Twitter is testing a new ‘Articles’ feature

Twitter elevated its character restrict through the years from 140 to 280 to offer customers extra leeway with what they wish to say. That is not all the time sufficient, although, which is why the time period “tweetstorm” to point a sequence of interconnected tweets was coined. Folks additionally generally publish photographs of prolonged statements as a substitute. Primarily based on a brand new discovery by Jane Manchun Wong, although, Twitter is engaged on a brand new function that may cater to the wants of those that wish to share their ideas on the web site in a single prolonged article. 

Manchun Wong, identified for locating experimental options inside apps, found the existence of a “Twitter Articles” tab. The identify itself signifies a long-form format for the social community that has lengthy solely allowed folks to publish bite-sized textual content messages, however its precise nature is a thriller for now. It is also unclear whether or not will probably be obtainable to everybody, if it does make it to broad launch, or if will probably be unique to Twitter Blue subscribers. 

Not everybody’s eager on the thought both. Somebody pointed out that it would cut back engagement on Twitter, since a thread of tweets typically get a number of reactions and responses from the identical customers. A Twitter spokesperson informed CNET that the corporate is “all the time trying into new methods to assist folks begin and have interaction in conversations” and that it’s going to share extra quickly.