Twitter Tests a New Feature That Lets You Co-Author Tweets

What’s higher than one individual typing up pretentious scorching takes on present occasions? Two folks! Twitter is rolling out a brand new characteristic that may permit two customers to co-author a tweet collectively, posting the tweet on each of their accounts concurrently.

The CoTweets characteristic is already obtainable to some customers on the social media platform as Twitter experiments with methods folks might use this new instrument. “We’re continuing to explore new ways for people to collaborate on Twitter,” a Twitter spokesperson advised Gizmodo in an e-mail. “We’re testing CoTweets for a limited time to learn how people and brands may use this feature to grow and reach new audiences, and strengthen their collaborations with other accounts.”

Here’s how CoTweets will work. The choice now seems subsequent to the ‘Tweet’ button that lets customers compose a tweet, besides this one says, ‘CoTweet.’ Twitter recommends utilizing direct messaging to finalize the content material that the 2 authors need to tweet out, and as soon as they’ve agreed on it, one writer creates the CoTweet and invitations the co-author. After the co-author accepts the invitation, the CoTweet can be printed on each of their profiles, and their followers’ timelines. CoTweet invitations can solely be despatched to customers that observe you, and have public accounts.

Once it’s in your timeline, a CoTweet may have each authors’ photos and usernames within the header. Twitter notes that they’re nonetheless experimenting with this new characteristic, and “at the end of this experiment, we may turn off this feature and any CoTweets that were created may be removed,” the corporate wrote on their assist middle.

Instagram has additionally rolled out an identical characteristic on its platform, permitting customers to collaborate on a single submit or reel. For Twitter, this might be a helpful strategy to launch a shared assertion, a enjoyable strategy to collaborate amongst completely different manufacturers or customers, or might find yourself as a complete catastrophe. It’s too early to inform.