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RIP, Bird: Twitter is Now X

Tim July 24, 2023 85

It took me hours to determine if this was real or not. Apparently it's real. Twitter is now X. Over the weekend, Elon Musk made the news official, even having x.com redirect to Twitter's front page. The rebrand will apparently take some time, as there are...

Instagram Threads is Coming to Replace Twitter (Updated)

Kellen July 5, 2023 30

Instagram and Meta are preparing to launch a new app this week called Threads. The timing couldn't be better for those frustrated with the current status of Twitter, as this app is one of the many apps trying to act as a replacement or alternative. Details...

Like Twitter, Reddit Appears to Hate 3rd-Party Apps and Wants to Price Them Out of Existence

Tim June 1, 2023 9

If you followed tech news at all this year, you may recall a bit of drama between Twitter and 3rd-party apps. What does the conflict stem from? Money, of course. It appears now that reddit is looking to inflict the same pain upon itself, implementing a $12,500...

Twitter to Remove Legacy Verified Checks Because It Wants People to Pay for Them

Kellen March 23, 2023 50

The Twitter blue checkmark - what a weird thing it has become. Once used as a way to identify an account related to an organization, brand, government official, celebrity, news outlet, etc., the too online crowd has decided it means or should mean more. It's...

Question: What Authenticator App Do You Use?

Tim February 20, 2023 57

If you didn't see the big Twitter news this weekend, the folks who run the app decided to place SMS two-factor authentication behind a paywall. This was funny infuriating for a couple of reasons, but one of the arguments I saw from those who seemed fine with...

Twitter Changing How the Default Timeline Works After Much Backlash

Tim January 25, 2023 14

Back on Monday, I spoke my truth. I said that Twitter's new default to the For You tab on the Twitter for Android app was trash. Thankfully, I wasn't alone in my feeling, though, there was no shortage of weirdos who thought my take was based on Elon Musk or...

Is Twitter’s ‘For You’ Column the Worst Thing Ever? Yes.

Tim January 23, 2023 32

A few days ago, my Twitter for Android application started presenting me with a new UI. My feed is now split up into two columns: For you and Following. Would you like to take a guess on which one Twitter has decided to default for me? I'll give you a hint. It...

Twitter Changes Developer Terms and Bans 3rd Party Clients

Kellen January 19, 2023 19

About a week ago, a bunch of popular Twitter apps on both iOS and Android stopped working and those who use (and build) the apps worried that Twitter might have cut them off. Silence created tension, only to have Twitter vaguely address the situation in a...