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Instagram accidentally rolls out horizontal scrolling timeline update in botched test

sudshr47 December 27, 2018

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Take a deep breathe, Instagram users. Your timeline will now revert back to normal.

Outrage spread throughout social media on Thursday as Instagram users were greeted by a major interface change that completely transformed the way their timeline worked. However, the design overhaul that was widely rolled out is now being rolled back. 

Sorry about that, this was supposed to be a very small test but we went broader than we anticipated. 😬

— Adam Mosseri (@mosseri) December 27, 2018

According to Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, the big Instagram change was a test accidentally launched to a much wider audience than intended. Read more…

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Twitter is bringing back the reverse chronological timeline today

sudshr47 December 18, 2018

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The reverse chronological timeline is making a comeback.

Twitter is rolling out an update to all users today that makes it easier to revert back to the old timeline,  where tweets are shown in reverse chronological order rather than ranked by an algorithm.

Starting today, users will see a new sparkle icon in the upper-right side of the app. By tapping the icon, users can quickly switch between reverse chronological and algorithmic timelines.

The new feature will go live today on the iOS app. Twitter’s Android app as well as its website will see the feature pop up in the coming weeks.

Twitter's new sparkle icon in action.

Twitter’s new sparkle icon in action.

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Instagram gave brands a hot new feature, but still won’t give users a chronological timeline

sudshr47 January 31, 2018

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Instagram’s latest update is totally here for you — as long as the you in question just so happens to be a major brand account on its platform. 

That’s right, as of today, businesses now have the ability to schedule posts. And new features are all good and fine, I guess, but what I’m really trying to say here is maybe Instagram could have released a chronological timeline instead?

Sure, scheduling posts will help Wendy’s social media team get that definitely important burger content to the company’s followers at 2 a.m. or whatever, and Instagram’s developers should be praised for making this crucial innovation possible, but maybe they could have instead spent some time building a toggle switch for users to turn off the terrible algorithmic timeline?  Read more…

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Microsoft starts testing its long-promised Windows 10 Timeline feature

sudshr47 December 19, 2017

 When Microsoft announced the Windows 10 Fall Creators update, one of the most interesting features the company demoed was Timeline, which lets you find and resume your recent activities as you move between PCs and iOS and Android phones. It’s basically a global task view, backed by Microsoft’s cloud services. Like some other features, Timeline wasn’t quite ready in time for… Read More

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