9 Best Articles in 2020
The New York Times
The Follower Factory
The New York Times
555 saves · From 2018 · Everyone wants to be popular online. Some even pay for it. Inside social media’s black market.
BuzzFeed News
Twitter Will Allow Employees To Work At Home Forever
BuzzFeed News
1 min read · 474 saves · May 12th · Two months into working from home, Twitter makes it permanent for some.
Guardian Tech
Republican mega-donor buys stake in Twitter and seeks to oust Jack Dorsey
Guardian Tech
1 min read · 453 saves · Feb 29th · Billionaire Paul Singer’s Elliott Management has taken a ‘sizable state’ and intends to ‘push for changes’, reports Bloomberg News
Digital Inspiration
How to Write a Twitter Bot in 5 Minutes
Digital Inspiration
2 min read · 447 saves · From 2015 · Learn how you can create your own Twitter bots without writing a single line of code. The bots can favorite, retweet, reply tweets or even send DMs to users.
medium.com
One person’s history of Twitter, from beginning to end
medium.com
10 min read · 388 saves · From 2017 · At some point in 2006, or possibly late 2005, Noah Glass walked into our office all excited about something. That in itself isn’t news…
First Round
Indispensable Growth Frameworks from My Years at Facebook, Twitter and Wealthfront
First Round
~15 min read · 345 saves · From 2015 · Wealthfront's VP of Growth Andy Johns outlines the three mandatory skills of a growth leader.
WIRED
The Spin Master Behind Facebook, Airbnb, and Silicon Valley As You Know It
WIRED
~16 min read · 316 saves · From 2018 · For two and a half decades Margit Wennmachers has quietly shaped the public image of the world's hottest startups. Now she must reckon with the new era of big tech.
The Atlantic
So Much for the Decentralized Internet
The Atlantic
8 min read · 287 saves · Jul 26th · Ian Bogost · A recent Twitter hack probably didn't scare you. Here's why it should.
Buffer
The Best Times for Tweets, Facebook Posts, Emails, and More
Buffer
9 min read · 280 saves · From 2015 · When is the best time to tweet, best time to post to Facebook or the best time to send emails or best time to publish blogposts? We found out.
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What Twitter Can Learn From Spotify
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7 min read · 121 saves · Dec 7th · Ever since Twitter unveiled its new Fleets, I’ve been mulling over the company’s future. What can they do that’s uniquely their own? How can they take advantage of their past and present in a way t…
The Verge
Twitter bought a startup that lets you virtually hang out with your friends
The Verge
1 min read · 39 saves · Dec 11th · Jay Peters · Twitter has acquired Squad, which will be shut down on December 12th.
BuzzFeed News
Twitter Wants To Make DMs Safer
BuzzFeed News
1 min read · 35 saves · Dec 17th · “i guess the creeps aren’t gonna be thrilled of this feature ??”
TechCrunch
Twitter acquires screen-sharing social app Squad
TechCrunch
2 min read · 34 saves · Dec 11th · Today, Twitter announced that it is acquiring Squad and that the team from the screen-sharing social app will be joining Twitter’s ranks. Squad’s co-founders, CEO Esther Crawford and CTO Ethan Sutin,…
The Verge
Twitter is now testing its Clubhouse-like voice chat rooms
The Verge
2 min read · 24 saves · Dec 17th · Mitchell Clark · Like a Clubhouse or Discord room, but with more controls.
The Verge
Twitter is launching its new verification process on January 20th
The Verge
2 min read · 21 saves · Dec 17th · Nick Statt · Twitter plans to introduce labels for automated and memorial accounts next year, too.
