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Airtel users can now use twitter on their mobile without subscribing to GPRS or and internet plan.
Just dial *515# and you'll shortly receive a menu to login to your twitter account.

* Service subscription free is Re.1/day.
* This service may not be available all over India.

Plus points of this service

• Can be used on any mobile ranging from Nokia 1100 to the latest iPhone because not all phones have an internet browser but they can still make calls.
• Can come in very handy when you're struck in a place with no internet connectivity ( Indian villages are a very good example of this, you can make calls but can't connect to GPRS/3G ).
• Subscription fee if very reasonable.

* Related post: Use Facebook on any mobile

It's been an year since the release of twitter's new version and as the time passed twitter intensified warnings to switch to new interface as the old one would be eventually retired. The time has come, Twitter has finally decided to say goodbye to it's old interface this week. What are your views on this ? Would you miss the old lightweight interface of twitter ?

Twitter had been planning this for sometime and they've finally implemented it. Promoted tweets are sponsored tweets or basically advertisements that automatically appear in user timeline just like regular tweets. They will appear only if you follow the account that has paid for it. Also, promoted tweets are easily distinguishable from regular tweets because they are clearly indicated as promoted using an orange arrow like icon.

This interesting infographic throws light on the explosive growth of twitter in past years.




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Ever wished if you could schedule your tweets at a future date and they would be posted automatically when the time comes.

FutureTweets.com is a free service that lets you schedule your Twitter messages. Send it at a specific time in the future or send a reoccuring Tweet daily, weekly, monthly or yearly! This means you would never forget birthdays of your beloved ones, just schedule a happy birthday tweet and your message would be sent to them when the time comes.

Link: Futuretweets.com

When you follow interesting accounts on Twitter , it’s easy to stay connected with what’s most meaningful to you. Today we’re excited to launch the Follow Button, a new way to discover and instantly follow Twitter accounts directly from the websites you visit every day. More than 50 sites have added the Follow Button today, making it easy for you to discover the Twitter accounts of your favorite reporters, athletes, celebrities, and other personalities. Using the Follow Button is as simple as a single click. You can also see the profile and latest Tweets of the account you want to follow by clicking the username next to the Button. For publishers and brands, adding the Follow Button to your website and using Twitter to stay connected with your audience is a powerful combination. People who follow your account are much more likely to retweet and engage with your Tweets , and to repeatedly visit your website . Adding the Follow Button to your website is quick and easy, and you can configure yours right now at twitter .com/ followbutton . We’re launching the Follow Button with these partners today: AOL.com, AOL Phoenix, About.me, All Time Low, Justin Bieber, bnet.com, Britney Spears, CBS Interactive , CBS News , cbs.com, cbssports.com, chow.com, cnet.com, CNNMoney, Condé Nast, EL PAÍS , Fox News , Fox Business, Fox Sports, Gameone.de, gamespot.com, Glamour, GQ, Greyson Chance, IMDb, Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, LMFAO , MarketWatch , maxpreps .com, moneywatch .com, MTV.co.uk, MTV.com, MTV.de, Multimedios, mysimon .com, Radio.com, Ryan Seacrest, Shockwave .com, smartplanet.com, Sports Illustrated, techrepublic.com, Teen Vogue, TF1, The Huffington Post, The Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Tr3s.com, tv.com, TVGuide.com, Vanity Fair, WAT .tv, Wired, WordPress.com, Yahoo! Local, and zdnet.com

Twitter has finally announced that it has bought TweetDeck. The worst kept secret was confirmed by Twitter, through a blog post. TweetDeck has been sold off for about $40 million. Twitter some time in the future will kill off TweetDeck. It did not buy TweetDeck to create more apps or better ones. It bought TweetDeck, so UberMedia could not. The move was defensive and meant to make sure that UberMedia would not be able to control a large part of Twitter. TweetDeck addicts might find solace that their favourite 3rd party desktop app for Twitter
is no longer third-party and might also end up becoming the official Twitter client for the PCs. TweetDeck brings
no real value for
Twitter! TweetDeck is a great app for the desktop.Even its Chrome browser app is great. I use it everyday to manage my Twitter account. TweetDeck also has a nifty apps for iPhone, iPads, Android Phones and Mac desktops. Twitter itself has official apps for mobile phones and Apple Macs. So the real question is why will Twitter keep funding two different types of apps for the same platform? Chances are that over the year or two (if TweetDeck fans are lucky), Twitter will kill off the various TweetDeck applications or integrate them.
It might keep the Desktop version for PCs as an official client. Hopefully, Twitter finds a way to keep TweetDeck alive and thriving but logic tells me that this will be beginning of the end for TweetDeck. Do you use TweetDeck and what are your views on it being bought by Twitter? Do drop in your comments.

Twitter has started rolling out a new notification feature. The notification feature allows
notifying users through an email about retweets and when ever someone mentions their username in a tweet. Twitter had earlier announced it was rolling now the new notification feature in a tweet .How Email
Notification will
work! For power users, such notifications will be a good idea. The retweet or @mention notification is sent only if it is from a person you are following. That way, useless spam can be avoided especially when bots can often end up retweeting or mentioning your username. The option should show up under Twitter Settings >> Notifications. I did not have the new notification feature on my account, but Deepak Jain (Editor – DW) @DJain1989 has the feature on his twitter account. Here is a screen-shot of how the email looks for @mention notifications. Email notification are very good for people who cannot spend time on Twitter looking
up and replying to all mentions and retweets. Currently, Twitter is used to share information and links a lot more than anything else. This new feature might increase interaction between users when it comes to discussions. Do drop in your comments and views

Twitter has started rolling out a new notification feature. The notification feature allows
notifying users through an email about retweets and when ever someone mentions their username in a tweet. Twitter had earlier announced it was rolling now the new notification feature in a tweet .How Email
Notification will
work! For power users, such notifications will be a good idea. The retweet or @mention notification is sent only if it is from a person you are following. That way, useless spam can be avoided especially when bots can often end up retweeting or mentioning your username. The option should show up under Twitter Settings >> Notifications. I did not have the new notification feature on my account, but Deepak Jain (Editor – DW) @DJain1989 has the feature on his twitter account. Here is a screen-shot of how the email looks for @mention notifications. Email notification are very good for people who cannot spend time on Twitter looking
up and replying to all mentions and retweets. Currently, Twitter is used to share information and links a lot more than anything else. This new feature might increase interaction between users when it comes to discussions. Do drop in your comments and views

Retweet is a new feature recently introduced by twitter. Retweet feature helps user to quickly share information which they find interesting, over to their followers in one click.

Today, I was looking for a way to find out who Retweeted my tweets and just thought off sharing it with our readers too. Check below:

1. Login to Twitter and open twitter homepage.
2. Click the Retweets option in right sidebar.
3. You'll now see 3 columns ;what's been retweeted by people you follow, what you've retweeted, and who retweeted your tweets!

Just select any column and you&'ll see the user profile avatar by whom it was retweeted.

Data Collection related to Twitter user experience in the iTunes App Store conclude  that people were looking for an Official application  from Twitter. Since May 19 , Official Twitter Application for iPhone and iPod touch was available for free on the iTunes App Store.

After lunches of Official Twitter application for  iOS iphone, Android and BlackBerry,Twitter was looking for  Official Tweeter Application for Windows Phone. so that users can Browsing trends, reading Top Tweets, finding popular users, and checking out public tweets geographically nearby are all possible with twitter Windows Phone Application.

So, Today Twitter achive goal by launching twitter application for Windows Phone . Now it is Available for Immediate download, This application apparently has all the features that you’d expect from a Twitter app i.e. Ability to  view your timeline, suggested users, direct messages and catch up on your twitter lists etc. You could even sign up for an account directly from the app, if you haven’t yet.