Microblogging social media platform, Twitter has announced it is testing a new feature called Communities, a way to easily find and connect with people who want to talk about the same things you do.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Twitter made announcement of the feature that is similar to Facebook Groups on Wednesday.
The new feature will give users a way to talk about specific topics with people who share the same interest.
“Some conversations aren’t for everyone, just the people who want to talk about the thing you want to talk about.
“When you join a community, you can Tweet directly to that group instead of to all your followers.
“Only members in the same Community are able to reply and join the conversation so it stays intimate and relevant.
“While you can Tweet only to your Community for a focused conversation, Community pages and timelines are publicly available so anyone can read, Quote Tweet, and report Community Tweets.
“We want to continue to support public conversation and help people find Communities that match their interests, while also creating a more intimate space for conversation,” Twitter stated in a blog post.
The first Twitter Communities being tested are focused on dogs, weather, sneakers, skincare, and astrology, the company said.
Communities will have moderators who can invite other Twitter users into their groups. Communities are publicly visible but people need to be invited by a moderator to join.
The company said that community creation is also limited but in the coming months more people will be able to create communities.
In an effort to grow its user base, Twitter has rolled out a couple of new features this year including subscription-based “super follows”, fleets that have since been discontinued, live audio chat rooms “Spaces” amongst others.