Twitter profile update coming, looks a lot like Facebook

The Twitter profile pages are undergoing a fundamental redesign and the Twitter blog has announced the changes this morning, noting that they're only effective for a select group of users for now, but will be rolled out globally in the coming weeks.

The new design features larger background images and more prominent profile pictures. There's an unmissable similarity to Facebook's profile pages, with the user's photos and friends both being tucked into a tile layout on the lower left.

The new Twitter profile page will have the following new key features:

• Best Tweets: Tweets that have received more engagement will appear slightly larger, so your best content is easy to find.
• Pinned Tweet: Pin one of your Tweets to the top of your page, so it’s easy for your followers to see what you’re all about.
• Filtered Tweets: Now you can choose which timeline to view when checking out other profiles. Select from these options: Tweets, Tweets with photos/videos, or Tweets and replies.

If you really can't wait, you can sign up for a new account and the new look will be your default starting position. You can also check out some of the official Twitter profiles which have been upgraded to the new look in the following slideshow

source - Twitter