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March 5, 2021 by Erika Wheless Twitter is taking another crack at social shopping. The platform is trying out a new shoppable card format that allows users to link to a product page from a tweet. The new cards include the name of the product, the shop name, the price and a “Shop” button. A Twitter user named Yasser Masood spotted the feature earlier this week. The key details: For now, the shoppable cards are being tested in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa on Android devices.This experiment is not happening in isolation. A Twitter spokesperson confirmed the platform has several more commerce-focused experiments in the pipeline.Twitter tried a similar feature in 2015. Twitter tried product pages before This is not the first time Twitter has tried to facilitate shopping on its platform. In 2015, the company tested out product pages and curated collections. Collections were more focused on browsing products in curated lists. One example was Nike’s collection for the then-new LeBron Elite clothing line. Some product pages also listed prices and sometimes a “Shop” button. While product pages ended in 2016, the new Shop cards could be Pages 2.0. “The bigger question in my mind is where Twitter’s…

Microblogging platform Twitter wants to get its new live audio conversations Spaces feature to as many Android users as possible and will build more new features specifically focused on the health and safety of participating users. "Spaces on android is available from this week. We want to get it out to as many Android users as possible. We will itinerate in real time as the team is able to add new features. We want to have parity with both android and iOS in the not so distant future,” said Dantley Davis, the chief design officer at Twitter in a Spaces conversation. "Health has been a primary concern for the Spaces team. It's very much top of mind for the team. You'll be seeing more features from the team specifically focused on health,” he added. Maya Gold Patterson, the staff product designer at Twitter said the goal is to help provide people with an additional layer of nuance and empathy to conversations. "To allow people to just connect on a more human level. The vision is to create a very comfortable place for people to have conversations. Unlocking this new format for android has been super exciting for us,” she added.…

Twitter dug up old pics of Kangana Ranaut after she criticised "torn jeans and rags like blouses"When actor Kangana Ranaut called out modern-day achievers for wearing "torn American jeans and rags", a section of the Internet was quick to remind her that she, too, was guilty of doing the same. On Wednesday, Kangana Ranaut shared a picture of three "ancient" women from India, Japan and Syria - each dressed in traditional clothes from their home countries. The three women, photographed in 1885, each became the first licensed woman doctor in their own country.  In her appreciation tweet for the women, Ms Ranaut said that she they represented not just "their individuality but their entire civilisation, cultures and nations."She went on to criticise contemporary achievers, saying that they would prefer to get their pictures taken in torn jeans and "rags like blouses" instead of representing their own culture. "Today if such achievers are to be clicked they will all wear torn American jeans n rags like blouses, representing nothing but American marketing ," she wrote.Appreciation tweet for ancient women who not only represented their individuality but their entire civilisation,cultures and nations. Today if such achievers are to be clicked they will…

That’s it. He quits. He’s moving on. Alec Baldwin, father of a newborn Baldwinito, has decided that he’s officially had enough of the social-networking platform known as Twitter. In an Instagram video taken while he was driving on Wednesday, March 3, Alec Baldwin announced that he has deactivated his Twitter account, saying the app is “where all the assholes in the United States and beyond go to get their advanced degrees in asshole-iness.” Yes, let’s leave it to the man who left a voicemail calling his daughter a spoiled pig, assaulted a photographer, and operates motor vehicles while filming Instagram videos to be the authority on what constitutes an asshole. Baldwin’s breakup with Twitter comes after he tried and failed to make a dig at Gillian Anderson’s American accent while accepting her Golden Globe for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher on The Crown. “Switching accents? That sounds … fascinating,” Baldwin tweeted, linking to an article about Anderson’s speech and not-so-subtly referencing the criticism his wife, Hilaria Baldwin, received in December when it was revealed that her Spanish accent and heritage was, well, questionable at best. While Anderson often plays Brits and spent ten years of her childhood in London, she’s…

Twitter has been exploring subscription options in recent months, in an attempt to make money from its users and diversify beyond its core advertising business. Last month, it announced the acquisition of newsletter company Revue.The social media company teased the “Super Follows” feature during its Analyst Day presentation. If implemented, users would have the ability to pay creators for additional content within their Twitter feeds, including exclusive announcements and newsletters.The concept of users paying for exclusive content from creators has become increasingly popular with the rise of platforms such as OnlyFans and Substack.On February 25th, Twitter also announced ambitious growth targets for the next few years, saying it aims to more than double its annual revenue to $7.5 billion by the end of 2023 and it’s also aiming to hit or exceed 315 million monetizable daily active users, up from its current 192 million.AdAccording to statistics data base statista.com, Twitter has 330 million active users.Copyright 2021 by KSAT - All rights reserved.About the Authors:Max MasseyMax Massey is the GMSA weekend anchor and a general assignments reporter. Max has been live at some of the biggest national stories out of Texas in recent years, including the Sutherland Springs shooting, Hurricane Harvey…

Twitter is a well-known microblogging and social networking service which allows its users to create posts and interact with messages called 'tweets'. On Twitter, 280 characters create a whole story. However, while using Twitter, if you come across some kind of abuse or inappropriate behaviour, you can directly report it or else you can straightaway block that account.Block is a feature that helps users in restricting specific accounts from contacting them, seeing their Tweets, and following them. There are two different ways through which you can block a Twitter account:Block from a tweetBlock from a profileHere is a step-by-step guide you can follow to block accounts on Twitter using the desktop.How to block from a TweetSteps you can follow to block from a TweetStep 1: First, open any browser and visit twitter.comStep 2: Now, log in by entering the required details.Step 3: Next, click the More icon (three dots) located at the top of a Tweet from the account you wish to block.Step 4: From the given option, click Block.Step 5: A pop-up notification will appear on the screen select Block to confirm.How to block from a profileSteps you can follow to block from a profileStep 1: First, open any…

Twitter is launching a five-strike system that can lead to permanent suspension for the repeated spread of harmful COVID-19 vaccine misinformation. Twitter will permanently ban users who repeatedly spread misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine, the social media platform announced Monday. Twitter said it has started applying labels to tweets "that may contain misleading information about COVID-19 vaccines" in addition to its overall effort to remove "the most harmful" misleading COVID-19 information in general. The label reads, "This tweet may be misleading. Find out why health officials consider COVID-19 vaccines safe for most people." It may link to curated content, public health information or Twitter's rules.  Beyond that, Twitter is implementing a strike system aimed at repeat offenders. Users will be notified when a label or Tweet removal may lead to additional action by the platform. If it continues, there will be five strikes against the user. 1: No account-level action 2: Account locked for 12 hours 3: Account locked for another 12 hours 4: Account locked for seven days 5: Permanent suspension Twitter says it has removed more than 8,400 tweets and challenged 11.5 million accounts worldwide since December over misleading COVID-19 information.

March 2, 2021 | 1:11am | Updated March 2, 2021 | 10:34am A reporter for the NFL Network sparked a fierce Twitter debate on Monday after simply sharing an opening for an internship. Jane Slater was met with online backlash shortly after she tweeted the position offered to broadcast journalism students. “I posted an opportunity for an unpaid internship and I’m amazed at the comments I get,” she wrote. “It’s not even for me. It’s for someone else and I would have jumped at it in college. I had 3 unpaid internships in school, double majored and had a job. SMH,” she said. Slater’s post pitted those who believe unpaid internships have career value against others who feel the practice should be eliminated for alienating a whole pool of potential candidates. NFL Network reporter Jane Slater ignited a firestorm online when she posted a listing for an unpaid internship.AP Lance Zierlein, NFL draft analyst for NFL.com, wrote: “The phrase ‘unpaid internship’ is looked way down on nowadays. Too many people have no idea how it helps to get a foot in the door that can become your first big job.” ESPN NFL draft analyst Matt Miller noted that he would…

Twitter is more than just a micro-blogging social network. In the 14 years of its existence, it has been effectively used as a tool for marketing and promotion, citizen journalism and even propaganda. But if you’re only using its app on your phone, you are not doing Twitter right. Here are a few tools that will help you leverage its powers... TweetDeck.Twitter.com This browser-based tool gives you a dashboard view of your Twitter feed, notifications, messages and trending terms. You can also add columns for lists, collections, likes, mentions, followers, and even schedule your tweets. TweetDeck provides you with search tips; it lets you manage multiple accounts from a single interface and also gives you access to keyboard shortcuts to make navigation easier. Analytics.Twitter.com If your tweets are not getting the traction they deserve, check Analytics to help you measure your reach and impact on Twitter. On Analytics, you can see which of your tweets got the most reactions and replies, the number of users who have followed or unfollowed you, month by month, as well as details on their interests, location and demographic. It gives you reports of your engagement on the platform in actionable percentages along with tips…

For three decades, Doris Burke has covered basketball at ESPN. She’s been there for some of the biggest calls in NBA Finals history and has conducted the post-game interviews of the championship-winning team and emceed the awards presentations since 2009. In 2017, she became a full-time NBA analyst. By most accounts, she’s considered one of the best in the business.  Not surprisingly, like every announcer with so many hours on the air, she’s had her share of bleeps, bloopers, and blunders. On Sunday, during ESPN’s broadcast of the Milwaukee Bucks-LA Clippers game, Burke inadvertently added to her blooper reel with remarks specific to the game that the Twittersphere interpreted as R-rated comments and went crazy. Doris Burke inadvertently makes R-rated comments   RELATED: Doris Burke Had an Impressive Basketball Career Before She Ever Picked Up a Microphone In a tight NBA matchup with the Clippers leading the Bucks 100-99 and just over two minutes remaining, Doris Burke described the Bucks’ defensive effort, and specifically the work of Giannis Antetokuonmpo, providing help-side defense to Khris Middleton on LA superstar Kawhi Leonard.  “You have to know when to come,” Burke said. “So Khris does a great job. Giannis comes from behind and…