New Schedule Tweets Feature
For those that are tired of scheduling tweets via third party scheduling tools, you are in luck. Twitter is testing out a new feature which the site is looking to roll out soon. It includes a similar option to the inbuilt scheduling that Facebook has on its Pages function.
The new option, which is only made available to beta test users for the time being, will allow you to compose then schedule your tweets to post at a predetermined time, without ever leaving the post window.
It may be a welcomed addition to the Twitter Platform but not original or even new seeing as scheduling posts or managing them can be done via Tweetdeck and other well known third-party tools. It can be considered helpful when you’re trying to manage your tweets on the go, and another way of Twitter keeping users on the platform perhaps.
You Can Switch Between Accounts
Another feature they are rolling out to keep you on the platform is the ability to switch accounts in Tweet Replies. All this makes for easier management of multiple account interactions on the go.
Hide Replies
You will also now have the option to ‘Hide Replies’. Apparently, the ability to remove any tweet replies will give you better control of your tweet engagement. The benefits to users are that you can choose what replies to hide; including those that you find irrelevant or even annoying (quite handy). This will also help you reduce the ‘noise’ on your mentions tab.
According to Twitter:
“Currently, repliers can shift the topic or tone of a discussion and derail what you and your audience want to talk about. To give you more control over the conversations you start, we tested the option for you to hide replies to your Tweets. We learned that the feature is a useful new way to manage your conversations.”
New Push Notifications for Suspicious Login Attempts
And finally, Twitter is making its platform more secure with the introduction of Push Notifications for suspicious login attempts. You will now be better informed of potential account hacking with new push notifications, which will be triggered whenever login attempts from new devices are detected. I have already seen the benefits of this feature when logging on to Twitter from a new device, and I think it’s long overdue, and you kind of wonder why it was never in place early on.
Twitter quoted:
“If we detect a suspicious login or you log in to your Twitter account from a new device for the first time, we will send you a push notification within the Twitter app, or via email as an extra layer of security for your account. Login alerts are only sent following new logins through Twitter for iOS and Android, twitter.com, and mobile web.”
Twitter To Start Deleting Old Inactive Accounts
And before you go, take note that Twitter will now begin deleting accounts that have been inactive for more than six months, unless they log in before an 11 December deadline. This is quite important and where people may have FOMO and hold on to old Twitter Accounts and Handles (squatting almost) … I think there is a need to perform this cull to keep the platform fresh and continue the engagement.
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