Twitter makes photos, videos more visible
Twitter's mobile apps and website will now surface photo and video content much easier than before thanks to in-line previews.
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Twitter's mobile apps and website will now surface photo and video content much easier than before thanks to in-line previews.
The microblogging service announced the move on its own blog, stating that Twitter timelines will be "more visual and more engaging" than before.
Previously, users had to click out to a separate link to access content created with Twitter's own Vine app. Closer integration with Vine now means that previews of photo or video content will be displayed on the timeline without needing to click through to a separate link. To play content, tap the image — as shown in Twitter's example below:
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