The “Facebookification” of Twitter is gradually fleshing out, and Nigerian Twitter is not left out.
Remember last week,
Twitter announced that the new Facebook-inspired look was only available for a select few, and would be “coming soon” to everyone. It appears the update has started rolling out to a few Nigerians on Twitter, apparently at random – a mix of well-known personalities, brands, verified, unverified and relatively unknown tweeps included.
Below are some of the (relatively) well-followed Nigerian Twitter accounts that already have the new look. As of this writing, I could not find a single verified account spotting the new look. I’m not sure what to make of that. it’s either significant or it’s just coincidental
While a majority of Twitter users hardly ever check their own profiles, especially not on the web, it will be interesting to see how brands especially will use features – pinned tweets and large header images especially – of this new look to their advantage.
