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Elon Musk announces Picture-in–Picture, forward and back buttons for Twitter
23May By adminNo Comments
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Elon Musk announces Picture-in–Picture, forward and back buttons for Twitter

[ad_1] Microblogging platform Twitter is all set to get several new features next week, owner and former CEO Elon Musk revealed recently. The new features include Picture-in-Picture mode as well as 15-second forward and back buttons for the Twitter media player. Musk revealed these features while responding to a Twitter user's comment, asking for the same. This announcement comes after Musk previously revealed 2 features, DM Replies and a new Emoji Picker, which arrived on May 10.New featuresA Twitter user going by @jtdaugh tweeted, “@elonmusk please add 15-second forward and back seek buttons while watching”. Musk, replying to this tweet, revealed, “Coming next week, along with pic in pic, so you can watch while scrolling”. For the unaware, the Picture-in-Picture mode allows you to wat...
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DM Replies to Emoji Picker, Elon Musk reveals new Twitter features
10May By adminNo Comments
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DM Replies to Emoji Picker, Elon Musk reveals new Twitter features

[ad_1] Billionaire and Twitter owner Elon Musk on Wednesday revealed that the portal has launched two new features in Direct Messages (DM) and more. These are DM Replies and a new Emoji Picker. Twitter users will now be able to reply to any message they will receive in their messages section. And with the help of the Emoji Picker, people will be able to react to messages with a wider range of emojis than before. Twitter has informed that its team is working on improving features like web support and better rendering for replies to media messages.Informing about the same Twitter Support tweeted, "We're excited to launch two new features in Direct Messages today! Introducing DM Replies! You can now reply to any message you receive in DMs, making conversations smoother and more intuitive. ...
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Elon Musk to Start Charging for Twitter Verification From Next Week?
3Nov By adminNo Comments
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Elon Musk to Start Charging for Twitter Verification From Next Week?

[ad_1] Twitter aims to start selling blue verification badges for user profiles as soon as next week. Twitter Inc. aims to start selling blue verification badges for user profiles as soon as next week, part of a plan by new owner Elon Musk to fight fake accounts and squeeze revenue from the company he bought for $44 billion. The badges will be part of an $8-a-month subscription that could go live as early as Monday, according to people familiar with the plans. Users who already have a blue verification badge will have a multi-month grace period before they will either need to pay for the badge or lose it, said one of the people, who requested anonymity discussing plans that aren't public. The company also plans to expand access to its edit function. The edit feature, currently av...
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Shocking! Elon Musk calls Twitter Blue tick system Bullshit, but prices it at $8pm
2Nov By adminNo Comments
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Shocking! Elon Musk calls Twitter Blue tick system Bullshit, but prices it at $8pm

[ad_1] Elon Musk has revealed that the Twitter blue tick verification badge on the platform will cost $8 per month. After days of speculations on whether the blue tick verification badge, a system developed by Twitter to distinguish influential people from fake accounts and pretenders, would become chargeable or not, the Twitter CEO has revealed his plans in a series of tweets confirming that the badge will indeed come at a monthly subscription fee. Some earlier reports had suggested the price to keep the blue tick in future might be as high as $20 (roughly Rs. 1600), Musk has confirmed that it will be kept at a lesser $8 (around Rs. 660). The announcement was received by the netizens with a generally negative reaction, with many stating that this move harms the creators for the platf...
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