Twitter’s much speculated and impending Home page revamp is finally live.The new Home page looks more glossy and has certainly embedded the search feature for even the lamest users.
The really surprising thing is Twitter has only revamped its Home page whereas all other pages including error and default profile pages are still the same.The preceding move for Home page may be to gauge the reaction of its users before dolling out full blown surprises in its design.
What has changed in the Twitter Home Page?
- The Home page now boasts of a large search form. Whereas earlier there was none.
- The login box also went a refreshing change and is now homed in a hover box.
- The Page now has a bigger sign-up button signifying Twitter’s aspiration of attracting more audiences coming to the site as directed by news related items even in offline media.
- The addition of search form is followed by ‘Popular Topics’ at the end of the page.The Hot and real-time topic searches are sub-divided by MINUTE, DAY and WEEK.
How could it be better?
- The page could have been broader in layout as half of the lower space is empty. The big dampener is the same old design played out even on re-login and other omnipresent pages of the site. The site should have also embedded a box with ‘guide’ for new users.
- The users are certainly hopeful of new power additions for regular Twitterers as well as new customization features in terms of profile pages.
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What does it signify for its future?
The Home page modification in our view is just the beginning of a series of revamp measures to be taken by Twitter management in order to make it more mass-appealing.
The evolution of larger search focus on site also goes on to show the management’s perception which conveys that they are viewing their information data as future currency to success. Twitter would certainly see an increase in search queries as well as gain reputation to become a true discovery engine. This may also give rise to search expectation with other online giants as largely seen in the past.
The small changes in terms of sign-up button and regrouping of login form also shows Twitter’s aspiration to monetize the media wave by new sign-ups as and when the users come to the site even due to their anxiety. The makeover is also a preceding move before full blown monetization practice kicks in.
The revamp is certainly good and reiterate management’s experiment to introduce new features and services at the same time makes it a people’s site rather than a geeky social blunder.
We would like to know your views regarding the Twitter home page makeover? Do you have any suggestion for a better change?
