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Twitter introduced a new team, Twitter Write, and confirmed one of the worst-kept secrets on the internet: the release of its Notes feature.
The Twitter Write team is focused on building community and tools so that readers and writers can get the most out of the social network, tasked with improving and enhancing the Twitter experience for writers everywhere.
The company explained, “When we say writers, we’re not just thinking of journalists or authors with large followings. Writers can also be bloggers, newsletter publishers, comedians, content creators, social media community managers, poets, screenwriters and anyone else on Twitter who writes, has a profile as an opinion leader or simply has something to say.”
As for Notes—which was discovered prior to release and discussed in tweets like this one and this one—Twitter said it gives writers the chance to go beyond its 280-character limit, with a rich text editor enabling them to post articles, thought pieces and other long-form content.
Twitter Write editorial director Rembert Browne provided this example.
Twitter said it kicked off a partnership Wednesday with a small group of writers from Canada, Ghana, the U.K. and the U.S. to test Notes, and their output will be seen by Twitter users worldwide.
Notes will begin appearing on users’ timelines Wednesday, and writers that are testing it will have a Notes tab on their web profiles, which will be added to Android and iOS soon.
