The Rest of the Day: Twitter Gets a GIF Search
Twitter makes it easy to add animated GIFs to your tweets, thereby saving the company and making it the only social network you need. Just kidding about the last part, sorry Twitter. You’re okay , you do it.
- Twitter is adding a GIF search powered by Giphy and Riffsy to its mobile app . When you tweet, you’ll see a dedicated GIF button that lets you find the perfect GIF to highlight your message. You can now also share videos via private messages . [The Verge]
- Twitter also suffered a minor privacy breach last week after a bug potentially revealed about 10,000 email addresses. Just a little egg on their face. [Twitter]
- The original time of popcorn is back – and no one knows who runs it! The app is back online with a few bug fixes and a cute “Hail Hydra” message, but the original team is not involved. Now I just need some popcorn to watch this show. [The Next Web]
- Netflix is changing the way of work recommendations taking into consideration the views of the world, and not the views only of your region. I have no doubt that the rest of the world tastes better than me. [Netflix]
- Fandango acquires Rotten Tomatoes and Flixster , creating a small cinema empire. What is actually part of the film industry – Fandango is owned by NBCUniversal and Rotten Tomatoes & Flixster is owned by Warner Bros. Five stars for everyone! [The Verge]
- Google is expanding its same day express delivery service to include perishable food and fresh vegetables (if you live in San Francisco or Los Angeles). [Business Insider]
- Downsizing at Yahoo continues as the company shuts down many of its content verticals . The layoffs include Yahoo Tech editor Dan Tynan, though David Pogue remains. [Politico Media]