Twitter's homepage got a new look Tuesday, featuring a scrolling list of "top tweets" designed to give non-members a look at what they're missing.
The new design, which Twitter called a test and a "work in progress" on its official blog, is topped by a banner featuring Twitter's top trending topics. Scrolling over those topics gives an explanation of why a particular word or phrase was popular at that time.
Below that is a feed that looks similar to a Twitter user's live feed, featuring a constantly changing list of 140-character (or less) messages.
The Twitter blog said the top tweets are "algorithmically-selected" but offered no further details.
Twitter's new main page also features a block of suggested users of the micro-blogging site, allowing someone viewing the page to scroll over that user's photo to see his or her most recent tweet.
It switched its main "Suggestions" list from a spate of celebrities and top media feeds to a rotating list of popular users organized by topics a new user might find interesting.
The site also added a feature letting users follow trending topics based on their location or personal interests, not just the top 10 most popular trends on the entire site.
Tuesday's blog post said Twitter will be monitoring how users respond to the new homepage and tweaking it accordingly.
Techdy Bear views :
I just getting started in Twitter. Knowing little about Twitter. Twitter is testing "top tweets" feature in their homepage. I guess it's a good feature. Twitter's new main page aims to give users and potential users a real-time look at what's happening on the site. So, users hardly miss the latest tweets. I gonna try and see.
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