Twitter Announces Their Big Picture Change

Social Media trends have been ever expanding and big name sites are always trying to adapt to the ever-changing global (yes, global) social media market. Every 6 months or so it seems that a “new” version of either Twitter, Facebook, or Google+ comes out to try to make posting and sharing even easier than before. It usually takes a couple weeks to get used to, but as we get used to the update, we are quick to forget the old way and welcome in the new, faster, sleeker, more efficient style of posting anything and everything to social media.

Twitter has come out in the past few months with an all-new way of how pictures can be posted and seen by your followers. In the past you would have to click on the link to open it up. But in the “make every click matter” mindset of today’s world, a lot of times pictures would be passed over to ensure the most efficient way of getting through your newsfeed. Oh how things have changed. Twitter has now taken the link and put the picture on your timeline for you when operating twitter from your laptop or computer. Every picture is seen without a click. And that can generate interest in you or your company.

Pictures on twitter are a nice break from the continuous flow of word-only posts that range from a sporting event rant to a deep philosophical quote. Pictures jump out on the screen and catch your viewers attention. Pictures on twitter can be used for a variety of reasons. You can use them to show where you are (ex: Sporting event or vacation), a quote from a famous person, or even an infographic.

What’s an infographic you ask? Companies use them to give a visual display of the information they are trying to share. They are extremely useful in comparison to a word document outlining all of the information. Would you rather look at colorful displays and graphs or a 5,000 word report? See, infographics work magic when it comes to sharing what your company has to offer, sell, or inform.

Twitter has allowed you and your company a great (and free!) way to advertise your product or service by taking your pictures and putting them front and center on the timeline! Be sure to have a few key hashtags to really get the picture to connect with the viewers!

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