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04-29-2016, 12:09 AM
Twitter is **w a 'news' app in the Apple store
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Twitter's app is leaving behind the crowded field of social networking apps to take a more prominent place in the news fray.
The social network's iOS app has migrated from the "social networking" label to "news" in Apple's app store, where it currently sits at the number-one spot in the category's top free apps chart, TechCrunch (http://techcrunch.com/2016/04/28/twitter-aims-to-boost-its-visibility-by-switching-from-social-networking-to-news-on-the-app-store/) first reported on Thursday. The app is still listed under the "social" label in the Google Play store.
SEE ALSO: Apple's new App Store website hints at bigger changes on the way (http://mashable.com/2016/04/19/new-app-store-website-for-developers/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
Since Twitter often lagged behind a handful of competitors like Facebook and WhatsApp in the social networking category, the switch could have been made to give the app a boost in visibility among prospective users.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/28/twitter-news-app-switch/)
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Twitter's app is leaving behind the crowded field of social networking apps to take a more prominent place in the news fray.
The social network's iOS app has migrated from the "social networking" label to "news" in Apple's app store, where it currently sits at the number-one spot in the category's top free apps chart, TechCrunch (http://techcrunch.com/2016/04/28/twitter-aims-to-boost-its-visibility-by-switching-from-social-networking-to-news-on-the-app-store/) first reported on Thursday. The app is still listed under the "social" label in the Google Play store.
SEE ALSO: Apple's new App Store website hints at bigger changes on the way (http://mashable.com/2016/04/19/new-app-store-website-for-developers/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
Since Twitter often lagged behind a handful of competitors like Facebook and WhatsApp in the social networking category, the switch could have been made to give the app a boost in visibility among prospective users.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/28/twitter-news-app-switch/)
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