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New Twitter Notifications Save Index Finger Blisters

posted on November 5, 2009


blisterIf you’ve ever suffered a blister on your index finger, from constantly clicking the “home” or “refresh” button on Twitter.com, I have good news for you!

This:

Screen shot 2009-11-04 at 9.25.44 PM

Is coming to your Twitter homepage. According to Twitter:

We’re starting a limited test of notifications on twitter.com for when you have new tweets. So if one of the folks you follow has tweeted since you loaded your homepage, you’ll get a little notice saying “1 new tweet” that, when clicked, will display the new content.

Along with the recent launch of Twitter Lists, this seems to be yet another tactic to get Twitter users to stay engaged. Something that others have suggested is starting to drop off:

I’m not seeing the new feature–are you?–but I’m glad to give my index finger a little break. :-)


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  • http://singulartechnologies.com Ahmad Barirani

    Impressive figures about Twitter rise. I guess the plateau is natural and Lists will bring a lot to users.
    .-= Ahmad Barirani´s last blog ..Social Media Optimization More Important Than SEO? =-.

  • http://ciarannorris.co.uk Ciaran

    The problem with the figures about drop off in engagement is that they deal with the web (where this update is aimed).

    Research we did in the UK (http://www.slideshare.net/MindshareSocial/mindshare-ispy-twitter-rese arch-2358071) suggested less than 50% of people access Twitter via the web, whilst I’ve seen other stats showing it’s even less.

    Perhaps the drop off is from people who start on the web and migrate to clients, apps and the like.
    .-= Ciaran´s last blog ..This Is Why Sir Tim Invented Teh Webz =-.

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