Twitter's new timeline feature

#1

Post by r721 » Wed, Feb 10, 2016, 2:14 PM UTC

Twitter's new timeline feature
blog.twitter.com

Re: Twitter's new timeline feature

#2

Post by Mithaldu » Wed, Feb 10, 2016, 2:25 PM UTC

Does this also show tweets i've already seen in my list, or does this only serve to show me tweets twice when i go to the main view?

Edit: Either i'm blind, or that setting isn't available everywhere yet.

Re: Twitter's new timeline feature

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Post by Touche » Wed, Feb 10, 2016, 2:26 PM UTC

> We've already seen that people who use this new feature tend to Retweet and Tweet more, creating more live commentary and conversations, which is great for everyone.

If that's true don't expect it to be hidden behind a setting for long.

Re: Twitter's new timeline feature

#4

Post by anc84 » Wed, Feb 10, 2016, 2:27 PM UTC

Is that the annoying "While you were away" feature that I have been closing several times a day in the past weeks? I would like to disable it forever but there is no such option.

Re: Twitter's new timeline feature

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Post by Touche » Wed, Feb 10, 2016, 2:29 PM UTC

anc84 wrote: post #4

Is that the annoying "While you were away" feature that I have been closing several times a day in the past weeks? I would like to disable it forever but there is no such option.

I believe While you were away has been around for a long long time. This new thing does sound very similar though.

Re: Twitter's new timeline feature

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Post by ponyous » Wed, Feb 10, 2016, 2:30 PM UTC

> To check it out now, just go into the timeline section of your settings and choose 'Show me the best Tweets first'.

Am I the only one who can't find timeline section in settings?

http://i.imgur.com/kKedYcn.png

Re: Twitter's new timeline feature

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Post by Mithaldu » Wed, Feb 10, 2016, 2:31 PM UTC

anc84 wrote: post #4

Is that the annoying "While you were away" feature that I have been closing several times a day in the past weeks? I would like to disable it forever but there is no such option.

Use your browser UserCSS feature to apply: .has-recap { display: none; }

Re: Twitter's new timeline feature

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Post by Sujan » Wed, Feb 10, 2016, 2:37 PM UTC

What about third party clients?

Re: Twitter's new timeline feature

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Post by jonknee » Wed, Feb 10, 2016, 2:38 PM UTC

ponyous wrote: post #6

> To check it out now, just go into the timeline section of your settings and choose 'Show me the best Tweets first'. Am I the only one who can't find timeline section in settings? http://i.imgur.com/kKedYcn.png

No. Perhaps they're rolling it out gradually.

Re: Twitter's new timeline feature

#10

Post by ericzawo » Wed, Feb 10, 2016, 2:38 PM UTC

Twitter used to be an amazing social network with ongoing conversation and discourse but lately (The past two years) it's felt increasingly like the anger megaphone. Not sure that's a culture they can stifle with algorithms but I'm optimistic they do.