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Results from The Twitter Blog for: October 2013

Ready for NBA #OpeningNight

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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…

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…

World Series: #GetBeard or #PostCards?

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The World Series starts tonight, with the Boston @RedSox and the St. Louis @Cardinals fighting for the win at Fenway Park.Read more…

Twitter for Android: Now on tablets

Today, we’re introducing Twitter for Android Tablets.

While we’ve long offered a mobile app for Android users, we’ve not yet provided an app that is optimized for Android tablets –– until now.

The landscape view fills your screen with Tweets, conversations, Trends, accounts to follow and more. With a single tap, Tweets expand on the right side to show photos, videos and article previews. Dive deeper with another tap to see photos, play videos or read links from the web in fullscreen mode.Read more…

Change the channel directly from Twitter

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Today, @Comcast and @NBCUniversal are announcing a partnership with Twitter that lets users tune in to a TV show directly from a Tweet. Comcast will give Xfinity TV customers the ability to do several things such as change the channel, set the DVR and play a show On Demand, directly from an expanded Tweet. Called See It, the feature will debut with NBCUniversal offerings including The Voice and Sunday Night Football.Read more…

New features on Twitter for Windows Phone 3.0

Today we’re introducing a new version of Twitter for Windows Phone with features that you can customize specifically for the Windows platform.

In this update, we’re including a number of options to make your Twitter experience better suited for you.Read more…

Celebrate #ArtForFreedom with Madonna

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The Queen of Pop says “express yourself” — on Twitter.Read more…

Twitter Q&A with Paul McCartney

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Tomorrow (at 9:40 am ET), music legend @PaulMcCartney will host his first-ever Twitter Q&A to celebrate the upcoming release of his solo album New.

Music fans around the world can join the conversation and tweet Sir Paul using the hashtag #AskMacca:Read more…