Twitter lets users listen instantly to music and other audio in tweets
PUBLISHED : Saturday, 18 October, 2014, 3:46am
UPDATED : Saturday, 18 October, 2014, 3:46am
Agence France-Presse in San Francisco
All it takes is one tap to start the audio stream. Listeners can enjoy the content and see all the info and art full-screen, or minimize it without interrupting audio. They can continue to use Twitter while streaming audio.
Twitter has begun letting people instantly listen to music and other audio by clicking on tweets from the popular microblogging service.
The new Twitter Audio Card feature, launched on Thursday in partnership with ********** and Apple's iTunes store, will allow users to stream audio live from the Twitter app.
Audio Card works on mobile devices powered by Android or Apple software.
"We're just beginning to test the Audio Card and plan to make it available to more partners and creators in the future," the San Francisco-based firm said in a blog post.
About 60 Twitter users were offered Audio Card at its launch - including the White House, US space agency Nasa and the band Coldplay - and newly added members will be listed by TwitterMusic.
"Many more musical artists and creators will be able to share exclusive, in-the-moment audio to millions of listeners on Twitter," it added, without saying when new users would join.
The band Foo Fighters tweeted the official release of their new single, which could be heard in iTunes by clicking on a link in the message.
Song offerings from iTunes were limited at launch, while ********** boasted a wider variety of audio content.
Musicians David Guetta and Chance The Rapper sent tweets from their respective profiles, davidguetta and ChanceTheRapper, with songs that could be played through **********.
