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Picture this: More visual Tweets

So many of the great moments you share on Twitter are made even better with photos or with videos from Vine. These rich Tweets can bring your followers closer to what’s happening, and make them feel like they are right there with you.

We want to make it easier for everyone to experience those moments on Twitter. That’s why starting today, timelines on Twitter will be more visual and more engaging: previews of Twitter photos and videos from Vine will be front and center in Tweets. To see more of the photo or play the video, just tap.Read more…

Live-tweeting the CMAs with PEOPLE Magazine

The Country Music Awards (@CountryMusic) take place tonight, and your Twitter timeline will be lighting up like never before with photos and videos from country music’s biggest night. If you follow PEOPLE (@Peoplemag), you’ll practically be backstage, right alongside the industry’s biggest artists, from longtime legends to the hottest up-and-comers.Read more…

The #Blackfish phenomenon: A whale of a tale takes over Twitter

@CNNfilm’s #Blackfish became a huge social media success. Find out how.Read more…

How SMBs can drive business results with Twitter: Insights from our direct response specialist

Twitter connects businesses with customers to drive meaningful conversations. But how does a business or brand then turn those conversations into site visits, leads and, ultimately, revenue?

I work with advertisers who want to drive these kinds of results with their Twitter advertising campaigns. To help them frame their efforts, I like to offer a familiar context for marketers: the demand generation funnel. For each stage of the funnel, you can apply a corresponding Twitter action, from awareness to conversion.Read more…

Election day 2013

It’s the first Tuesday of November, so it’s election day in the U.S. — don’t forget to vote! Twitter can help you prepare to cast your ballot today, and to stay engaged with your elected officials every day.

Right now, you’ll find the following major government officials on Twitter:Read more…

Secretary @ArneDuncan joins a lively Twitter chat

The Secretary of Education engaged in a lively debate on Twitter by joining in the conversation rather than organizing it.Read more…

Twitter at the heart of UK fall TV season

The UK’s autumn TV season is now well underway, and many of the biggest shows are using Twitter to bring audiences closer to the action.Read more…

Team USA celebrating #100Days to Sochi

The 2014 U.S. Olympic team tweets from Times Square in anticipation of the Winter Games.Read more…

@NFLNetwork gives NFL fandom a place on TV

New NFL Total Access segment stages hashtag battles on Twitter.Read more…

Ready for NBA #OpeningNight

The start of the @NBA season is just moments away. Thanks to players keeping fans current via Twitter, the offseason went by in a flash. But the real action starts now with #OpeningNight tip off, and will continue throughout the season with Twitter as your court-side seat.

Here’s how you can use Twitter to keep up with all of the action on and off the basketball court:Read more…

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