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Twitter Launching Built-In Photo Service With Backing From Photobucket And New Search

It’s something that has been in the works it seems, then let out with a bang. Twitter.com will soon support photo uploads which are backed by Photobucket’s servers in a behind-the-scenes move in the upcoming weeks by rolling out to a few select users on a gradual basis. Also this service is coming to all of Twitter’s mobile apps. Also included is their new search engine for Twitter, which now allows you to search for photos and videos related to the search query. Their promo vid is below, and the link to their announcement and blog post is at the source link. Via: Twitter Blog

 

iOS 5 May Have Twitter Integration, Though No One Is Sure About That

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You have the geek, John Gruber from Daring Fireball on one end, then you have MG from TechCrunch. Both believe iOS will feature Twitter integration at a system-level, in the same way that you can share a video on YouTube in iOS, just that in this case it would be sharing anything on Twitter. Also in the cards could be Facebook and others, but most of the concentration goes to Twitter. We’ll all get to see how this plays out once iOS 5 is announced on June 6th, which is less than a week away.
TechCrunch’s side:

We’ve heard from multiple sources that Twitter is likely to have a big-time partner for such a service: Apple. Specifically, we’re hearing that Apple’s new iOS 5 will come with an option to share images to Twitter baked into the OS. This would be similar to the way you can currently share videos on YouTube with one click in iOS. Obviously, a user would have to enable this feature by logging in with their Twitter credentials in iOS. There would then be a “Send to Twitter” option for pictures stored on your device.

Then Gruber’s short quip:
So close to the bigger story, but yet so far. Imagine what else the system could provide if your Twitter account was a system-level service.
Via: TC, DF

A Delightful Twitter For Mac Update Arrives

So Twitter for Mac has been updated via the Mac App Store? New features according to the official Twitter blog are:

  • See multiple timelines at once. You can open more than one Twitter for Mac window at any time, giving you a chance to view your home timeline, @mentions, lists, multiple accounts, and more – all at once. Just go to the Window menu and then scroll down to “Open in New Window”.
  • Take actions more quickly and easily. We made design changes that make the app easier to use and look even cleaner.
    • We added a bar along the top that lets you easily click back to previous pages.
    • There is now a separate “New Tweet” button in the bottom left corner of the app.
    • We improved the design of Direct Messages, making it easier to view a conversation.
    • User profiles now make it easier to learn about and interact with a user.
  • Tweet faster. Twitter for Mac now has username and hashtag auto-complete.

Awesome. And I can tell you personally that after updating it’s a much more refined and faster app overall. Go get it!

Twitter Unveils A New Mobile Web App That Uses HTML5

Straight out of the Twitter blog comes a new mobile app, this time based on the web and using new technologies like HTML5. According to Twitter, this new version of their existing mobile web app was built for smartphone and tablets, and will be rolling out to iPod Touches, iPhones, and Android phones over the coming days and weeks. This essentially means that the mobile web Twitter experience no longer sucks, if at all.

Great news, to say the least. Via: Twitter

Twitter Has Bought Tweetdeck For A Solid $40-$50 Million

First of all, congratulations to the team of Tweetdeck. Secondly, this is surprising, in a way, as according to Arrington over at TechCrunch. With Twitter’s app-buying barrage, ranging from the Tweetie app for iOS and Mac, to Echofon, UberTwitter, and now the almighty Tweetdeck, Twitter has control over most of the Twitter popular app developers unders its wings, and will see much less competition (or will they?). Now it is time to see what they do with their outdated and crashy iPad app, and whether or not changes will be served to the Android and iPhone versions.

Twitter Has Reached 200 Million Users, Officially 70% Are Overseas


Now, that’s quite a number: 200 million. That’s the number of registered Twitter users according to Twitter’s vice president of international strategy, Katie Stanton. About 70% of that number are overseas accounts, meaning that 30% of Twitter users are American (not that many, eh?), while 25% of the aforementioned 100% comes from Japan alone. Via: RWW

Tweetbot for iOS Has Launched, And So Far It’s A Hit

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Tapbots has unleashed its latest invention to the world today — Tweetbot. Aimed to be a smarter and better Twitter app than the official offering (which formerly was called Tweetie) for iOS, Tweetbot uses “smart gestures” while looking at your timeline, has background notifications, support for Instapaper and Boxcar, as well as many other features seen on the iTunes App Store listing, which is available at the ‘via’ link. It is available for $1.99 for a limited time, then will increase in price to $2.99.

In Tapbots’ FAQ, there is a question regarding a version of the app designed for the iPad, as currently Tweetbot is designed for the iPhone and iPod Touch, but not designed with the iPad in mind. It turns out Tapbots is “waiting” to see the future of 3rd-party Twitter apps, then will make a decision on designing an iPad port. Via: iTunes

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