Twitter acquires live-video streaming company Periscope

Perhaps in a move to get more advertisers or users in general to use their social network, Twitter has acquired Periscope, a live streaming startup. They wouldn’t say what inspired the acquisition or for how much. But it makes sense for a company like Twitter to integrate live streaming into its service. People are already using the service to talk about events as they happen. Why wouldn’t they integrate the video aspect as well? As to how this would happen, we don’t have an idea at the moment. But you better prepare to see live-video streams on your timeline soon.

Source: Periscope | Via: Engadget

Twitter issues outright ban for revenge porn

Twitter now expressly prohibits users from posting revenge porn and other non-consensual intimate photos on its service. The social network has been under pressure to address harassment and abuse rampant on their platform. It’s a good thing they’ve set actual changes on their terms of service. We’re hoping the application is swift.

According to Twitter, “You may not post intimate photos or videos that were taken or distributed without the subject’s consent.” Violating this policy could get your account locked.

Source: The Verge

Twitter brings ‘While you were away’ feature to Android

A month after Twitter introduced its new “While you were away” feature to iOS, Android users are finally going to get a taste of it. Whether you like it or not, the new recap feature is on Google’s mobile platform and you can’t turn it off.

“While you were away” shows the “top” tweets you’ve missed since the last time you were on the social network. These tweets are chosen based on tweet engagement and user habits (much like what Facebook does with its News Feed). However, Twitter emphasizes that they’re still focusing on real-time updates and if you’re frequently on the app you won’t see the feature as often.

Source: Twitter

Manage company Twitter accounts better with TweetDeck Teams

It is a security risk having multiple people manage a single Twitter account with the shared password and all. But Twitter wants to change that. Using their TweetDeck client, Twitter is introducing TweetDeck teams, it will let team members access the account without having to share a password with them. There will be two account levels—admins and contributors. The admins will be able to add and remove team members and tweet (including building lists, following and unfollowing accounts, and sending as well as scheduling tweets), while contributors can do what admin can do when it comes to tweeting but they can’t add or remove members nor can they can’t use it outside of TweetDeck.

Source: Twitter