If you catch a glimpse of this feature in the wild, youll see a slim strip of avatars on a users profile right above the grid of people that user follows. The headline above this reads, You both follow.
Overall, this new feature is a quick reference tool that shows deeper connections in the social media grid, and its a simple addition that makes Twitter seem less like a one-way communication tool and more like a robust, legitimate social network.
Also, it doesnt take a rocket scientist to deduce that this feature is ever so similar to Facebooks featuring mutual friends when you visit the profile of one of your current Facebook friends. But we wont be so petty as to accuse Twitter of stealing the feature; we might, however, say that the mutual friends snapshot is sufficient weregild for Twitter features that Facebook has appropriated over the years.
Will this feature, if and when its rolled out to all users, make it easier for you to keep track of whos who and who you might actually know in some meaningful context on Twitter?
[hat tip: dacort]
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