Twitter has relaunched its homepage. It only gets seen by people who haven’t got an account. But it looks a lot more like a search engine now:
Here’s the rationale for the new look:
Defining a “tweet” for the uninitiated and explaining how to create an account doesn’t resonate with everyone. “Why would I want to do that?” is a common reaction. However, demonstrating the power of Twitter as a discovery engine for what is happening right now through our Search and Trends often awakens a sense of wonder which inevitably leads to a much more compelling question, “How do I get involved?”
July 29, 2009 at 8:44 pm
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