Twitter: Now video can be downloaded via a web interface

Last winter in mobile Twitter app became possible publication of the video, but in the Web service interface, this feature has been available until now. In addition, the company has prepared an important update to the program participants Amplify.

The maximum duration of the video when loading through a browser on your computer is 30 seconds. The same limitation also applies to mobile users, and built-cropping tool allows you to select only the desired portion of the recording. At a special event in New York, representatives of Twitter Add that the microblogging platform will soon acquire a generator GIF-animations and get a tighter integration with video broadcasting service Periscope.

The program Amplify command Twitter introduced a new opportunity to monetize content. Now, before playing the built-in video message can be displayed 6-second commercials. Publishers partners will receive 70% of the profits from advertising, while on YouTube and Facebook to the authors there is only 55% of revenue. Try the new functions are called Wall Street Journal, Buzzfeed, Aol, Fox, MTV, Time, People, IGN, National Geographic and other major companies.

Recently for Twitter users from the United States also launched contribution Moments, allowing to keep track of important events in real time.