Twitter announced today on their blog that they will start to roll out a couple of new features.
1.) Tagging Photos
2.) Adding up to 4 photos in one Tweet
In the world of visual content this is a move that just makes sense for Twitter to do. Facebook has allowed multiple pictures in a single post for quite a while now and it really is great to see some of the content that can be made with multiple pictures.
iPhone users will see the new changes first, followed by Android according to the blog.
As soon as I read this, I updated my app so that I could try it out…alas, nothing for me yet. Soon though I hope. But, what was already in place was the new privacy settings on my account via the web.
New privacy options
Twitter says that you will be notified when someone tags you in a photo. So, I looked at my notification settings and there isn’t any changes there as far as notification options go. I hope this changes, otherwise it seems the default will be to notify everyone at all times that they have been tagged.
The tags won’t have any impact on your character count in a Tweet either. Tag up to 10 people and you still get use of your precious 14o characters…that is a great move!
The way you add a photo to a Tweet won’t change. What changes is the option to add more photos to a single tweet. When you add photos now, the option to tag people comes up.
I can’t wait to see some of the great content that people will be able to put together with the extra photos. I’m already working on ideas for some things to try out. Have fun with it, but remember, to check your settings and make sure you pay attention to your notifications!
For the original Twitter Blog on these new changes, click here.
For the Twitter Help Centre article on how to do all this, click here.
