feature. His second major decision will likely be a lot less popular. Twitter announced plans to restructure the company on Tuesday. A filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission reveals plans to cut eight percent of the social network's workforce. That's roughly 336 people, who...
Twitter just appointed a new CEO, and just hours later it announced Moments, which the social network describes as "the best of what's happening on Twitter in an instant." Remember when Facebook introduced its trending section? Moments is essentially that, surfacing the best of Twitter, such as hot conversations, trending topics, breaking events, and more at any given moment. Users...
Twitter announced on Monday morning that, as of September 30, co-founder Jack Dorsey is the company's new CEO. Dorsey had been serving as the interim CEO following Dick Costolo's decision to step down from the appointment. Reports last week suggested Dorsey would take the role, though there had apparently been some concern about his involvement with Square. Dorsey is also the CEO of...
Re/code reports that Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey will become the company's permanent CEO after filling the seat in an interim position for the past few months. The news could become official as soon as Thursday, though it's possible the announcement could be delayed. Dorsey will apparently retain his current position as CEO of Square as well, serving double duty for the two...
Love it or hate it, Twitter's 140-character limit is what gives the social network its unique style, but that may not be the case for long. A new report claims the company is cooking up a new feature that could let you post tweets beyond the traditional limit. According to Re/code, the idea has been floating around for years, but started picking up momentum under interim CEO Jack...
Twitter is already the place people go to rant, rave and sometimes even calmly talk about national politics. Now the social network is giving you a chance to put your money where your mouth is with a new political donations feature. Unfortunately it’s not quite as easy as simply tweeting at your favorite politician to send them a few dollars. Instead, each candidate needs to register...
Reading an article on your smartphone can sometimes feel like a pretty broken experience. The page takes too long to load and once it does you're bombarded with ads and app store links. A few companies like Facebook and Apple already offer their own solutions, but now Google and Twitter may be teaming up to create something even better. Re/code reports that the new service will go live...
Periscope just pushed out a new update for its iOS app, adding a few pretty cool new features. Version 1.2 of the live streaming app includes official support for landscape videos while expanding the Twitter-owned service beyond its own social network. Landscape support gets top billing in Periscope’s update notes. The new feature means the app will automatically adjust if you start...
It’s probably only a matter of time until Twitter spins off its own stand-alone messaging service. But maybe the company should just buy Direct Messenger, a beautiful new third-party app for sending messages over Twitter, instead. You can download the iOS app for free (sorry Android fans, there’s no Google Play option yet) and link it to your Twitter account. Then you’re ready to start...