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A Hacker News thread offered mostly critical feedback, with comments decrying the new interface's 'waste of space' and expressing that Twitter's shift exudes a 'me too' feel, as though the service is only catching up to the visual emphasis offered by other social media tools. The enlarged header space supports images with dimensions up to 1252 x 626 pixels and file sizes up to 5 MB, creating a visual centerpiece that evokes Facebook's Timeline.Įarly reactions across Internet forums and the blogosphere have been at best lukewarm. The highly visible venue alluded to the San Francisco-based company's ambition to cast itself as a resource for businesses, and Twitter's advertising blog made the point explicit, positioning the change as 'a richer way to showcase your brand and engage customers.' The new Twitter layout, which includes larger profile headers and customizable backgrounds, was announced on the Today Show. More than just an aesthetic upgrade, the microblogging service's new look has been interpreted as a way to help business users showcase their brands-but it has also drawn mixed initial reactions from users.

TAPSOCIAL NEW TICKER WINDOWS ANDROID

Twitter unveiled a new layout Tuesday, alongside updates to its apps for iPads, iPhones, and Android devices.

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