Facebook-like Twitter Web profiles now available for everyone

Finally, Twitter’s revamped web profile view is here. Twitter had earlier released the new web profiles page to select accounts, but it is now available for all. In an announcement on its official blog, the micro-blogging site said, “Get the new profile now. If you need some creative inspiration for your new header image, select one of the custom headers from our library.” The new profile page is all about highlighting the top tweets and conversations in your account and your timeline. Firstly, there’s a larger display picture to go alongside the new design and a header image too. It all looks very much like the profile page on Facebook, which is a pity. In fact, the revamped web profile has already received a fair share of criticism for mimicking Facebook. The new web profile now displays some of your most popular tweets. The ones that have received more engagement will appear slightly larger than the others, so you always know which of your tweets has got your followers talking about. You can also pin one of your tweets to the top of the profile page. Twitter says “it’s easy for your followers to see what you’re all about.” And lastly, when seeing other profiles, users have the option to choose which view they want. They can see all tweets, only tweets with photos/videos, or tweets and replies. This will no doubt push the celebrity and brand engagement factor higher, seeing as users can now sort the tweets.