Tag: Jack Dorsey

Jack Dorsey-backed Bluesky replaces ‘What’s Hot’ with ‘Discover’ feed; Know all about it
28Jul By adminNo Comments
Technology

Jack Dorsey-backed Bluesky replaces ‘What’s Hot’ with ‘Discover’ feed; Know all about it

[ad_1] While the headlines are filled with Twitter rebranding itself to X, and Threads getting big updates, Jack Dorsey-backed Bluesky is also making important changes on its platform. Yesterday, July 27, the company announced a major change to its feed, changing it from a straightforward ‘popular posts get featured' system to more of an algorithmic play where users will get a more recommendation-based feed to see new posts that they might actually be interested in. This change will also rename the ‘What's Hot' feed to ‘Discover'. Additionally, those who do not prefer this new feed can always take advantage of custom feeds to choose something they do like.Bluesky upgrades its feedIn its blog post Bluesky stated, “To improve the default experience, we're now replacing “What's Hot” with “...
Read More
Elon Musk wants to turn tweets into ‘X’s’. But changing language is not quite so simple
28Jul By adminNo Comments
Technology

Elon Musk wants to turn tweets into ‘X’s’. But changing language is not quite so simple

[ad_1] Elon Musk may want to send “tweet” back to the birds, but the ubiquitous term for posting on the site he now calls X is here to stay — at least for now.For one, the word is still plastered all over the site formerly known as Twitter. Write a post, you still need to press a blue button that says “tweet” to publish it. To repost it, you still tap “retweet.” But it's more than that. With “tweets,” Twitter accomplished in just a few years something few companies have done in a lifetime: It became a verb and implanted itself into the lexicon of America and the world. Upending that takes more than a top-down declaration, even if it is from the owner of Twitter-turned-X, who also happens to be one of the world's richest men.“Language has always come from the people that use it on a day-...
Read More
Govt warned Twitter of ‘consequences’ for failing to block URLs during farmers’ protest
22Jul By adminNo Comments
Technology

Govt warned Twitter of ‘consequences’ for failing to block URLs during farmers’ protest

[ad_1] Last month, an interview with Twitter cofounder and former CEO, Jack Dorsey, was posted online, where he claimed that the Indian government threatened the microblogging platform that it will shut down its offices in India and carry out raids if they did not block accounts that were critical of the government during the farmers' protest. On Friday, July 21, the Central government accepted sending a notice to Twitter, warning it of ‘significant consequences' after the social media company failed to block 167 of the 3,750 URLs it had ordered to be taken down.According to reports, the government stated that the decision to block those URLs was taken under the Information Technology Act which empowers the government to take down any such content that might be against national security...
Read More
Government asks Twitter to take down Manipur video of women being paraded naked
20Jul By adminNo Comments
Technology

Government asks Twitter to take down Manipur video of women being paraded naked

[ad_1] Amidst the ongoing turmoil in Manipur, a shocking video has surfaced on Twitter where two women were forcefully stripped and paraded naked by a mob. The government has now asked Twitter, and other social media platforms to take down that video as the matter is under investigation, ANI reported. This is not the first time the Indian government has reportedly asked Twitter to remove content from its platform.The Manipur video sparked outrage and condemnation on social media platforms and there were calls for decisive action to be taken against the wrongdoers. Bollywood actors like Akshay Kumar, Richa Chadha, Urmila Matondkar, Vir Das and Renuka Sahane have reacted too and expressed their concerns about the incident in the northeastern state. The state has been racked with clashes b...
Read More
Jack Dorsey takes dig at Mark Zuckerberg over ‘follow’ request on Threads
16Jul By adminNo Comments
Technology

Jack Dorsey takes dig at Mark Zuckerberg over ‘follow’ request on Threads

[ad_1] Meta Platforms chief Mark Zuckerberg's new social media app, Threads, has become a fierce competitor to Elon Musk owned Twitter. It has already raced past the 150 million downloads number. Like Twitter, people can share text, links, and interact with others on the Threads app. Now, it has been revealed that Twitter co-founder and former chief Jack Dorsey has opened an account on Threads. Soon after that, Dorsey received a 'follow' request from Zuckerberg. However, Dorsey took a dig at the Meta chief instead!Dorsey shared a screenshot on Twitter, showing Mr. Zuckerberg's follow request. He captioned the post with “Too soon, b.” Interestingly, despite slamming Threads, Dorsey has created an account on the platform. When Threads launched worldwide on July 5th, Dorsey criticised the ...
Read More
Jack Dorsey takes a dig at Threads, says app wants 14 permissions to run on iPhones
7Jul By adminNo Comments
Technology

Jack Dorsey takes a dig at Threads, says app wants 14 permissions to run on iPhones

[ad_1] Threads made its debut yesterday in over 100 countries and in just a couple of hours, it gained more than a million users and then rocketed past 30 million. That apart, there is a huge concern being expressed over how the new app is treating users' privacy. So much so that former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has taken a dig at it. In contrast, Twitter has over 200 million active users on a daily basis.Dorsey, who now heads Twitter rival Bluesky, posted a tweet about Threads saying, “All the Threads belong to us,” with a screenshot of permissions being asked by the app. Threads on iPhones require various permissions to run including health and fitness, which is concerning many individuals. The blatant manner in which it is being done is also a concern for many. Why are Threads app perm...
Read More
Amid Threads launch, Bluesky announces its paid service, says raised $8 mn in seed funding
6Jul By adminNo Comments
Technology

Amid Threads launch, Bluesky announces its paid service, says raised $8 mn in seed funding

[ad_1] While the world is fixated on the big launch of the Instagram-powered Threads platform, one of its rivals Bluesky has quietly had a big day as well. It announced its seed round funding. The Jack Dorsey-backed platform shared that it has raised a total of $8 million over the summer. Additionally, the company also announced its first paid service where it will offer custom domains to those who want a unique domain as their username on the platform.Making the announcement in a blog post, Bluesky stated, “We raised $8M in a seed round led by Neo, a community-led firm with amazing partners like Ali Partovi and Suzanne Xie, and a wonderful cast of additional investors including Joe Beda who co-created Kubernetes, Bob Young of Red Hat, Amjad Masad of Replit, Amir Shevat, Heather Meeker,...
Read More
As users flee Twitter after hitting ‘limit’, Bluesky witnesses ‘record traffic’
4Jul By adminNo Comments
Technology

As users flee Twitter after hitting ‘limit’, Bluesky witnesses ‘record traffic’

[ad_1] Ever since Elon Musk took over Twitter, the social media platform has suffered hits from his rather erratic decision-making - some good, some great, and some downright ugly. Right after taking the seat as the CEO of the company, he began a massive layoff that saw people working with the company for years being let go. Later, he introduced the Twitter Blue subscription, adding the blue tick as a part of the package, something that has been given to people of repute to distinguish them from fake accounts. While Musk is no longer the CEO after appointing Linda Yaccarino and taking the Chairman and CTO role, he is still making decisions - questionable ones. On Saturday, he announced a tweet view limit for all users, causing panic among the user base. Soon, many flocked to the Jack Do...
Read More