Tag Archives: Twitter
40+ Beautiful Twitter Bootstrap Example Websites
Twitter Bootstrap is a front-end toolkit to rapidly build web applications. It is a framework that uses some of the latest browser techniques to provide you with stylish typography, navigation, buttons, tables, etc. Twitter created the grid system toolkit known as “Bootstrap” and made it open-source on Github. Below is over 40 of the most beautiful websites made with Twitter Bootstrap.
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Twitter Adds Tailored “Who To Follow” Feature
Othman Laraki, the director of growth and international at Twitter, has announced a new feature called “Who To Follow.” Laraki said that every day thousands of people sign up for Twitter and they want to follow friends, businesses, celebrities, news sources, etc. However it takes some effort to find accounts that are similar to your interests.
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Twitter Now Allowing Users To Opt Out Of Being Tracked
Like Facebook, Twitter is known for tracking their users. However Twitter has announced that they allowing users to opt out of being tracked. Twitter is enabling the “Do Not Track” feature in the Firefox browser that allows people to opt out of cookies that collect personal information for advertising. Twitter is enabling the “Do Not Track” feature in the Firefox browser. The Do Not Track functionality will only work if a website agrees to it according to The New York Times.
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Twitter Discover Tab Now Lets You Find Stories Your Friends Are Sharing
The Twitter Discover tab now makes it easier for you to discover information that is interesting to you without having to follow additional accounts. The Discover tab will now show content that includes tweets popular among the people you follow and people that they follow. The Discover tab’s new design shows who tweeted about specific stories. You can click on “View Tweets” on any post to see popular tweets in your network. You can reply/retweet/favorite these tweets.
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12 Free Twitter Bird Icons
Almost everybody that has a website distributes their content through Twitter nowadays. There is generally an icon on the sidebar of pages that have the Twitter logo or an icon that links to their profile. There are some really creative Twitter icons that are free for use on the Internet. Here is a list of free Twitter bird icons that you can add to your website now.
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Jack Dorsey Talks About Square and Twitter On Charlie Rose
Square and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey went on Charlie Rose to talk about the two companies he runs. He also briefly talked about Facebook’s acquisition of Instagram. During the interview Dorsey said that mobile payments company Square is growing fast and is planning to expand internationally.
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Tim Berners-Lee Insists That You Get Your Data Back From Facebook, Google, and Twitter
Tim Berners-Lee, the “father” of the World Wide Web is arguing that the data that we provide to Internet silos like Google and Facebook are more valuable to the user on an individual basis compared to the firm. Berners-Lee said that we should be able to get our data back from Internet companies in a useful format. If users are not able to retrieve their data in a useful way, then they should fight for it.
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Twitter Reassures Developers They Will Not Go After Companies Over Pull-To-Refresh Patent
Twitter has reassured developers and designers that they will never pursue other companies that use their “pull-to-refresh” feature that they have patented. I have seen this feature used on apps like Facebook and the mobile web browser version of Gmail. Twitter also announced the “Innovator’s Patent Agreement,” which assures that they will not use their patents against competitors.
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Facebook Outbid Twitter For Instagram
When Facebook bought out Instagram, they had outbid Twitter for a deal. Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey was also an investor in Instagram and he tried to purchase the company before Facebook. Dorsey had used Instagram on a daily basis to send photos to Twitter, but since the deal has been announced he stopped using it.
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Categories Adam D'Angelo, Facebook, Instagram, Jack Dorsey, Kevin Systrom, Twitter
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Betty White Is Now On Twitter
Everyone’s favorite senior citizen actress Betty White is now on Twitter and the account has been verified. It appears she is using Twitter to promote her new show “Betty White’s Off Their Rockers” on NBC. You can follow her at @BettyMWhite.
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