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Twitter has Acquired Sphere

Sphere announced that it has been acquired by Twitter. In a post on Medium, Sphere wrote, “We’ve joined to accelerate our mission of bringing people closer together through community.” TechCrunch reported that a Twitter spokesperson confirmed the Sphere acquisition news to them. …We originally built a marketplace of paid experts from all around the world, connecting them through group chat.

Twitter is Testing a New Feature Called Communities

Twitter has been introducing new features one after the other. So far, they’ve introduced Safety Mode, edge-to-edge photos, and a way to remove a follower without blocking them. The newest feature is called Twitter Communities. That feels like a lot of new changes in a short span of time, and I think it could overwhelm some Twitter users. It also

Twitter Tests A New Way to Curate Your Followers

Twitter announced that it is testing a way to remove a follower without blocking them. Here’s how Twitter Support described this feature in a Tweet: “We’re making it easier to be the curator of your own followers list. Now testing on the web: remove a follower without blocking them. To remove a follower, go to your profile and click “Followers”,

Twitter Tests New Timeline That Looks Like Instagram

Twitter announced new timeline in a short thread of Tweets on the Twitter Support account. “Edge to edge Tweets that span the width of the timeline so your photos, GIFs, and videos can have more room to shine,” is how Twitter describes it. The Tweet shows an example with several Tweets that show photos, videos, and artwork filling up the

Twitter Introduces Safety Mode

Twitter introduced a Safety Mode on September 1, 2021. Twitter will be testing Safety Mode out with a small group of people on Twitter in the coming months. Eventually, the pool of beta testers will be expanded. What is Safety Mode? Twitter explains that it is designed to make people feel more comfortable and in control of their experience on

Twitter Needs to Fix the Eye Strain Problem

You may have noticed that Twitter changed its font. It appears that Twitter’s goal was to make its platform more accessible. Unfortunately, Twitter ended up making it inaccessible for some. TechCrunch reported that the new font style is called “Chirp”. It is Twitter’s proprietary typeface. Other updates made the interface less cluttered, removing unnecessary divider lines. It appears Twitter was

Twitter Paused its Verification Applications – Again

Are you among the many people who really want to get that little, blue, verified checkmark on Twitter? Sadly, you are going to be stuck waiting for an indefinite period of time. Twitter has paused its verification process (once again). The Twitter Verified account tweeted: “We’ve temporarily hit pause on rolling out access to apply for Verification so we can