May 05, 2021 | Vanshika Kaushik
Twitter’s 280 characters hold the mini power of transformation.From altering the future of Dogecoin to helping worldwide activists Twitter has done it all.Every 280 characters (140 previously)hold the power of transition.
The micro blogging cum social networking site’s annual revenue rose to 3.72 billion dollars in the year 2020. Now Twitter is all geared up to beat its rival “Clubhouse”by expanding Twitter Spaces to users with more than 600 followers on Twitter.
The micro blogging platform is also known for suspending the accounts that spread malicious news. Twitter received a series of updates in the year 2020.
It launched a transparency centre to compile Twitter's disclosed data at one place and to ensure authentic news is being shared by the platform. Fleets, the mini stories, that made the content available for only 24 hours garnered major attention.
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Twitter Spaces is a new feature(in Twitter) that will allow users to host and participate in live audio conversations. The audio conversations will take place within the audio chat rooms(known as Spaces). Twitter Spaces is currently available to users with more than 600 followers .
Twitter aims to increase the platform’s soon.It is important to note that Twitter Spaces is only for audio conversations.
The twitter spaces meeting will allow 10 speakers in a single audio chat room.There will be no meeting moderators.
It will allow users to copy the meeting link that can be shared with other Twitter users.
It is easy for new users to join the space.Through a simple click on “join space”users can join the meeting.
The listeners of the meeting will get an option to speak by tapping on the microphone.
Its distinct request feature will allow the meeting listeners to request transcripts from the speakers.
Twitter Spaces extended reach will help the users to earn money via audio sessions. Twitter will let the hosts sell tickets for their Space sessions.
As this new feature is the testing mode only Ticketing feature will only be available to selected hosts. The majority of revenue will go to the meeting host and only a small amount will be taken by the company.
According to HTTech,In the upcoming months Twitter will introduce scheduling and setting reminders for Spaces.It will also include co-hosting spaces that will allow the meeting host to collaborate with other creators.
Twitter boasts 330 million active users and it is looking forward to introducing new features to beat its rival Clubhouse that attracted over 10 million users within its initial months after the launch.
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