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  • Elon Musk’s X needs to cease displaying headlines on information articles. Here’s why

    Elon Musk’s social media platform X (previously Twitter) is planning to begin eradicating headlines from information articles. Under the brand new adjustments, articles will seem on customers’ timelines with only a headline and URL, whereas people must add their very own description above the submit.

    According to a report by Fortune, X needs customers to put in writing a extra ‘engaging post’ by eradicating the headline and different context from the submit. The report additionally famous that the brand new change is being immediately pushed for by X proprietor Elon Musk.

    Replying to a submit by X News Daily, Musk confirmed the latest report. He wrote, “This is coming from me immediately. Will significantly enhance the esthetics.”

    Why is Elon Musk eradicating headlines from information articles? 

    The Fortune report, citing sources, notes that Musk believes that articles take up an excessive amount of area on a consumer’s timeline, and with the brand new change, X will be capable to cut back the peak of tweets, permitting extra posts to suit on the identical timeline whereas serving to to curb clickbait.

    Until now, a brand new article appeared as a ‘card’ on a consumer’s timeline, consisting of a picture, a brief headline and an outline. The format was developed when the tweet restrict was set at 140 characters, and because the data inside the card was excluded from the character restrict, it grew to become an essential means of sharing data on Twitter.

    However, as Twitter/X already permits Blue subscribers to put in writing tweets of as much as 25,000 characters, the corporate might want journalists and media homes to pay to advertise their articles on the social media platform.

     

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  • Twitter testing downvote replies characteristic globally, may come quickly to iOS, Android

    Twitter launched a brand new downvote reply characteristic to the platform final yr. Now, the app goes international with the characteristic and customers in all places will be capable of downvote replies on tweets with the brand new characteristic. The capacity is presently restricted to twitter internet customers, and iOS and Android customers are set to get the characteristic later.
    Twitter additionally states that downvotes on replies will proceed to stay hidden and can therefore, not be publicly seen. Instead, they may assist the platform higher recognise extra related feedback and make them extra seen. Upvotes on replies although, might be publicly seen as likes.

    “Some of you on iOS may see different options to up or down vote on replies,” Twitter stated asserting the characteristic, including that the platform is “testing this to understand the types of replies you find relevant” in a dialog.

    We discovered rather a lot concerning the forms of replies you don’t discover related and we’re increasing this take a look at –– extra of you on internet and shortly iOS and Android could have the choice to make use of reply downvoting.
    Downvotes aren’t public, however they’ll assist inform us of the content material folks wish to see. https://t.co/g8LcTpQqDv pic.twitter.com/wm5MmdR4Xh
    — Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) February 3, 2022
    Twitter additionally stated in a subsequent tweet {that a} majority of customers clicked the down arrow as a result of the reply was both offensive, irrelevant or each. “This experiment also revealed that downvoting is the most frequently used way for people to flag content they don’t want to see,” Twitter stated.

    Twitter may deliver Articles characteristic with no restrict on characters
    In different information, Twitter is reportedly additionally engaged on a brand new characteristic referred to as Articles, which is able to enable customers to write down longer posts, with no 280-character restrict that’s normally imposed on tweets.
    This might be extra handy for customers who wish to submit one thing longer, who will now not must chain a number of tweets right into a thread.

  • Twitter could quickly allow you to write longer ‘Articles’ with new function

    Twitter has been recognized for its signature character restrict of 280 characters. However, it appears the platform is now taking a look at including a brand new function that can let customers write lengthy format textual content with out the character restrict.
    Frequent Twitter tipster Jane Manchun Wong has hinted on the app bringing in a brand new function known as “Twitter Articles” which is able to enable the lengthy format writing. A screenshot Wong connected in her tweet additionally means that Articles will get its personal devoted tab in the principle Twitter window just like Spaces or Explore, however this too stays to be confirmed.

    Not a lot is understood concerning the Articles function as of proper now. The function is at the moment not obtainable to customers proper now and the platform has mentioned something on the inclusion of a long-format function simply but. It can also be doable that the function by no means makes it to the steady launch channel.

    Twitter is engaged on “Twitter Articles” and the power to create one inside Twitter
    Possibility a brand new longform format on Twitter pic.twitter.com/Srk3E6R5sz
    — Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) February 2, 2022
    It could be refreshing to see the platform provide a way for customers to put in writing longer format textual content. For now, customers who wish to go previous the 280 character restrict must chain a number of tweets to create what’s known as a thread.

    Other anticipated options
    In different information, Twitter is ready so as to add numerous options to the micro-blogging platform within the close to future. This contains Twitter Flock, the app’s implementation Instagram’s ‘close friends’ function that can enable sure tweets to be seen to a small group of chosen individuals.
    The app can also be reportedly testing a brand new search bar for the Home tab, together with a quote tweet function that can can help you quote tweet a put up with a response.

  • Fans and fandom: Here’s how one can be a sports activities superfan on Twitter

    With 24×7 actual time protection, microblogging platform Twitter has grow to be a go to channel for sports activities fans. Sports fan typically drive robust communities or fan golf equipment on the service main sports activities conversations. But how does one benefit from what’s occurring and preserve their fan-flags waving excessive? Here are some tricks to keep on high of your fan sport on Twitter.
    To keep carefully looped into conversations about your favourites, you should utilize the next Twitter options.
    #Topics: Twitter Topics use machine studying to insert subject-related Tweets into timelines. There are a number of Topics that one can observe to maintain themselves up to date with their favorite sport— a few of these are Football, Cricket, WWE, amongst others. One also can observe group Topics resembling FC Barcelona or Kolkata Knight Riders in addition to particular person gamers like P V Sindhu, Sachin Tendulkar, Daniel Ricciardo and rather more.
    #Lists: Lists let folks put collectively a number of accounts that Tweet a couple of frequent topic and observe their Tweets as a separate timeline. One can both put collectively their very own Lists of accounts resembling a List of cricket gamers, commentators, soccer golf equipment, worldwide and nationwide sports activities authorities or observe present Lists created by others on the service resembling these Lists from Twitter Moments India (@MomentsIndia) – Cricket, India Cricket, Delhi Capitals IPL group, Chennai Super Kings Team, amongst others.
    #Twitter Moments: Moments are curated tales about what’s occurring all over the world. Moment pages on Twitter serve up a chronological timeline of Tweets round a specific topic or occasion so folks can observe all developments in a single place.
    #Event Pages: Event Pages allow you to observe the newest Tweets and updates round an ongoing occasion. For all main sports activities tournaments, you possibly can take a look at the associated Event Pages on Twitter for Tweets from fellow sports activities fans, athletes, official authorities and extra.
    #Cricket Scorecard: For the current cricket match, Twitter had additionally launched a dwell Scorecard. During an ongoing match, a scorecard would seem on the Explore tab and dwell Events Page on Twitter. So whereas followers had been on Twitter maintaining with the conversations, they didn’t must go elsewhere to test the rating. They might additionally observe the scores from the match in real-time, whereas scrolling by way of Tweets.
    Engage together with your favorite gamers in actual time
    While followers are all the time displaying help and love for his or her favourites, star gamers and legends additionally guarantee that this love doesn’t keep unrequited. They typically interact with their followers by way of dwell chats, voice Tweets, and extra.
    #Fan Q&As: Several gamers come to Twitter to have one-on-one conversations with their followers by way of #Ask classes, asking them to Tweet their questions with the dialog hashtag. Players like Rohit Sharma (@imRo45), Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25), Smriti Mandhana (@mandhana_smriti) typically share fascinating private anecdotes with their followers throughout these chats the place followers ship in questions with hashtags like #AskRo, #AskShikhar, #AskSmriti, and the likes.
    #Twitter Spaces: Spaces let’s folks have dwell audio conversations and is one other good way for followers to attach with one another, in addition to with their favorite athletes. Earlier this 12 months, Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) hosted a Space with Zaheer Khan (@ImZaheer). Fans also can host Spaces with different followers on the service to debate your favorite matches, sequence moments or tournaments through dwell audio.
    #Live-viewing/watch-parties: Fans like to dwell Tweet the highs and lows of nail-biting matches, utilizing Twitter as a second display throughout dwell occasions. Anyone can, in reality, together with these followers, take pleasure in this dwell watch occasion on Twitter and really feel the push of the stadiums, nearly. Meanwhile, don’t forget to activate Tweet notifications out of your favorite gamers and groups.

  • Twitter’s new replace will present full-sized photos

    Twitter will now provide full-sized photos on its platform. The replace will eliminate the auto-cropping algorithm on its Android and iOS apps, which is able to permit customers to view photos of their entirety, on their timeline.
    Now once you submit photos; you will note an correct preview of the identical, with none formatting. The firm describes the full-size preview window by stating “what you see is what you get”.

    Twitter confirmed the function in a sequence of Tweets, whereas additionally describing the identical. “A new kind of surprise: show off more of your pic when you Tweet a single image. Now available to everyone on Android and iOS –– how your image looks in the Tweet composer is how it will look on the timeline” Twitter acknowledged as a part of a tweet.

    A brand new form of shock: exhibit extra of your pic once you Tweet a single picture.
    Now out there to everybody on Android and iOS –– how your picture seems within the Tweet composer is the way it will look on the timeline. https://t.co/GTD4JGVXmY pic.twitter.com/u5X2kc8dzO
    — Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) May 5, 2021
    https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
    In different information, Twitter not too long ago confirmed that it’s releasing a brand new function that may permit hosts of its audio service Spaces to document and share chats with others. This function will initially solely be out there to a restricted variety of Spaces Hosts on iOS (and all listeners on iOS and Android) and can later launch for everybody.
    The new performance will permit customers who enter a Twitter Spaces late to replay the published, offered the host has enabled recording.

  • Twitter Voice Tweets: What they’re and the best way to use them

    Twitter added the flexibility to connect audio clips with tweets for iOS customers again in 2020 for a restricted viewers. The platform is now increasing the service to extra iOS customers. Voice Tweets are a inventive strategy to specific your self on the micro-blogging platform that limits you to 280 characters. “Sometimes 280 characters aren’t enough and some conversational nuances are lost in translation,” Twitter stated.
    The characteristic will assist customers share extra emotion with their tweets in comparison with plain textual content, providing what Twitter calls a “more human touch” to tweets. Voice Tweets will even assist the visually impaired achieve entry to tweets and even tweeting their very own hearts out. It can be a extra handy strategy to tweet for individuals who merely discover it tough to sort out tweets. Here’s the best way to use the characteristic.
    Twitter Voice Tweets: How to make use of?
    While creating a brand new tweet, search for the waveform icon to pick out Voice Tweets and faucet on the report button to start recording. Each voice tweet captures as much as 140 seconds of audio and do you have to cross that restrict, Twitter will create a brand new thread and start recording a second audio clip.

    You also can connect voice tweets to common textual content tweets both so as to add extra context or as a way for the visually impaired to hearken to your tweet.
    How to hearken to a Voice Tweet?
    While scrolling by way of your feed, Voice Tweets will likely be simple to identify as they may present up as audio clips with the background exhibiting the sharer. Tapping the Play button on these tweets will play the recorded audio.
    On iOS units, a participant dock will even seem permitting customers to hearken to audio-based tweets whereas persevering with to scroll by way of their feeds.

  • Twitter now exhibits automated captions for voice tweets: All you might want to know

    Twitter is rolling out a brand new characteristic, which provides captions for voice tweets. The Verge reported that this characteristic was launched again in June 2020 and the micro-blogging website is now releasing it for everybody.
    The firm launched an automatic captions characteristic as a result of it was criticised by many accessibility advocates for not having captions. Now, Twitter customers will begin seeing captions in any voice tweet that they spot on the platform.

    We took your suggestions and we’re doing the work. To enhance accessibility options, captions for voice Tweets are rolling out at this time.
    Now if you file a voice Tweet, captions will mechanically generate and seem. To view the captions on net, click on the “CC” button. https://t.co/hrdI19Itu6 pic.twitter.com/pDlpOUgV6l
    — Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) July 15, 2021

    Twitter will mechanically generate captions in supported languages, and these are English, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, Arabic, Hindi, French, Indonesian, Korean, and Italian.
    “As part of our ongoing work to make Twitter accessible for everyone, we’re rolling out automated captions for Voice Tweets to iOS,” Twitter’s head of world accessibility Gurpreet Kaur stated in an announcement.
    “Though it’s still early and we know it won’t be perfect at first, it’s one of many steps we’re taking to expand and strengthen accessibility across our service, and we look forward to continuing our journey to create a truly inclusive service,” Gurpreet added.
    The new captions characteristic is at the moment solely accessible for iOS customers. At the second, it’s unknown when it is going to even be made for Android customers. If you wish to see the captions on a tweet, then you might want to faucet on the CC icon, which is positioned on the top-right nook of the voice tweet window.
    The cited supply famous that the captions will solely seem on new voice tweets, which mainly signifies that all of the outdated tweets received’t present captions. Besides, the corporate micro-blogging website additionally affords captions in Twitter Spaces.

  • Twitter Spaces now out there on cellular net and desktop as nicely

    Twitter just lately launched its audio chat rooms referred to as Spaces, and it’s now out there on each the cellular and desktop browser. If you could have greater than 600 followers on Twitter, then you possibly can host a Space proper now. The characteristic is out there inside the app and is accessible to each Android and iOS customers.
    All Spaces are public and anybody can be a part of any Space as a listener. If you create a Space or are a speaker in one of many occasions, then your followers will get to see it on the high of their timeline (of their Fleets). Users can even ship invitations to individuals asking them to hitch a Space.
    You can ship the hyperlink through DM or tweet the hyperlink out to your Home timeline. The microblogging web site even permits you to copy the invite hyperlink and share it wherever else.

    How to create Twitter Spaces?
    Step 1: Open Twitter on an online browser after which faucet on the profile image positioned within the high left nook.
    Step 2: Scroll to the fitting till you discover the ‘Spaces’ choice.
    Step 3: Once you discover it, faucet on it and select your audio room viewers. Here, you get three choices to select from, together with Everyone, People you observe, or Only individuals you invite to talk.
    Step 4: Once you could have chosen, you then faucet on the “Start your Space” button. Twitter permits you to add as many as 10 audio system to a Space and you may even adddescription of the occasion.
    How to hitch Spaces?
    Twitter Spaces routinely seem on the high of your Home timeline, the place you see Fleets. All that you must do is faucet on the profile of the one who is internet hosting a Space after which faucet once more on Join this Space.
    You will then be added to that specific Space. If you want to share your opinion, then you possibly can ask for mic entry from the host. Once you get the entry, you’re all set. Each Space has a hyperlink that one can even share publicly.

  • Twitter provides DM search characteristic for Android customers

    Twitter is rolling out a brand new characteristic for Android customers. One will now have the ability to search their Direct Messages (DMs). This characteristic will provide reduction to those that aren’t capable of finding any of their previous conversations on Twitter. Once the characteristic hits your system, you received’t need to scroll by way of all of the DMs to search out any specific chat.
    “We’ve brought the DM search bar to Android and are rolling out an improved version that lets you search for all of your old convos, not just the most recent ones,” Twitter mentioned. The characteristic was first made obtainable for iOS customers in 2019.

    Twitter has additionally introduced on its platform that it’ll quickly let customers seek for particular content material in DMs. There are occasions if you need to seek for a selected chat and you’ll solely discover it by typing within the phrases you bear in mind. The micro-blogging web site is saying it’s engaged on this characteristic and it is going to be rolled out later this 12 months.
    “Waiting for the option to search your DMs for message content? We’re working on releasing that later this year,” the corporate mentioned. Currently, you’ll solely have the ability to seek for chats by typing within the identify of a gaggle or a person.
    Twitter just lately opened its Spaces characteristic to all customers who’ve no less than 600 followers. In case you’re unaware, Spaces is an audio-only voice chat characteristic, which lets you host stream voice chats with different Twitter customers. The firm is quickly anticipated to a brand new characteristic to Spaces, which might be known as “Ticketed Spaces.” It will allow you to monetize Spaces for a financial payment.

    Besides, in an effort to curb pretend information associated to COVID-19, Twitter has launched new occasion pages that embody the most recent Tweets from information organisations throughout the nation and in a number of languages. The firm has additionally printed some state-specific Covid pages in India that present the most recent tweets from individuals asking for SOS assets.