Spotify links now show up as 30-second clips on Twitter

You can say it’s a long time coming but finally, it’s here. Twitter is extending its Audio Cards feature to Spotify. It’s been almost a year since the feature came out and SoundCloud was the service of choice then. Now, for Spotify tracks you tweet, the link will also have a 30-second preview of the song. It can even show up in the curated Moments feed. You’ll be able to see these Audio Cards on the website as well as Android and iOS apps. Most of the tracks already show up this way but Twitter says the full rollout will be done in around one week.

Source: Twitter | Via: Engadget

Twitter introduces new accounts via Connect

A new feature on Twitter’s mobile app will make it easier for you to find people to follow on the social network. The new Connect tab shows you a list of accounts based on people you follow. It also shows popular accounts in your area. You can choose to automatically sync your contacts so you no longer have to look for them. It’s now available on both iOS and Android. This new feature is meant to help new users find people to follow on the service and hopefully keep them coming back to it.

Source: Twitter

Twitter shuts down Magic Recs account

The Magic Recs account on Twitter is seen as a useful tool for finding out what’s the hottest accounts at the moment on Twitter—in case you’d want to follow them. But Twitter has shut down the account saying this feature is integrated into push notifications so there isn’t a need for the account to send direct message recommendations to its users. If you want to get those recommendations, you’ll only be able to on mobile. Head to settings, notifications, and switch on the Recommendations option. Although it seems that’s activated by default.

Source: Independent

Twitter now classified as a ‘news’ app on the Apple App Store

Twitter is no longer a social network. Or at least it’s no longer classified as one on the Apple App Store. It’s migrated from “social networking” to “news” on the app store where it now sits on top in the top free apps chart. On the Google Play store, though, it still remains under the “social” label. The switch is seen as a reaction to the social network lagging behind competitors like Facebook in the social networking category. This’ll perhaps bring attention to the app more and it highlights Twitter’s differentiator from its rivals with its real-time breaking news updates. Twitter’s still suffering from sluggish user growth so any approach to get more eyeballs and users on its platform is welcome.

The change, though, also highlights Apple’s issues with making apps more discoverable. App developers are said to be frustrated with the tech giant and discoverability issues on the platform. Even with the use of search, it’ll take a while to find relevant apps. Apple’s been making changes for this but it still has more work to do in this respect.

Source: Mashable