Twitter has begun testing a new profile layout for its users. While most of the time, trial updates are only tested on a small, random bunch of users, and is usually quite subtle, this latest update seems to be more widespread.
The new layout is very similar to both Google+ and Facebook, with less of a focus on text, and more emphasis on photos. All tweets feature larger text and are arranged in separate boxes, in a somewhat disorganised fashion on the page.
To see direct tweets and replies, you have to click a separate tab at the top of your timeline. I say timeline, however it is now anything but. It is a messy, oversized collection of your tweets and photos, displayed under a large space for a header photo. Which is very Facebook, with its cover photo feature.
I’m hoping this layout is just a short-lived trial that will eventually disappear and it will go back to how it was before. I don’t want a header photo or such distractingly large text. I just want all of my tweets and replies in one clean, concise, chronological list. Leave the complicated, photo-based features for Facebook and Google+. We just want to tweet and for them to be seen in the most simple format.
What do you think of the new layout? Will you be happy to see it sticking?
