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Sunday, November 12, 2017

Twitter doubles length of user display names to 50 characters

November 12, 2017 0


The new length means the user can add more emojis.

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In yet another overhaul within a week, Twitter has doubled the length of users’ display names to 50 characters — up from the original 20.
“The new length means the user can add more emojis. Many users embraced the change, though some also questioned why Twitter was adding somewhat gimmicky features when it could be working on tackling its more serious issues on the platform,” The Verge reported late.
To change your display name, the user can head over to their Twitter profile, click on “Edit Profile” on the right side of the page, and then click on the current display name. Notably, users can make the changes only on the display name, not the “@user” name.  Meanwhile, the microblogging platform is currently facing backlash in the wake of harassment problems.
Earlier this week, Twitter introduced a new 280-character limit that is now available virtually for all users — including for those who tweet in Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi and Tamil. In September, the company had launched a test with a select group of users that expanded the 140-character limit so that they could express themselves easily in a tweet.
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Friday, November 3, 2017

Twitter launches special emoji for Guru Nanak Jayanti, Video Website Card for brands

November 03, 2017 0
Twitter Guru Nanak Jayanti emoji
Twitter launched two new initiatives in India today. One of those isn’t something new and is something Twitter has been occasionally doing. Twitter has a special emoji dedicated for the anniversary for the first Sikh guru, Guru Nanak. Twitter has also launched the Video Website Card for advertisers with Amazon India, Goibibo, LG, and Motorola.
Starting with the special emoji, it will go live tomorrow from 9:00AM and will be available throughout the day. The emoji is designed on the basis of the symbol, ‘Ik Onkar’ which represents the One Supreme Reality in Sikhism. There are various hastags you can use in both Punjabi and English languages. These include #ੴ, #ਧੰਨਗੁਰੂਨਾਨਕ, #ਗੁਰਪੁਰਬ, #ਗੁਰੂਨਾਨਕ, #IkOnkar, #GuruNanakJayanti, #GuruNanak, #Gurpurab, #Gurupurab, #HappyGurpurab or #HappyGurupurab.
This is the first emoji introduced by Twitter to celebrated Guru Nanak Jayanti. However, in the past, Twitter has had dedicated emoji for special occasions in India including Independence Day, Republic Day, the International Day of Yoga, Ganesh Chathurti, Ambedkar Jayanti and Diwali.
Twitter Video Website Card
Coming to the Video Website Card, it acts as a platform to advertise a brand’s product. The Video Website Card comes with an auto-playing video, a customizable headline, and a destination URL that is paired with a large tap target. Through the Video Website Card, advertisers can figure out their objectives by seeing the video views, and website clicks.
Twitter has already collaborated with different brands in India that have used the Video Website Card for their products. Motorola has used the Video Website Card for their smartphones, with the Moto G5s Plus and Moto E4 Plus. Amazon India created Twitter’s Video Website Card for the recently launched Fire TV Stick in India. LG, on the other hand promoted their new OLED TV with the Video Website Card. Lastly, Goibibo also marketed their offers partnering with HDFC bank through the Video Website Card. 
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Friday, September 1, 2017

Man’s Twitter account suspended over killing a mosquito !!!

September 01, 2017 0

Twitter's decision to ban @nemuismywife has attracted ridicule on social media.

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Twitter has banned a Japanese man after he posted a photo of a mosquito he killed on the micro-blogging platform. It started on August 20 when the user @nemuismywife was bitten by a mosquito as he was watching TV, the BBC reported.
“Where do you get off biting me all over while I’m just trying to relax and watch TV? Die! (Actually, you’re already dead),” he tweeted after killing the mosquito and added a picture of a dead insect to the tweet. He later received a message from Twitter saying that his account had been frozen and cannot be reactivated.
He set up a new Twitter account, @DaydreamMatcha and tweeted: “My previous account was permanently frozen after I said I killed a mosquito. Is this a violation?” His angry tweet was retweeted more than 31,000 times and liked more than 27,000 Twitter users.
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Tweeting abuse can get a user banned from the platform but Twitter’s decision to ban @nemuismywife has attracted ridicule on social media. Twitter has rolled out a number of new measures to curb online abuse and harassment on its platform.  US business magazine Forbes reported that Twitter launched an algorithm to detect abusive behavior by looking and picking up key offensive words.
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