Twitter lets you embed tweets in iOS and Android apps

Twitter looks to be testing a new feature for its mobile apps—the ability to embed tweets within tweets. Yes, there is a certain Inception-like quality to it but we believe this is a way for you to share your thoughts about the tweet instead of “RT-ing” a certain tweet. All you need to do is drop the URL link of the tweet in your compose window and the embedded tweet will appear once you publish it.

Source: The Next Web

‘Game of Thrones’ author George R.R. Martin joins Twitter

It’s not that George R.R. Martin needs additional distractions right now. We are all still waiting for the next installment of A Song of Ice and Fire after all. But the author has just joined Twitter. He has admitted though that he won’t tweet as much. But if he gives us more insight into what will happen to our favorite characters, then we’d welcome the update.

I don't tweet all that much, please check out my live journal page. ;) #myfirstTweet

— George RR Martin (@GRRMspeaking) June 9, 2014

Source: CNET

Twitter rolls out mute feature for individual users

Annoyed by tweets of a certain user but don’t want to offend them by unfollowing them? Twitter has begun rolling out its mute feature to the public. The company began testing mute for a small group of users and is now officially making its way to everyone. Mute allows you to no longer see tweets and retweets from the selected user on your timeline. You will also no longer receive SMS or push notifications from the user. They will still be able to retweet, favorite, or reply to your activities but at least you won’t be able to see their Twitter activity on your main timeline.

You can mute Twitter users by tapping on their tweet and selecting more and then “Mute @username” or you can head to their profile and select the gear icon and then tap on “Mute @username.” The feature is available for Web as well as Android and iOS apps.

Source: Twitter Blog

Twitter boosts account security with new password recovery system

Twitter is working to keep your accounts secure with new password recovery system and new method to catch suspicious logins. Twitter users can now be alerted through their mobile numbers and email address when a password reset request is sent. You can change your password through Twitter’s website or through the Android or iOS apps.

The microblogging site is also now employing a new way to track any suspicious logins. They now track login history, device used, and location to weed out any potentially suspicious login attempts. If there are any of these fishy logins, you will be alerted through your email.

Source: Twitter Blog