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Twitter gets graphic with videos in direct messages and a GIF library for all

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Twitter just added two handy new features to its network, and both are about the miracle of the moving image.</p><p>
The company is currently rolling out the ability to send videos via direct message (DM) in Twitter for mobile, as well as a searchable GIF library to spice up your tweets on most platforms.</p><p>
<strong>Why this matters:</strong> The addition of GIF search is a nice bonus, but video capture and sharing is the bigger deal for Twitter. In recent months, the company has added new features to make direct messages work more like a typical messaging platform. The company let users opt to receive direct messages from anyone (http://www.pcworld.com/article/2911938/twitter-opens-up-direct-messaging-again-despite-abuse-fears.html) in April 2015 (the company tried to implement the same thing in 2013 (http://www.pcworld.com/article/2054390/new-twitter-feature-opens-direct-message-floodgates.html)). Previously, two accounts had to follow each other before DMs were possible. Then in August, Twitter dropped the 140-character limit from DMs (http://www.pcworld.com/article/2970472/twitter-drops-140character-limit-for-direct-messages.html). Now, it’s adding video sharing, bringing DMs closer to the functionality of messaging platforms such as Facebook Messenger, Line, and WhatsApp.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3034582/data-center-cloud/twitter-gets-graphic-with-videos-in-direct-messages-and-a-gif-library-for-all.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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