Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Transforming Twitter With More Images Means More Social

twitter tagging

You’ve most likely heard the old adage, “A picture is worth a thousand words” and it appears that Twitter would agree. It is now possible to tag multiple photos in a single tweet.


Twitter Tagging Photos


Twitter 6.3, the upgraded version of Twitter, brings multiple features which are expected to make use of the site more engaging. The most interesting among them is the ability to tag multiple photos in one tweet.


Twitter now allows users as many as four images in a single tweet and up to ten people tagged. The thumbnails of the photos you are planning to upload will appear in the Tweet composer. To see these photos full screen, simply tap them. You can also swipe each of them to move to the next image. The four images will appear in collage form in your tweet.


twitter tagging


Express Yourself Beyond 140 Characters


The limit anyone can use to express his or her thoughts on Twitter is 140 characters. So will the images take up some of the character space permitted? No, images are not counted under the characters so users can add images and, at the same time, express their thoughts in 140 characters.


Easy to Remove Tags


Not only can you easily tag individuals in photos, as displayed below, but you can just as easily remove them. Just tap on the image to get a detailed view of the tweet. An ellipsis sign occurs at the end of the tweet and you can click on it to see the “Remove tag” option.


twitter tagging


Monitoring Your Profile


Users have the option to monitor Twitter tagging in images. You can visit the security settings of Twitter and set up who can and cannot tag you in a photo. You can selectively view and choose existing tags to determine the ones you want to keep and the ones you want to remove.


A More Powerful Social Media Platform


Allowing more images in tweets takes Twitter a step closer towards becoming even more social.


But the question remains: With the increasing changes, has Twitter’s metamorphosis towards becoming another Facebook already started?


Tablet Photo via Shutterstock, Screenshots via Twitter


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Transforming Twitter With More Images Means More Social

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