Evolution: Twitter introduces timelines
Popular one-to-many messaging service inching toward the Facebook model of using software to 'curate'
SAN FRANCISCO:
Twitter said it would start reconfiguring users’ timelines with “relevant” messages from people they haven’t bothered to follow at the service. Based on a positive response from its tests, the popular one-to-many messaging service is inching toward the Facebook model of using software to “curate” what users see based on their interests or activities, Twitter said in a blog post. “In many cases, the best Tweets come from people you already know, or know of,” the San Francisco-based company said. “But, there are times when you might miss out on Tweets we think you’d enjoy.” Twitter said the plan, which has drawn resistance from some users, remained a “timeline experiment” and might not make it to 100% of users. It said, however, that for now, users would not be able to opt out of the feature.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 19th, 2014.
Twitter said it would start reconfiguring users’ timelines with “relevant” messages from people they haven’t bothered to follow at the service. Based on a positive response from its tests, the popular one-to-many messaging service is inching toward the Facebook model of using software to “curate” what users see based on their interests or activities, Twitter said in a blog post. “In many cases, the best Tweets come from people you already know, or know of,” the San Francisco-based company said. “But, there are times when you might miss out on Tweets we think you’d enjoy.” Twitter said the plan, which has drawn resistance from some users, remained a “timeline experiment” and might not make it to 100% of users. It said, however, that for now, users would not be able to opt out of the feature.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 19th, 2014.