{"id":14313,"date":"2019-02-21T22:27:11","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T22:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsoftsolution.com\/blog\/twitters-latest-test-changes-retweet-with-comment-so-it-looks-more-like-a-reply.html"},"modified":"2019-02-21T22:27:11","modified_gmt":"2019-02-21T22:27:11","slug":"twitters-latest-test-changes-retweet-with-comment-so-it-looks-more-like-a-reply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/twitters-latest-test-changes-retweet-with-comment-so-it-looks-more-like-a-reply.html","title":{"rendered":"Twitter\u2019s latest test changes \u2018Retweet with Comment\u2019 so it looks more like a Reply"},"content":{"rendered":"

Twitter\u2019s <\/a> new prototype testing program<\/a> isn\u2019t the only way it\u2019s working to fix conversations on its site. The company confirmed it\u2019s currently running another public-facing test focused on making Twitter \u201cmore conversational\u201d \u2014 but this time with Retweets instead of Replies. The test involves using a thin line to connect a quote-style retweet to the person commenting on the tweet, instead of placing the quoted tweet in a box as before.<\/p>\n

Here are some visual aids.<\/p>\n

Today, when you comment on a tweet you\u2019re reposting, the original tweet is boxed in like this:<\/p>\n

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The new test sees Twitter eliminating the box entirely, and connecting the comment to the tweet using the same sort of line that is used today with Replies.<\/p>\n

For example, here is a before and after of the change. (Click through to the tweet to view the images larger). You can see the original look on the left, and the update using the line on the right:<\/p>\n

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Interesting change pic.twitter.com\/FDnCAdjxMa<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 \ud83e\udd89ia Masna (@amasna) February 20, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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We asked Twitter if this was a permanent change or just a test, and a spokesperson confirmed it was the latter.<\/p>\n

The test was available on Android on Tuesday of this week, but began rolling out to iOS users yesterday.<\/p>\n

Despite the launch of the new testing program<\/a>, the company said it would continue to A\/B test various conversational features and other changes within its public app.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fact that we\u2019re doing this [Twitter prototype testing program] doesn\u2019t mean that we don\u2019t do regular testing \u2013 like we do with all our development processes in our regular app all the time,\u201d Sara Haider, Twitter\u2019s director of product management, noted in an interview at CES in January.<\/p>\n

The prototype program, meanwhile, serves as more of an experimental testing grounds where Twitter users are able to directly influence the development process with their feedback and opinions.<\/p>\n

Twitter had learned over the years that some of the best ideas come from the community itself. Many of its products \u2014 including @ Replies, the hashtag (#), tweetstorms (now \u201cthreads\u201d) and Retweets (originally \u201cRT\u201d) \u2014 were developed in response to how people were already using Twitter. Now, Twitter hopes to tap into the hive mind to build whatever else is coming next.<\/p>\n

But not all of Twitter\u2019s changes are community-driven. (After all, I\u2019m not sure anyone was really all that concerned about how Retweets were displayed.)<\/p>\n

That means you\u2019ll still see Twitter testing smaller changes like this one in the public app.<\/p>\n

Whether or not the lines will eventually come to replace the box for Retweets still remains to be seen, however. While it does make the comment seem more like someone is continuing a conversation, the update arguably makes it easier to confuse a Retweet with a Reply, too.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re working on updates to Retweet with Comment as part of our efforts to make Twitter more conversational,\u201d a spokesperson for Twitter confirmed to TechCrunch. They also hinted we\u2019d see more tests of this nature in the future, as well.<\/p>\n

Article source: http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/techcrunch\/social\/~3\/QJ5fDvO_bnY\/<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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