Twitter Testing Major Profile Redesign That Looks a Lot Like Facebook - GoFuckYourself.com

CyberHustler · 02-12-2014, 07:40 AM

Twitter is testing a major profile redesign that's very reminiscent of Facebook and Google+.

Mashable assistant features editor Matt Petronzio spotted on Tuesday a huge update to his Twitter profile page, with the main picture and bio scaled to the left and significantly more real estate dedicated to the header photo.

The revamped tweet stream is also a departure from its signature look. There is a greater focus on photos and content cards. It moves away from a strictly vertical timeline too.

It's common for Twitter to quietly test new features and design updates before tweaking or rolling it out to a larger user base. Experiments typically go out to a small, random pool of users.

Under the header photo in the test is the count for tweets, photos/videos (a new category called out on the profile), who you are following, followers, favorites and lists. Click the image below to enlarge.

Other profile pages viewed from an account with the new design are automatically made to look like this too. This means that even if your Twitter page isn't a part of the test, Petronzio can see what yours will look like.

The recommended header photo size in the test version is 1500 x 500 pixels, up from 1252 x 626 in the current design, so users with the new design will want to switch their picture so it doesn't look stretched.

The news comes days after Twitter rolled out its latest design to all users, after weeks of behind the scenes testing.

The company declined to comment on this story.

http://mashable.com/2014/02/11/twitt...cebook-google/

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Yall think this will affect their adult-friendliness and shit?

seeandsee · 02-12-2014, 07:59 AM

they need to do this, so they can serve ads better in future

TonyJ · 02-12-2014, 08:00 AM

After those massive reported loss figures i guess they are stocking up for serving a fuckton of ads.

j3rkules · 02-12-2014, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by TonyJ

After those massive reported loss figures i guess they are stocking up for serving a fuckton of ads.

Yes, that is case for sure.

JFK · 02-12-2014, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by celebsnudehd

Yes, that is case for sure.

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CIVMatt · 02-12-2014, 12:14 PM

You know I just realized I only use twitter on mobile. I can't remember the last time I was ever on the website. I use Tweetbot on both my iphone and macbook.

ottopottomouse · 02-12-2014, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by CIVMatt

You know I just realized I only use twitter on mobile. I can't remember the last time I was ever on the website. I use Tweetbot on both my iphone and macbook.

That was my first thought. A large % will probably never see the full site.

Tofu · 02-12-2014, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by TonyJ

After those massive reported loss figures i guess they are stocking up for serving a fuckton of ads.

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Originally Posted by celebsnudehd

Yes, that is case for sure.

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Originally Posted by JFK

yup

Ah, so THAT is why they have been spamming me to buy more advertising!

xpimp · 02-12-2014, 03:41 PM

Very good, let them design to make porn more social

CyberHustler · 03-07-2014, 11:50 AM

02-12-2014, 07:40 AM	#1
CyberHustler Unregistered Abuser Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 25,773	Twitter Testing Major Profile Redesign That Looks a Lot Like Facebook Twitter is testing a major profile redesign that's very reminiscent of Facebook and Google+. Mashable assistant features editor Matt Petronzio spotted on Tuesday a huge update to his Twitter profile page, with the main picture and bio scaled to the left and significantly more real estate dedicated to the header photo. The revamped tweet stream is also a departure from its signature look. There is a greater focus on photos and content cards. It moves away from a strictly vertical timeline too. It's common for Twitter to quietly test new features and design updates before tweaking or rolling it out to a larger user base. Experiments typically go out to a small, random pool of users. Under the header photo in the test is the count for tweets, photos/videos (a new category called out on the profile), who you are following, followers, favorites and lists. Click the image below to enlarge. Other profile pages viewed from an account with the new design are automatically made to look like this too. This means that even if your Twitter page isn't a part of the test, Petronzio can see what yours will look like. The recommended header photo size in the test version is 1500 x 500 pixels, up from 1252 x 626 in the current design, so users with the new design will want to switch their picture so it doesn't look stretched. The news comes days after Twitter rolled out its latest design to all users, after weeks of behind the scenes testing. The company declined to comment on this story. http://mashable.com/2014/02/11/twitt...cebook-google/ -------------- Yall think this will affect their adult-friendliness and shit?

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