What happened to Favstar?

What happened to Favstar?

Favstar (also known as favstar.fm) was an online service that tracked Twitter use. Favstar used an API to rank Tweets by popularity according to metrics like Favorites and Retweets. Favstar shut down on June 19, 2018, after the API that it relied on was deprecated.

What is the most popular tweet?

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Rank Tweet Date posted
1 [It is with immeasurable grief that we confirm the passing of Chadwick Boseman. Chadwick was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016, and battled with it these last 4 years as it progressed to stage IV… ] August 28, 2020

What does Fav star mean in Twitter?

Favstar, a Twitter engagement–tracking service that’s popular with journalists and comedians, plans to shut down due to changes in Twitter’s API. In its simplest form, Favstar was a page that ranked your most popular tweets and allowed you see the most favorited tweets from other people’s accounts.

What does the purple star mean on Twitter?

Jul 27, 2018. @mattthr. Just want to concur and thank you. The purple notes inflate twitter and diminshes its value as direct communication tool greatly.

How do Twitter tweets go viral?

When you search on twitter.com and on the Twitter for iOS and Android apps, you can filter your results by clicking or tapping Top, Latest, Accounts/People, Photos, or Videos (located at the top of your search results). Selecting Top shows Tweets you are likely to care about most first.

How do I find my most viral tweet?

As long as you are using Twitter you can check for your most popular tweets from their analytics instead. Head over to http://analytics.twitter.com and you’ll see a link for it.

Who is the most followed person on Twitter?

BarackObama Barack Obama
Former U.S. President Barack Obama is the most-followed account holder on Twitter, with over 130 million followers….Most followed accounts on Twitter.

Rank 1
Account name @BarackObama
Owner Barack Obama
Followers (millions) 130.8
Occupation 44th President of the United States

Who has the most tweets ever?

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Rank Tweet
1 ZOZOTOWN新春セールが史上最速で取扱高100億円を先ほど突破!!日頃の感謝を込め、僕個人から100名様に100万円【総額1億円のお年玉】を現金でプレゼントします。応募方法は、僕をフォローいただいた上、このツイートをRTするだけ。受付は1/7まで。当選者には僕から直接DMします! #月に行くならお年玉
2 🎍謹賀新年🎍 【総額10億円】#前澤お年玉 100万円を1000人にプレゼントします! 100万円で皆さまの人生がよりハッピーになりますように。 応募方法は僕のフォローとこのツイートのリツイート。締切は1月7日23:59まで。 企画趣旨や当選条件などはYouTubeで説明してます。

What is @Favstar?

Favstar (also known as favstar.fm) was an online service that tracked Twitter use. Favstar used an API to rank Tweets by popularity according to metrics like Favorites and Retweets.

At Favstar’s peak it was serving over 50 million visits a month. Not bad for a site operated from a single web-server by a single person. During December 2017 Twitter stated that on June 19th 2018 they will be shutting down the method that Favstar and other third-party Twitter apps use to receive your Tweets, Likes, and Retweets.

Can I set up a social network on Favstar?

If you’d like to run a social network on favstar.fm, my recommendation for an acquirer would be to setup a Mastadon instance, or another open social network. I could introduce you to someone who could assist with this.