Tag: Twitter users

Twitter Notes feature to transition into long-form posts

Stephanie Beck
Twitter Notes - Twitter App on Phone

The social media platform is known for its ultra-low character limit, but that could soon change. A new feature called Twitter Notes could soon be coming to the microblogging social media platform to provide users with a higher character limit than they’ve been used to using. The platform has doubled its original character count limit from 140 characters to 280, its current level. That said, the platform will now be adding much more space for users to share longer posts with a feature called Twitter Notes. The upcoming feature provides…

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Tweet reply controls heading to all Twitter users

Jennifer Goula
Tweet reply controls - Person using Twitter on mobile

The social media platform has been testing the feature over the last several months. Following several months of tests, Twitter has announced that it is rolling out tweet reply controls for all users of its platform. This includes users on twitter.com as well as Android and iOS app users. Twitter now allows its users to choose from among three different options regarding who can reply. Twitter described the new tweet reply controls with the following statement: “Here’s how it works. Before you Tweet, choose who can reply with three options:…

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Number of Twitter users once again on the rise

Jorge Gonzalez
Twitter Users - Smartphone with Twitter app on table with coffee cup

This year’s first quarter is treating the social media platform well, as it is making money, too. Twitter users are growing in numbers once again, giving the social network a strong start to 2018. The company managed to turn a profit for the second time since its inception. That said, it’s the user number growth that is drawing the most attention from a business perspective. The Q1 2018 earnings were recently reported, showing that those new Twitter users may keep up the profits. In fact, Twitter predicts that it will…

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