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  • Twitter Tests Showing Articles Where Popular Tweets Are Embedded

    Twitter appears to be testing a new feature that will provide users with a way to view popular tweets in better context by pointing them in the direction of articles where those tweets have been embedded.

    The new “embedded on these websites” feature, only being seen by some users, appears just below the tweet and links to sites where the tweet has been embedded. It’s as simple as that. For instance, check out this tweet from the White House that had been used in articles from CNN, ABC News, and more:

    Twitter first launched embeddable tweets back in December of 2011. But this is the first time that tweets have contained information on where they are embedded across the web.

    This is an interesting feature, one that will hopefully help users find more information and context on individual tweets. For websites, this could be a new way to send Twitter users to their way. Let’s say a tweet catches your eye, but you don’t really understand its significance of simply wish to learn more about why it may be important. You look down and see that the tweet was featured in a NYT article. And there you go – context.

    [Mikko Hypponen via The Verge]

  • You Can Now Embed Tweets From TweetDeck

    TweetDeck, which Twitter bought last year, announced today that users can now embed Tweets on their blogs and web pages right from TweetDeck on the web and Chrome.

    Twitter launched the ability to embed tweets about a year ago, but now those who prefer the TweetDeck interface to Twitter’s regular interface can take advantage of the functionality too.

    It’s interesting that Twitter is implementing features from Twitter into TweetDeck, but still, a year and a half after the acquisition, has yet to include much of TweetDeck’s functionality into the Twitter experience.

    We recently had a conversation with Mark Schaefer, author of The Tao Of Twitter. He told us this lack of TweetDeck functionality is the most significant feature (or lack of a feature, rather) we’ve seen from Twitter over the past year.

    “Twitter purchased TweetDeck but have not yet integrated it into the core platform and every day I wonder why,” he said. “Twitter’s adoption levels are suppressed by the strange language of the platform and the difficult interface. The company is limiting itself by not leveraging this acquisition and the huge opportunities it presents. Puzzling!”

    TweetDeck did get a redesign a few months back. Perhaps in the coming year, we’ll see Twitter do more in terms of bringing TweetDeck feature to the Twitter interface.

  • Twitter Launches Embeddable Tweets

    Twitter Launches Embeddable Tweets

    Today, Twitter announced a major redesign that is currently rolling out to users. According to their blog, the new design is more streamlined with four new tabs that emphasize discovery. You can read more about the update here.

    Along with these design changes, Twitter is also unveiling the ability for developers and bloggers to easily embed tweets, simply by clicking a link on the particular tweet’s permalink page.

    “Every Tweet has a story that’s more than just 140 characters. It has an author, mentions @people and #topics, contains media, and has actions you can use to share or join the conversation. It’s a dynamic piece of media, and we believe that everyone should be able to view and interact with Tweets on the Web in the same ways you would from any Twitter client,” said Twitter’s Brian Ellin in a blog post.

    Here’s what the new option will look like on the individual tweets:

    And here’s the lightbox that will pop up. It allows for a little bit of customization and provides the full HTML code for the tweet as well as the shortcode (for applicable platforms) and the simple URL:

    Finally, here’s how the embedded tweet will look on your site:

    The embedded tweets will allow you to reply, retweet and favorite them as well as follow the tweeter directly from the third-party site.