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  • Twitter’s New Profile Goes Universal on Dec 12

    Back in September, Twitter unveiled a brand new look from user profiles across all platforms. The new profiles included a large header photo that mimicked Facebook’s giant Timeline photo, and housed the users’ profile pic inside it.

    Today, Twitter says that no matter what, all users will have the new profile look by Wednesday, December 12th. And since you’re going to have it, you may as well make it look pretty:

    “On December 12, we’re rolling this out to all users: you’ll automatically get this new version of the profile on twitter.com. If you don’t upload a header photo by then, you (and everyone else) will only see a default grey image on your page. That’s not fun!” says Twitter.

    While the grey space surrounding the profile pic isn’t quite as atrocious as the default “egg” profile pic for lazy users, it’s pretty bad. Uploading a header photo lets you better express yourself on the network and honestly makes you look like you give a damn about your social media profile. Anyone who relies on social media for contacts (as more and more people are nowadays) should know that looking like you care is half to battle.

    Back in November, Twitter published an animated video detailing how and why users should update their Twitter profiles. Today, they’re publicizing that video again:

  • Fake Verified Accounts Aided by Twitter’s New Header Photo

    It’s nothing new for Twitter users to fake verification status, but Twitter’s recent profile redesign is making it easier and more convincing.

    Reddit user replicated spotted the trick, which uses Twitter’s new header photo layout to mimic the look of official verified accounts.

    And here’s a real verified profile:

    You can easily distinguish a real verified account from a fake one by hovering over the blue check mark. If it’s real, it will read “Verified Profile.”

    Twitter unveiled the new profile look back in September, saying it would allow users to better express themselves. Now, Twitter users have three different images to assign to their accounts – the header photo, profile picture, and background image. Twitter recently published a video and started reminding users to upload a header photo when they log in, suggesting that header photo adoption may not be to their liking. Once uploaded, these images are uniform across all devices.

  • Twitter Reminds You to Upload a Header Photo with an Animation

    Back in September, Twitter unveiled a pretty significant redesign of user profiles which gave you three different photos to worry about: your profile picture, your header photo, and your background image. The header photo is that giant new option that encompasses your profile pic, and the background image displays on the “whitespace” surrounding your stream.

    Once a user uploads these images, they remain constant across all devices – meaning your profile will look the same to someone accessing it on the web or on their iPad.

    Today, Twitter has put out a punchy animation that reminds users that it’s quick and easy to round out your profile with a header photo, and for god’s sake please upload a profile pic because people are tired of looking at that egg.

    When Twitter unveiled the new header photos, people immedately began to compare it to the Facebook Timeline. To be honest, the two do share a general look and feel.

    Maybe Twitter put out this instructional video because adoption of the header photo is low or at least not where they want it to be. I still see plenty of grey space behind profile pics, now that I think about it.