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Twitter for iPhone and Android Apps get Updates

Twitter updated their mobile apps for iPhone and Android, these updates bring some new features. The updates to iPhone are more obvious and Android users are not that lucky they didn’t get all updates that are added to iPhone. Swipe feature is back on both the mobile apps iPhone and Android. ... Read More →

Twitter can censor tweets by Country

Twitter announced today that it can now block tweets on a country-by-country basis, that means Twitter can now block content which violates local laws without blocking the content for the entire world. Twitter already censors some content based on DMCA takedown requests, but till now this censorship ... Read More →

Twitter to acquire TweetDeck for $50 Million

Twitter has acquired TweetDeck, the popular multi-platform twitter client according to Techcrunch sources. Neither twitter nor tweetdeck announced the deal, but Techcrunch says it will be announced in the next couple of days. ... Read More →

Best Web Sites to Make the Most Out of Twitter

There are thousands of intriguing Twitter based web sites and applications which enable Twitter users to keep track of latest trends on Twitter, share files, check updates from followers, celebrity tweets and more. It's hard to identify the best of the Twitter based services with the plethora of ... Read More →

Breaking: Google Announces Search Deal with Twitter

Google recently made an official announcement that it would include Twitter updates in its search results.  Following is an excerpt from a blog post on the official Google blog written by Marissa Mayer, Google Vice President of Search Products and User Experience. ... Read More →

Twitter launches SMS in India with Bharti Airtel

Earlier twitter SMS updates were available in India but later twitter discontinued the SMA updates because of the cost associated with them. Now they have reached a sort of exclusive deal with Bharti Airtel, India’s largest mobile operator. Bharti Airtel customers can now send tweets from their ... Read More →

Now Report Spam on Twitter with a Single Click

Is Twitter spam annoying? Here is a breather. Today Twitter added new options that enable users to flag bad accounts on Twitter. Clicking on the “report for spam” link will alert Twitter that the account is possibly a spam account. And, it blocks the account from following you or replying to ... Read More →

How To: Search for People on Twitter

Twitter is all about making conversations happen. Its now being surrounded by a plethora of applications, clients and web services mashing the data on Twitter. There are sites to available to check out the latest and trending topics on Twitter.  And, know more about the topics including ... Read More →