Embedded video on Twitter expected in the coming weeks

Unnamed sources Re / Code familiar with the development of products in the company's Twitter argue that in the next few weeks may occur long-awaited announcement Twitter Integrated Video.

This feature will provide all users of social networks able to shoot, edit and publish videos recorded with the camera of the smartphone, or already in memory. Thus Twitter tries to encourage users to create more video content, because right now, Twitter users have no other option except Vine, where each video clip is limited to six seconds.

The new video feature promises to be different from the service standalone-Vine, at the same time preserving and similarities. Firstly promised integration of video service with a basic interface Twitter and its applications.

Second, the unnamed person, who allegedly had an opportunity to test the new in an experimental mode, talking about 20-second clip length.

Interest to the built-in Twitter video tape clear - Facebook has said that his users browse more than a billion videos every day. Snapchat and Instagram, the main competitors in the number of Twitter users and growth dynamics are embedded video for some time, and you can not keep up with them.

As early as last March, Twitter made available « video unit », for a group of verified-users, which allows you to upload videos up to 10 minutes via the web interface. In November of this fact (the existence of video unit) was confirmed by the company, and added that the public announcement will happen "somewhere in the first half of 2015".

Source: geektimes.ru/post/244099/