BlackBerry’s Twitter account gets caught tweeting from an iPhone

Social media blunders happen to the best of us but famous people and big companies usually suffer from the consequences more. The Verge caught a little booboo from BlackBerry’s Twitter account. Whoever’s handling the account tweeted about keeping the BlackBerry conversation going while using an iPhone. Oops. The tweet has since been deleted but this is definitely a case of think before you tweet.

Source: The Verge | Via: Cult of Mac

Details surface about Twitter's upcoming video service

Twitter previously announced that it will be putting up a video service much like YouTube as part of its growth strategy. A Twitter user was able to dig up details on the service. Daniel Raffel found the FAQ page for the service and shows bits and pieces of information about the service.

The service will support MP4 and .mov types as well as .jpg and .png for thumbnails. Suggested video aspect ratio is 16:9 with a maximum of 10 minutes per video. No limit on file size though. It will be called Twitter Video and it will have a publishing tool that will have an Upload button in the dashboard as well as quick access for tweeting. Videos will appear in-line on Twitter, much like how they display YouTube videos at the moment.

Source: SlashGear

Twitter begins roll out of ‘while you were away’ recap

Ever wondered what the people you follow on Twitter say when you aren’t on the service? Instead of scrolling back, Twitter introduced a new “While you were away” feature to its users. They first talked about this in November as part of their plan to boost user engagement. This feature shows a recap of tweets since you last opened the app. It will show up at the top of your timeline. We don’t exactly know how Twitter chooses which tweets get the special mention. It most likely involves retweets and favorites.

According to The Verge, it doesn’t break up the flow of your Twitter feed too much. It isn’t available for everyone just yet but there seem to be a large number of users who have it already. We’ll just have to wait a bit for the official announcement and wider rollout.

Source: TechCrunch | Via: The Verge

Twitter brings new photo filters to mobile apps

If you’ve been left wanting by the photo filters in the Android and iOS apps, Twitter is bringing in some new filters to freshen things up a bit. Aside from bringing in new filters, it is also easier to swipe through them now. You can adjust the strength of the filter by tapping on it again to bring up the slider. The filters appear after you add an image to a tweet.

We're rolling out new filters to spice up your photos. Download the latest Twitter for iPhone or Android to enjoy. pic.twitter.com/XRCIszOgID

— Twitter Mobile (@twittermobile) December 2, 2014

Source: The Next Web