This post originally appeared on the Buffer blog. Here’s a riddle: When is a tweet more than a tweet? We’re all pretty familiar with Twitter’s 140 characters—and of course, a photo is always an ...

For a service that is remarkably simple, Twitter is often difficult for new users to understand and to quickly turn into something useful. In fact, the simplicity of Twitter can actually be a barrier ...

Elon Musk-led Twitter is shaking up its verification system. Instead of one checkmark, now there are multicolored checkmarks to denote different things. This could be very confusing for users to track ...

The beauty and challenge of Twitter is stuffing your most sophisticated thoughts and feelings into a measly 140 characters (or less). Unfortunately, our traditional methods of communication have ...

Rafe Needleman reviews mobile apps and products for fun, and picks startups apart when he gets bored. He has evaluated thousands of new companies, most of which have since gone out of business.

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior reviewer covering laptops and other gadgets. Monica was a writer for Tom’s Guide and Business ...

Can you Twitter? Yes, and I'm about to show you how. Should you? You really won't know unless you try. The nabobs who deride the hot online service as being filled with inane updates about tuna ...

Twitter’s latest offering, Twitter Communities, seems to be the microblogging platform’s response to a question for its more casual users: How can you cultivate real community around your interests ...

Today, Twitter unveiled "Twitter for Newsrooms," a guide on how to use Twitter for journalists. To help old school journalists "engage" and establish their "brand" on Twitter, the guide features case ...

“I just don’t get Twitter!” my boss grumbled to me yesterday. “Why would I waste my time?” This was precisely my opinion of Twitter when I was first introduced. I saw it as something that would sap my ...

You may have noticed many changes on Twitter. To clear up the confusion over Twitter's check marks, we have answers. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for ...