Mobile users of Twitter can now have an easier time searching for
photos and videos, after the micro-blogging service enhanced its search
functions for such media.
In a blog post,
Twitter engineer for search and relevance Tian Wang said this
complements other recent enhancements such as autocomplete and related
queries.
"(S)tarting today you’ll see better
search results that highlight the photos, videos and news shared on
Twitter, all wrapped up in more social context tailored for you," he said.
Wang said the feature will be available on the Web interface and on its
updated mobile apps for Apple's iPhone and Google's Android.
He said Twitter users who do a search will now see three new elements:
- View photos and videos first: When you search for a person, an event or a hashtag, you can now see a grid of the most relevant media above the stream of Tweets.
- See headlines and photos: You can also see media instantly in your search results stream on iPhone and Android, with photos and article summaries.
- Understand context: Context information like who favorited or retweeted right there in the Tweet.
A separate article on Mashable said the Twitter "Discover" tab also gets a "media-heavy makeover."
“We want Discover to be the place where you find the best of that content relevant to you, even if you don’t necessarily know everyone involved,” it quoted Daniel Loreto, Engineering Manager of Search and Relevance at Twitter, as saying. — TJD, GMA News
source: gmanetwork.com
