Twitter Inc said on Tuesday it was globally launching tweets that disappear after 24 hours, similar to the stories feature that is popular on Snapchat and Facebook's photo-sharing app Instagram.

You can share a Twitter fleet as a tweet on your profile, but only if you were the creator of the original fleet.

When you post a fleet on Twitter, you can compose an original fleet with text, images, or video, or attach an existing tweet ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- If you're feeling passionate about a TV show or cheering for your favorite sports team, you can be a part of the conversation without flooding your Twitter followers' timelines.

Twitter Inc has resolved most performance issues with its new ephemeral "fleets" product and expects to complete the global launch by Friday, the company's product chief said in a live video on ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Twitter Inc said on Tuesday it was globally launching tweets that disappear after 24 hours ...

People holding mobile phones are silhouetted against a backdrop projected with the Twitter logo in this illustration picture taken in Warsaw September 27, 2013. [Reuters] Twitter has resolved most ...