The Twitter world was outraged when the announcement came that the social media platform decided to become Facebook like when it introduces a new algorithm. Twitter's timeline will have a Facebook style feed.
According to reports, the social network's CEO Jack Dorsey is introducing a new algorithm that focuses on what people mostly wants to see on their feed which is the complete opposite of the reverse chronological order Twitter is known for.
The reason behind this new move is for Twitter to elevate popular content especially for those popular posts.
Twitter users were not quite positive to this change and it caused the social media platform to be enraged that it will become Facebook-like. To calm users, Dorsey went to Twitter and addressed the issue. "Twitter is live. Twitter is real-time. We love the live stream. It's us. And we're going to continue to refine it to make Twitter feel more, not less, live!", Dorsey tweeted out. However, his following post seems to indicate there will be a change. "Twitter can help make connections in real-time based on dynamic interests and topics, rather than a static social/friend graph", Dorsey posted online.
The Verge reports that it was an attempt on Dorsey's part to calm fears and persuade users not to leave Twitter but he did not deny the reports of an impending change.
Paul Rosania, former product manager for the timeline feed, explains that the tweets are distributed randomly. "If you miss any tweets, *any at all,* there will be just as much good stuff in there as there is in what you actually see. Delivering some of that, by pushing down something else, is *guaranteed* to give you a better experience. Not by principle, just by math." In an effort to explain it simply to users, Rosania further explains that... "Someday soon, the tweets you see will be a little more interesting, and the tweets you miss won't be as important. And guess what: You won't even notice," concluded Rosania.
Do you have a Twitter account? What are your thoughts on this change?
