The recent update rolled out by Twitter shows the vision of the company. This update would change the way everyone tweets. Now when the user composes a new tweet using Twitter’s iOS app, instead of the keypad, the photo gallery will appear first. If users do not want to add a picture to their tweet they can simply tap the empty space and the keypad will appear for them to type their tweet.
According to a Twitter spokesperson, these changes are implemented as default settings and currently users are not provided with an option to change the settings back to ‘keypad first’. Users will now have to get used to the view that their pics might be more engaging than their text.
Sharing photos just got easier on your iPhone – now it takes just one tap to select from your photo gallery. pic.twitter.com/Wj0m2CIrk6
— Twitter Mobile (@twittermobile) December 23, 2013
This particular update emphasizes the fact that social media is shifting the focus from status/tweet to pictures. With the success of apps that focuses on photos, like Snapchat and Instagram, Twitter’s minor tweak is a message that the company wants users to focus on sharing photos.
If we notice the trends, Twitter’s last year updates and modifications were primarily related to pictures, be it image filters, image-sharing via direct messages which somehow mimics updates rolled out by photo sharing apps like Instagram, Pinterest and Snapchat.
The IPO has surely given the boosts (read funds) Twitter needed to realize its true potential and transform company’s vision into a reality.
via SocialAppsHQ Blog http://www.socialappshq.com/blog/2013/12/24/twitter-says-pics-first/
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