Twitter Celebrates 10 Years Anniversary

Starting on 3/21 and moving across the globe Twitter thank you for 10 incredible years.

Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams, Biz Stone, and Noah Glass and launched in July 2006. The service rapidly gained worldwide popularity, with more than 100 million users posting 340 million tweets a day in 2012. The service also handled 1.6 billion search queries per day. In 2013, Twitter was one of the ten most-visited websites and has been described as "the SMS of the Internet".As of May 2015, Twitter has more than 500 million users, out of which more than 332 million are active

Starting in 🇦🇺 on 3/21 and moving across the 🌍, we thank you for 10 incredible years.

Love, Twitter#LoveTwitterhttps://t.co/pH4WWdgK6q

— Twitter (@twitter) March 20, 2016

Tweetizens Choice- Twitter Star or Twitter Heart?

Twitter introduced Twitter Heart on November 4 in lieu of Twitter Star. Tweetizens choose between Twitter Star and the new Twitter Heart.

According to Twitter they want to make Twitter easier and more rewarding to use, and they know that at times the star could be confusing, especially to newcomers. You might like a lot of things, but not everything can be your favorite.



Meanwhile, Tweetizens choses Twitter Heart over Twitter Star on out Twitter Poll. 66% vote for Twitter Heart which was introduced on November 4.

You can say a lot with a heart. Introducing a new way to show how you feel on Twitter: https://t.co/WKBEmORXNW pic.twitter.com/G4ZGe0rDTP

— Twitter (@twitter) November 3, 2015

#TwitterHeart to showcase that one can be considered ❤️less for not clicking on it.↖😂

@SocialSA_ @social_mediaSA @SAFollowBack @DJFreshSA

— Mel (@Melis_SA_) November 4, 2015

Feeling unsettled by new #TwitterHeart Liking and favouriting are two completely different things. Small issue, but sends mixed messages.

— Nick Winn (@Winn1) November 4, 2015

So now if I give my ❤ to someone and he doesn't give it back, does this mean I got my ❤ broken? #twitterheart

— Valentina St (@valentinastyl) November 4, 2015

RIP ⭐ u will be missed n welcome #TwitterHeart 💗 to twitter world!!!

— FAN♡ (@iFanGirlTUBA) November 4, 2015

I for one am pro #TwitterHeart no more using an awkward favourite to end a Twitter conversation.

— Mícheál Nagle (@Micheal_Nagle) November 4, 2015

Still don't have the #TwitterHeart . I haven't updated yet.

— Loraine Jan Ongbay (@loraine_jan) November 4, 2015

Do you Like Twitter Heart?

Twitter change Star button with a Heart/Like Button. You can say a lot with a heart. Introducing a new way to show how you feel on Twitter. Starting today, you’ll see hearts on Twitter for iOS and Android, twitter.com, TweetDeck, Twitter for Windows 10, and on Tweets across the Internet, as well as on the Vine Android app and website. You’ll see them soon on Vine for iOS and Twitter for Mac. Tap the heart and see what happens!

You can say a lot with a heart. Introducing a new way to show how you feel on Twitter: https://t.co/WKBEmORXNW pic.twitter.com/G4ZGe0rDTP

— Twitter (@twitter) November 3, 2015

Twitter blog wrote:

 We hope you like what you see on Twitter and Vine today: hearts!We are changing our star icon for favorites to a heart and we’ll be calling them likes. We want to make Twitter easier and more rewarding to use, and we know that at times the star could be confusing, especially to newcomers. You might like a lot of things, but not everything can be yourfavorite.
The heart, in contrast, is a universal symbol that resonates across languages, cultures, and time zones. The heart is more expressive, enabling you to convey a range of emotions and easily connect with people. And in our tests, we found that people loved it.
You’ve embraced hearts in a big way on Periscope, and we’re delighted to bring them to Twitter and Vine, making them the common language for our global community.
Starting today, you’ll see hearts on Twitter for iOS and Android, twitter.com, TweetDeck, Twitter for Windows 10, and on Tweets across the Internet, as well as on the Vine Android app and website. You’ll see them soon on Vine for iOS and Twitter for Mac. Tap the heart and see what happens!

How to Prevent your Twitter Account from Hacking

We would like to share a Tips from huffingtonpost.com on how you can secure your Twitter account.

Visit your account settings page. Go to Security and Privacy  Select "Require a verification code when I sign in." Click on the link to "add a phone" and follow the prompts. After you enroll in login verification, you'll be asked to enter a six-digit code that Twitter will send to your phone via SMS each time you sign in to www.twitter.com.

Twitter Poll Now Available

Twitter is rolling out the ability for everyone to create polls on Twitter.

"We’re excited to share that in the coming days, everyone will be able to create polls on Twitter. And, with just a couple of taps, people can weigh in on all the topics they care about."

If you want the public’s opinion on anything — what to name your dog, who will win tonight’s game, which election issue people care most about — there’s no better place to get answers than on Twitter. For poll creators, it’s a new way to engage with Twitter’s massive audience and understand exactly what people think. For those participating, it’s a very easy way to make your voice heard.

Coming soon! We're rolling out the ability for everyone to create polls on Twitter: https://t.co/pH5a8q9Ujz pic.twitter.com/ijAKEMUdf1

— Twitter (@twitter) October 21, 2015