Twitter now warns you before a DM fail

The dreaded DM fail is without a doubt one of the most embarrassing Twitter faux pas you can fall victim to.

Luckily, good guy Twitter wants to help prevent you from accidentally embarrassing yourself. Twitter's app can now warn you in some situations if it detects that you may be trying to send a direct message, rather than a tweet.

When you begin a reply with "DM," Twitter's app will display a prominent warning reminding you that you are not, in fact, sending a direct message. "You're Tweeting this," it says "anything sent from the Tweet compose field will now be sent like any other Tweet." Read more...