10 Things to Know About Twitter’s Alternative Text for Images

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When Twitter announced alternative text for images in early 2016, the web accessibility community was abuzz with conversations.

The long-awaited option, providing the option to add alternative text to images, was greeted with loud approval from Twitter users looking for better web accessibility for the popular social media channel.

I know, I was one of them!

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How To Find Your First Tweet

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Happy birthday Twitter!

In celebration of its eighth birthday, Twitter created the First Tweets site that allows you to find your first tweet.

Not only could you find your first tweet, you could enter any Twitter username to find their first tweet.

People were excited to share their first tweet using the hashtag #FirstTweet.

Sadly, the First Tweets site is no more. Twitter took it down.

But, there is still an option, with more steps, for you to find your first tweet.

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How to View Tweets in Chronological Order on Twitter

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When Twitter removed the chronological order of tweets in the timeline, lots of users complained.

I know.

I was one of them.

And to this day, I long for the simpler times of Twitter.

When tweets from people and organizations I followed were in chronological order. Continue reading How to View Tweets in Chronological Order on Twitter