Did you know that Twitter is one of the most popular social media around the world? According to Statista, by 2021 there were 270 million Twitter users worldwide. In January 2022, Indonesia's active population on Twitter reached 18 million and was ranked fifth.
Twitter is also not used for personal use only, but for brands, organizations, and government agencies. Features that tend to be easy to use and tweets that are easily accessible by all users make Twitter even more famous.
Did you know that there is a useful but hidden Twitter feature? Find out below!
1. Change Who Can Reply - Determines Who Can Reply to Tweets
This feature, which was released in mid-2021, makes Twitter even more interesting. You can change who can reply to your tweets before and after they are published.
You can specify that the tweet will be replied to by everyone, people you follow, or only people you mention. So you can limit the interaction if something is not desired.
To replace it, you can find the option in the left corner before the tweet is posted. When the tweet has been posted, you can replace it by pressing the three dots in the right corner until you find "Change who can reply".
2. Create Moments
Quoted from HubSpot, Moments is a feature to collect tweets about a particular topic or event. Unlike creating a thread, you can collect tweets and add a cover photo, description, and title.
You can create Moments to capture your favorite tweets or other people's tweets. Unfortunately, to create Moments this can only be done when opening Twitter via a browser via twitter.com.
3. Make a List
If Moments can collect tweets, then List collects the Twitter user accounts you want. Sometimes many people are lazy to follow many Twitter accounts because it will fill the timeline, but this feature is there to solve it.
You can add as many Twitter accounts as you want, and follow the List. Then you will be able to see their tweets without having to follow the account.
4. Searching for Tweets With Specific Keywords
You want to search for a keyword in someone's account or even your own account? No need to worry. You just type "from:@usernametwitter keyword" like the photo above.
Some time ago, Twitter also made other updates. Now you can type keywords directly through the search field that you can find at the top of the user's profile.
5. Knowing Trending Topics in Other Countries
Trending topics are a very interesting Twitter feature. You can see what topics are being talked about on Twitter and see what other people are talking about.
Currently trending topics can be adjusted to your preferences or the country you live in. Interestingly, you can also see trending topics from other countries.
How you can change the location in Explore Settings like the photo above. So, even though you are in Indonesia, you can also see trending topics in other countries or around the world.
Well, after reading this, I hope you are getting better at using Twitter to its full potential. Don't forget to always be wise in using social media. Good luck!