Andre Yoskowitz
25 Jul 2012 23:46
As any active Twitter user knows, it is currently almost impossible to find your old messages, even after a few days (or weeks).
CEO Dick Costolo says that is about to change.
The exec told reporters that the microblogging giant will soon be adding a tool to allow users to download a file that includes all their tweets since joining the service: "We're working on a tool to let users export all of their tweets. You'll be able to download a file of them."
While users would be able to check through their own archives, Costolo says he does not anticipate the company letting its users have access to the archived tweets of other users. He added that search issues are a whole different monster and you "can't just put three engineers on it."
Costolo did not give a timeframe for the release of the download tool or for the upgraded search.
Many active users have long requested a download tool for their archived tweets, and it is even law in the EU. Users in the EU who have asked for the tweets have been sent a zip file containing your account details, tweets, favorites, direct messages, lists and saved searches. This alone means the company certainly has the capabilities to create such a tool.