Twitter: the new function While you were Via – PianetaCellulare.it

Written by Simone Ziggiotto, the 4.1.15

Twitter has begun to integrate the new “ Timeline Highlights ” pinning what he believes is important tweets that were not seen by the user because maybe at the time of publication was not connected, according to a report in the The Guardian .

Twitter has announced that it has started testing the new feature in November. At that time, the VP of products Twitter Kevin Weil said in a blog post: “We can use the information as follows for those who tell you what you missed, and to show you the most important tweets as soon reopen the app. “

Twitter is an amazing platform for keeping up to date with news, opinions and generally what is happening in the world as it happens. With more than 500 million tweets sent every day , is easy to be overwhelmed by the volume of information that users post and tweet some might escape. With this new feature, Twitter is trying to make the platform a little ‘less confusing.

The company seems to have taken inspiration from Facebook, which uses its algorithm to fit the timeline of users based on what the Platform think are the post the most important and exciting – and not just the most recent.

So far the update that integrates the “ Timeline Highlights ” only appears in the app for iOS Twitter. TechCrunch points out that some users have access to the function from the beginning of December, but it seems that the issue will be escalated to multiple users on the eve of the new year when more and more users have begun to see the tweet ” While You Were Away “moving the app.

The reactions from the users to the function so far are mixed, then serve the time to know if you like it or not.

Twitter also said in November that is testing new features such as a “personalized timeline” for new users so that their profiles are immediately populated tweet and advice from other profiles to start following.

All of these new updates are designed to make Twitter easier to use, in the hope of attracting more visitors and encourage users who are bored using the service platform to give it another chance.