In a post Monday afternoon, Twitter announced "a refreshed twitter.com reflecting the look & feel of our iOS & Android apps."
The look won't be a
change for some users. Twitter has been testing out the new design on
about 1% of people who use the site, studying their habits and making
tweaks before rolling it out to everyone.
The main change, other
than aesthetics, is a built-in "compose" box in the left rail of the Web
page. The new location eliminates the old pop-up style compose box and
appears to be a way for Twitter to encourage more users to actually
tweet instead of just browse.
Twitter has said in the
past that as many as 40% of its users are "lurkers," folks who read what
others post but don't share anything themselves.
Users also will see their
profile and header photos at the top of a rail on the left of the page.
The main Twitter feed appears to be largely unchanged.
The new design had not appeared for all users as of Tuesday. Twitter didn't offer a specific timetable,
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