Twitter is one of the most popular social networks on the internet. It’s not nearly as big as Facebook, but Twitter has become a staple in the internet age. Almost every TV show and commercial has a Twitter hashtag plastered on the screen. Even the President of the United States is an avid Twitter user. Twitter has a few features that everyone should know. Beginners and veterans. Here are 15 to get you started. Read also: Facebook Tips Autoplay videos only on Wi-Fi By default, Twitter will automatically play videos when you scroll past them. The audio doesn’t play, but it’s still eating up data in the background. You can choose to have videos only autoplay when you’re connected to a Wi-Fi network or disable autoplay completely. If you have a limited data plan, you should do this. Go to Settings > Data usage Tap Video autoplay Select Wi-Fi only String together tweets by replying to yourself The 140-character limit is perhaps the most iconic … [Read more...] about 15 Tips & Tricks to use Twitter like a boss
‘Timestamps’ feature makes Twitter the news site it was always meant to be
Twitter today introduced Timestamps, which allows users to share both live videos and recorded ones from a certain point. It’s essentially the same as the timestamp option on YouTube’s share button. Timestamps roll out today for the iOS and Android apps, as well as Periscope. According to Twitter, it implemented this feature in response to users’ frequently tweeting a whole video with a number indicating where in the video they wanted the viewers to start. Now anyone who views a tweet will see the video starting from the timestamp selected. Timestamps help improve the conversation around news, as it allows people to cut directly to the parts of the footage most relevant. It makes sharing thoughts and ideas easier and more fluid than it has been on Twitter to this point. For example, if I wanted to talk about a memorable quote from a speech broadcast on Twitter before now, I’d have to link to a video and give the appropriate start time. Now I can just link to the … [Read more...] about ‘Timestamps’ feature makes Twitter the news site it was always meant to be
Bursting your Twitter bubble actually makes you more extreme
Daily news 29 March 2018 By Marie Le ConteMaybe we should stick to our own echo chambers after all. People forced to pop their social media bubbles were more likely to strengthen their political beliefs than soften them, according to a new study. Over the course of a month, a team from Duke University, New York University, and Princeton got regular Republican Twitter users to follow a bot that retweeted tweets from Democrat politicians, pundits and journalists, and vice versa for Democrat Twitter users. More than one thousand people took part. Advertisement The team measured the political leanings of the participants before and after the trial. They were asked to rate how much they agreed with statements such as “government is almost always wasteful and inefficient” and “homosexuality should be accepted by society”. Rather than becoming sympathetic to ideas retweeted by the bots, their views became more entrenched. Overall, … [Read more...] about Bursting your Twitter bubble actually makes you more extreme
Facebook, Google, And Twitter CEOs Called To Testify On Data Privacy
The Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, will hold a hearing on data privacy on April 10. The Committee has asked the CEOs of Facebook, Google, and Twitter to personally testify in the hearing. Facebook’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has already declined to participate in the UK hearing and will send some of his other executives in his stead. Facebook hasn’t said yet whether or not Zuckerberg will be present at the U.S. Senate hearing. Senate Hearing On Data Privacy In Social Media The hearing will primarily cover privacy standards that are “needed for the collection, retention, and dissemination of consumer data for commercial use.” It will also examine how the data could be misused or improperly accessed and what steps companies like Facebook will be taking to ensure that user data is protected and there is sufficient transparency in the data collection process. The hearing seems to seek answers mainly from Facebook, which has been in … [Read more...] about Facebook, Google, And Twitter CEOs Called To Testify On Data Privacy
Leaked Facebook memo spurs strong reactions on Twitter
Facebook has taken a lot of heat after news broke earlier this month that a data analytics firm allegedly misused information from the social network in the 2016 presidential campaign. Now, it's feeling the flames for a leaked memo that appears to champion a culture of aggressive growth.The memo, penned by executive Andrew "Boz" Bosworth in 2016, puts a premium on getting people to sign up for and use the social network, even if Facebook inadvertently exposes them to bullying or connects terrorists. The memo even had a grim title: "The Ugly.""Maybe it costs a life by exposing someone to bullies. Maybe someone dies in a terrorist attack coordinated on our tools," wrote Bosworth, who runs Facebook's hardware business. "And still we connect people. The ugly truth is that we believe in connecting people so deeply that anything that allows us to connect more people more often is *de facto* good."Bosworth acknowledged the memo in a series of tweets on Thursday, saying it was meant … [Read more...] about Leaked Facebook memo spurs strong reactions on Twitter