This is the first major change since Twitter first launched, and with change comes talk. Do a search using the #newtwitter phrase and you’ll see a ton of chatter, both good and bad. At Blogtrepreneur, our overall impression is a good one, and we thought we’d share with you 5 things we love about the new Twitter.
Keyboard Shortcuts
When you hit your ? key, a handy Keyboard Shortcut overlay will be displayed. The overlay details all of the Action and Navigation shortcuts you can excute on Twitter.com. Some of the shortcuts include: ‘f’ to favorite, ‘n’ to create a new tweet, ‘m’ to send a direct message, and ‘/’ to search.
Miniprofiles
No longer do you have to visit a new page to see a user’s profile. Simply click on the username and a slideout overlay will appear, providing detailed information such as their bio, location, and recent tweets.
Auto-complete usernames
Now, instead of having to remember and type in full Twitter usernames, you simply start with the @ sign and the first letters of the user’s name. A dropdown menu will appear, allowing you to select the appropriate username. This feature isn’t quite perfect, however – it only selects from the last 500 users you’ve followed.
Infinite Scroll
You no longer have to click “more” to view additional Tweets. ‘Nuff said!
Tweet Preview / Related Content
This might just be the coolest new feature yet. Click on a tweet and a slideout overlay appears to the right, showing the original tweet, any embedded media (cool all by itself!), usernames and bios for Twitter users mentioned in the tweet, and related content.
Check out Twitters promo video for some demos of what the new Twitter is all about:
So, our official take on the new Twitter is that it’s a definite improvement, even though it’s clearly a work in progress. Do you have the new Twitter yet? If so, what do you think? What are your favorite features, and what do you think still needs improvement? We’d love to hear your thoughts.