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Monday, July 8, 2013 | By Josh Barnes-Hoyt (@j3h), Senior Software Engineer [17:32 UTC]
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People use Twitter to connect to the things and people they care about. Today, we’re making that even easier with a coordinated update for seven different apps: Android, iPhone, iPad, Mac, twitter.com, mobile.twitter.com and TweetDeck.Read more…

Celebrating the Fourth of July

Thursday, July 4, 2013 | By Elaine Filadelfo (@urchkin), Communications [01:36 UTC]
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July 4th marks the 237th anniversary of the U.S., and the Americans among us mark Independence Day with parades and elaborate fireworks displays, picnics, barbecues, andRead more…

Experimenting with new ways to tailor ads

Wednesday, July 3, 2013 | By Kevin Weil (@kevinweil), Senior Director of Product, Revenue [15:04 UTC]
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Starting soon, we will be experimenting with a way to make ads on Twitter more useful to our users in the United States by displaying promoted content from brands and businesses they’ve shown interest in. Users won’t see more ads on Twitter, but they may see better ones.Read more…

The topography of Tweets

Friday, June 28, 2013 | By Simon Rogers (@smfrogers), Data editor [16:01 UTC]
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Sometimes a map is not enough. What if instead of just showing roads and boundaries, it was a 3D model you could manipulate and explore?

That is exactly what our data visualization scientist Nicolas Belmonte (@philogb) did with every geotagged tweet ever recorded, producing this incredible visualization of billions of Tweets.Read more…

24 hours of global governance

Wednesday, June 26, 2013 | By Sean Evins (@Evins), Partner Manager, Government & Politics [22:56 UTC]
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Over the course of 24 hours, global attention turned to the U.S. Supreme Court, the Texas state legislature and the Australian Parliament — and Twitter served as the global town square for all of these significant civic showdowns.Read more…

This Week on Twitter - June 24

Monday, June 24, 2013 | By Alexandra Valasek (@AlzValz), Communications [16:07 UTC]
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Thursday, June 27; 7:00 p.m. ET Basketball fans can tune in to the #NBADraft this Thursday on ESPN (@ESPN). Follow the NBA (@NBA) for behind-the-scenes NBA Draft photos from the Twitter Mirror throughout the night.Read more…

A king, a cup, and a legend

Friday, June 21, 2013 | By Omid Ashtari (@omid), Sports Partnerships [18:33 UTC]
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What a week for sports fans. The NBA Finals came down to the @MiamiHEAT and @Spurs battling into the final seconds in Game 7, the @NHLBruins and @NHLBlackhawks have put on a gritty battle for the Stanley Cup, and a baseball legend shared 63 years of history in 140 characters.Read more…

This Week on Twitter - June 17

Monday, June 17, 2013 | By Alexandra Valasek (@AlzValz), Communications [16:03 UTC]
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Monday, June 17 (ongoing) Soccer fans can tune into Univision (@UnivisionSports) to watch the FIFA Confederations Brazil Cup (@FIFAcom), and become the “third analyst” of the tournament. Fans’ Twitter commentary will be featured on pre- and post- game shows, and fans will have a chance to participate in on-screen Twitter polls about best and worst plays andRead more…

#FeathersDay

Friday, June 14, 2013 | By Jeremy Briggs (@briggles), Peter's son [16:10 UTC]
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Public service announcement: A very special holiday is coming up. (Yeah, we’re all aflutter about holidays. The way we see it, just about any holiday is a good excuse to use Twitter, right?)

Well, despite a teeny tiny miscommunication, we did put together a short video for this annual fest. Just so there’s no misunderstanding, we’re of course talking about F-A-T-H-E-R-S Day.Read more…

#FollowMe: Create an instant Twitter highlight reel

Thursday, June 13, 2013 | By James Buckhouse (@buckhouse), Editorial Guerrilla [17:03 UTC]
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If you wanted to capture your Twitter style in a beautiful highlight reel, how would you go about it?

FollowMe

Now you can uncover your most engaging photos, Vine videos and Tweets and turn them into a highlight reel of your best moments on Twitter with just a few clicks.Read more…

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