{"id":107987,"date":"2018-09-05T16:26:25","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T16:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=107987"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:05:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:05:39","slug":"twitter-is-about-to-look-more-like-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/twitter-is-about-to-look-more-like-facebook\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter is about to look more like Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> has wisely been observing some of the key evolving features of today&#8217;s online networking and conversation. Namely, that means <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/uk\/latest-news\/a22899990\/twitter-is-taking-inspiration-from-facebook-because-that-will-definitely-end-well\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">following the lead<\/a> set by social networking titan, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook.<\/a> On August 31, Twitter co-founder <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jack\/status\/1035633081862901760\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jack Dorsey<\/a> tweeted that he is toying with two new features to add to Twitter &#8211; <strong>presence<\/strong> and <strong>threading.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Playing with some new Twitter features: presence (who else is on Twitter right now?) and threading (easier to read convos) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aCVRxVDfy0\">https:\/\/t.co\/aCVRxVDfy0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; jack (@jack) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jack\/status\/1035633081862901760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 31, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-107992 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/TwitterNewFeaturesEDITED.jpg\" alt=\"Presence And Threading\" width=\"609\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/TwitterNewFeaturesEDITED.jpg 609w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/TwitterNewFeaturesEDITED-300x182.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Presence<\/h3>\n<p>Twitter&#8217;s presence feature would see the introduction of the telltale <strong>green indicator<\/strong> below someone&#8217;s profile picture, signaling whether they are currently online. This feature can be seen on Facebook (both on computer and mobile devices) and Instagram.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-107990 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/FacebookOnlineMessengerEDITED-1024x501.jpg\" alt=\"Facebook People Are Online\" width=\"840\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/FacebookOnlineMessengerEDITED-1024x501.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/FacebookOnlineMessengerEDITED-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/FacebookOnlineMessengerEDITED-768x376.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/FacebookOnlineMessengerEDITED.jpg 1062w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The implication here is to encourage <strong>live back-and-forth<\/strong>, something that Twitter is often accused of minimizing or restricting. The hope is to have dialogue &#8220;feel more conversational here,&#8221; explains Director of Product Management, Sara Haider. It would also help to provoke response to tweets made longer ago; you may find someone responded to your tweet, but did so many hours ago.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-107991 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/WouldYouTalkNow.jpg\" alt=\"MaybeYouWantTheIndicator\" width=\"743\" height=\"637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/WouldYouTalkNow.jpg 743w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/WouldYouTalkNow-300x257.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ordinarily, responding might seem awkward given how much time has passed, but if you saw the person was online, it might change your mind. Haider also suggested that this feature would help to distinguish whether a person was simply going logging on to throw a quick tweet or scrolling out of boredom, looking for someone to talk to.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">for sure. but there&#39;s something about being avail for conversation *right now*. like for example, checking Twitter silently while distracted a meeting, vs being on the train for 45 mins<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sara Haider (@pandemona) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pandemona\/status\/1035604537371815936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 31, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The danger of this feature was shrewdly pointed out the next day &#8211; an online indicator could easily open doors to <strong>unwanted conversation<\/strong>. While this complaint may simply seem antisocial to some, it could mean entirely different levels of discomfort for victims of verbal abuse and harassment.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">oh and the online-indicator would be a nightmare for targets of harassment, even if it was opt-out, please don\u2019t do it!!!!!!!!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Avery Edison (@aedison) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aedison\/status\/1035980367973507072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The initial response to the presence concept was mixed-to-negative, with many of the mixed crowd saying they would be alright with it <strong>if the feature could be toggled on and off<\/strong> by the user. This seems a good idea that would help to further Haider&#8217;s hypothetical scenario of being on a train: It would mean that you can have your presence indicator set to &#8220;off&#8221; by default, but then switch it on if you&#8217;re actively looking to converse, or are actively waiting for a response from somebody.<\/p>\n<h3>Threading<\/h3>\n<p>Threading is the more straightforward, less divisive concept that Dorsey proposed. This would simply afford a more streamlined, readable visual for any conversations held on Twitter. Much like Facebook, it would color, indent, and nest responses, making for a cleaner, neater thread. Twitter\u00a0 threads might soon end up looking more like this:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-107994 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/o-FACEBOOK-REPLIES-THREADED-COMMENTS-facebook.jpg\" alt=\"TheNewTwitterLook?\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/o-FACEBOOK-REPLIES-THREADED-COMMENTS-facebook.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/o-FACEBOOK-REPLIES-THREADED-COMMENTS-facebook-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/o-FACEBOOK-REPLIES-THREADED-COMMENTS-facebook-768x682.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/o-FACEBOOK-REPLIES-THREADED-COMMENTS-facebook-1024x909.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/o-FACEBOOK-REPLIES-THREADED-COMMENTS-facebook-1200x1065.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While this idea wasn&#8217;t met with abundant enthusiasm, it did not receive any of the backlash that the presence concept did. 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