Wildly popular social media site Twitter announced in a recent interview that it will significantly redesign its home page and more this year.
Vice President of Product Kevin Weil and Vice President of Engineering Alex Roetter spoke on the changes that they plan on making in 2015. With the company's earnings beating expectations, stock up several percent, and 20% growth in active user growth, Twitter is showing that they are a force to be reckoned with.
The past few weeks have found Twitter introducing a variety of new features to the public. From group messaging to native video services, Twitter has made interested parties curious about what's next for the social media site's product. Tweet translation has also been shipped recently, which should make Twitter nerds rejoice around the globe.
New versions of the Twitter homepage could make the site more welcoming for users who are still on the fence about joining the real-time messaging service. For the past year, CEO Dick Costolo has been urging his team to redesign Twitter so that it is easier for mainstream use, especially for new users. A particular focus has been made on making it easier for Twitizens to find fellow interesting people to follow.
Yet, a big design overhaul or a complete remake of Twitter — the type that Facebook used to do on an annual basis — still has to happen. TechCrunch, the site that chatted with the dual VPs of Twitter, noted that Twitter has been previewing a new look homepage that features a grid view. Currently, the site's homepage just has a simple timeline of activity, but, according to TechCrunch, Twitter aims to change all that.
As the proposed homepage design begins to filter around to users, Twitizens would be sorted between users and activity into a grid. Said grid would then leave space available for showcasing videos and photos, which is seemingly a revitalized effort on Twitter's part to combat competition.
If all goes well with the homepage redesign, Twitter won't stop at just that. "Work is getting under way to change the way that Twitter looks and works substantially in 2015," says TechCrunch.
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