Micro-blogging site Twitter has silently added a new feature that allows users to tweet someone from the latter's own Twitter page.
Twitter co-founder and executive chairman Jack Dorsey confirmed the feature when a user tweeted him about it Friday.
"As ot today!" he said, when asked by "Jeevan Gill" (@jSammy17) since when someone can "go to someone's page and tweet them from there."
"That's an insignifciant addition, but still welcome," Gill said of the feature.
A separate article on tech site ReadWriteWeb said the feature takes the form of a prompt to post a public reply to any user whose profile page one visits.
"It's a small but logical step to take and one that makes the interface all the more supportive of social interaction," it said.
It added this was the latest added feature to Twitter in one week.
Earlier additions had included activity streams, photo uploaders and media galleries. — TJD, GMA News
VIA TWITTER HELP
What are @Replies and Mentions?
What is an @Reply?
A reply is any update posted by clicking the "Reply" button on another Tweet
People say lots of things on Twitter, and sometimes you want to say something back. Your reply will always begin with @username (insert username of the person you are replying to). Anyone Tweet that is a reply to you will show up in your @Mentions tab on your homepage.
To post a reply on Twitter:
Find the Tweet you want to react to on Twitter.
Hover your mouse over their message and click the "reply" icon.
Complete your Tweet in the box that pops up, and click "Tweet" to send it
What is an @Mention?
A mention is any Twitter update that contains @username anywhere in the body of the Tweet. (Yes, this means that replies are also considered mentions.)
We noticed people frequently searching for their user name (@username) to find the Tweets that mention their username anywhere in the message. We collect these messages, as well as all your replies, in the @Mentions tab on your homepage. If you include more than one person's name in your update and you use the @username format, those people will all see the update in their personal mentions tab.
To post a mention on Twitter:
Type your message normally, but replace any names you include with @username (including the person's Twitter username). Our system will recognize and highlight the username that way, as shown below for this mention of @FreelanceWhales (a super cool band that we mentioned).
Information Courtesy of GMA News
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/229285/technology/twitter-quietly-adds-new-reply-feature
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