Twitter Debuts New Instagram-Like Filters
by Nate Wooley | December 11, 2012 10:53 am
[1]Photos on Twitter will now feature filters similar to Facebook-owned (NASDAQ:FB[2]) Instagram.
The new Twitter application, which will allow users to filter and edit photos inside Twitter, was introduced by Twitter Senior Designer Colleen Baik in a blog post[3]. In the post, Baik highlights the three new things that users can do with photos on Twitter.
- Filters — Users may apply one of eight filters to change the feel of a photo.
- Bird’s Eye View — A quick ability to see how each filter would change a photo.
- Auto-Enhance — Balance the light and dark qualities of a photo.
The new application comes as a result of the increasing competition between Twitter and Instagram in the wake of the former’s acquisition by Facebook earlier this year, The New York Times reports[4]. Since the purchase, the two have seen a once cordial relationship become strained. Last week, Instagram stopped allowing its users to share photos via Twitter.
The enhancements are available through both Google Play (NASDAQ:GOOG[5]) and Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL[6]) App Store.
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- a blog post: http://blog.twitter.com/2012/12/twitter-photos-put-filter-on-it.html
- The New York Times reports: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/10/twitter-adds-photo-filters-in-battle-with-instagram/
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- AAPL: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=AAPL
- Pinterest Cleans House, Cracks Down on Spammers: https://investorplace.com/2012/12/pinterest-cleans-house-cracks-down-on-spammers/
- Facebook’s 25 Top-Rated Games of 2012: https://investorplace.com/2012/12/facebooks-25-top-rated-games-of-2012/
- The Most Popular Thing on Facebook You Never Heard Of: https://investorplace.com/2012/12/the-most-popular-thing-on-facebook-you-never-heard-of/
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