Twitter is a mess, but it’s still addictive. While some folks might have headed to Mastadon, those who stick around might still want to get the best out of the bird site. If you feel that your timeline is very cluttered, a new tool named Prune your follows can really help you with that. The […]
This tool helps you trim your follow list on Twitter by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
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As the future wreckage of Twitter skywrites a tale of hubris across the sky, many have chosen — or had the choice made for them — to direct their gaze instead at the horizon, in hopes of seeing some beacon of hope, shining through the bomb cyclone: The Next Twitter! But they are being misled. […]
There is no ‘Next Twitter,’ and that’s OK by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch
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Twitter is in crisis these days. Under new owner Elon Musk, the service has lost more than half its staff through layoffs and quitting, made erratic moves in its product and platform strategies and is facing up to reports about its financial state. That disruption, in true tech industry style, has led to the emergence […]
How Mastodon is scaling amid the Twitter exodus by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
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Mastodon’s success has somewhat taken its creator Eugen Rochko by surprise, but he’s steadfast on maintaining its non-profit nature.
Mastodon creator Eugen Rochko talks funding and how to build the anti-Twitter by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
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More than a week after being banned from Twitter, Jack Sweeney, the University of Central Florida sophomore who has been a pain in the side of Elon Musk for at least the past year, has a new account on the platform. Called @ElonJetNexDay, the hours-old account tracks the private jet of Musk, but with a […]
Persistent Jack Sweeney brings back @ElonJet (but delayed) to Twitter by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch
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After taking over Twitter, Elon Musk had long promised that the company is working toward making the platform more appealing to video creators. Today, Twitter updated the Twitter Blue page declaring that subscribers can now upload 60-minute-long videos from the web at 1080p resolution and 2GB in file size. Prior to the change, Twitter Blue subscribers […]
Twitter Blue users can now upload 60-minute long videos by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
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Despite already cutting thousands of employees, the layoffs at Twitter continue. According to posts on Twitter and LinkedIn from a former public policy employee, Twitter cut half of its public policy team. TechCrunch asked both the former employee and Twitter for comment but could not immediately confirm the exact magnitude of these cuts. Twitter also […]
Twitter lays off employees in public policy, engineering by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
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Twitter is rolling out a feature that shows how many people view your tweets, similar to features on platforms like YouTube that show how many times a video has been viewed. “Twitter is rolling out View Count, so you can see how many times a tweet has been seen! This is normal for video,” Elon […]
Twitter now shows how many people view your tweets by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
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Amid all the chaos, Twitter rolled out a useful feature that lets you search for listed company stocks and cryptocurrency prices. To do this, users have to just type the dollar symbol followed by the relevant ticker symbol, e.g. “$GOOG” or “$ETH” (minus the quote marks), in the search bar and Twitter will display the […]
Twitter now displays stock and cryptocurrency prices directly in search results by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
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Tesla shares fell 8.12% Tuesday after Wall Street downgraded price targets on the electric vehicle maker’s stock. Analysts fear that CEO Elon Musk is distracted by his hostile takeover and micromanagement of Twitter, and that China sales will be affected by the Chinese government allowing COVID-19 to spread after ending its stance on harsh restrictions. Tesla’s […]
Tesla stock plunges as investors fear Twitter dramas, loss of China sales by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
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