Twitter Redesigns Its Profile, And It Looks Very Similar To Facebook

Twitter is attempting to surpass the competition by redesigning their profile page. This is a common strategy for social media platforms, but Twitter may have taken the wrong angle. The former, very distinguishable profile page has evolved into an imitation of its primary competitors profile page, Facebook.

Twitter's "new" design has a cover photo, a square profile picture in the upper-left corner, and there is a feed running directly down the middle of the page. Below the profile picture there is basic information about the user and directly under that are photos and friends. All of these features have become so recognizable because Facebook created them in the previous decade. Although the new design is appealing, where is the originality?

What kind of effect will this have on Twitter users who have no interest in Facebook? Indeed, the content and purpose of Twitter hasn't completely changed, but there is a significant difference in content from Twitter years ago. It is quite possible that Twitter is attempting to recreate the wheel by modeling itself after the most profitable social media site in the world, but there is a chance that it loses some creditability for copying another design.

Updating designs is beneficial for social media platforms to keep users interested, but originality and creativity are essential components to an effective design. Imitating another platforms design, regardless of how aesthetic it may be, will not separate the platform from the rest. It will, however, expose lack of creativity, unoriginality, and a splash of laziness. Only time will tell if Twitter will be face with these criticisms.

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