Twitter is planning its next big feature now new Twitter is out in the world – Twitter Events. Ev Williams and Biz Stone outline the new plan at event in San Francisco and it sounds like the new feature could put an end to bashing out hashtags when you want to join in with talking about a particular event. The big question is: will Twitter class X-Factor as an event?!
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Use Twitter so much that refreshing the page or waiting for your app to update is just too slow? Try Streamie, a new Twitter web client that taps into Twitter’s real time API to show you new updates instantly. While we wait for new Twitter (which doesn’t feature realtime updating), Streamie might just be our new favourite Twitter web client.
As well as showing realtime Twitter updates, you can get at your @replies, direct messages, retweets and favourites. Streamie also lets you use the official retweet function and fling out old school edited retweets. If you want realtime updates in a desktop app rather than the browser try the Tweetdeck User Stream preview – warning: it will give you a headache.
Out now | £free | Streamie
The new Twitter redesign hasn’t rolled out to many people yet but we’ve been scouring the web to pull together a list of the most interesting features you’ll find when it arrives. Read on for the 10 new Twitter secrets you should watch out for…
The major Twitter redesign we’ve been talking about for ages has finally arrived. It’s set to give Twitter apps like Tweetdeck a run for their money and lure you back to the homepage. The new Twitter bakes content from sites like Flickr and YouTube into a brand new column and the entirely look of the site has been overhauled. Read on to find out what you’ll get with the Twitter redesign when it rolls out to the world and watch the official Twitter video celebrating the changes…