New Twitter features steal more thunder from developers

Twitter announced Monday it is adding email notifications to alert users when their tweet has been retweeted or added as a favorite by someone they follow.

The addition is one of several Twitter has made to draw users back to its own platform at the risk of undercutting third-party Twitter applications that already provide notification support for retweets and favorite’d tweets.

In its pursuit to become more profitable, the company has struggled to define its … Continue Reading

Official Twitter Tweet Button coming this week

Twitter is gearing up to release an official Tweet Button for sharing articles on the web, and counting how many times a post has been tweeted, according to documents obtained by Mashable. The button could hit as soon as Thursday, August 12.

Up until now, services like Tweetmeme and Retweet.com have offered their own take on retweet buttons. That Twitter is finally aiming to offer a retweet button of its own comes as no surprise. … Continue Reading

Retweet.com removes offending code after Tweetmeme plagiarism accusations

Twitter is gearing up to release an official Tweet Button for sharing articles on the web, and counting how many times a post has been tweeted, according to documents obtained by Mashable. The button could hit as soon as Thursday, August 12.

Up until now, services like Tweetmeme and Retweet.com have offered their own take on retweet buttons. That Twitter is finally aiming to offer a retweet button of its own comes as no surprise. … Continue Reading