Twitter adds image galleries to user profiles

Users of micro-blogging site Twitter can now spice up their user profiles with a new "Image Galleries" feature. Twitter said the feature aggregates the images a user had uploaded in his or her tweets into an organized page. "The images included in user galleries can come from Twitter, yFrog, TwitPic, Instagram and other image sharing services supported in Twitter's details pane," Twitter said. It said the user galleries will display up to the 100 most recent images in one's Tweets, in chronological order. However, Twitter said only images dating back to Jan. 1, 2010 will be included in the feature. Video thumbnails will not be included, while tweets with video links will not be included in user galleries, it added. A separate article on tech site Mashable said the update ties into Twitter’s photo-sharing push and will dramatically change the appearance of Twitter profiles. "Galleries will provide equal billing to images shared via third-party app makers, but also serve to remind users that Twitter is no longer a place just for 140 characters — it’s for photos too. The update is likely designed to entice Twitter users to add more photos to their tweets," it said. It also quoted Twitter Communications Manager Carolyn Penner as saying in a tweet that users can expect to see the update Monday. “We’re rolling out one of my fave features today: user galleries! View photos an account has shared on Twitter. Sit tight – it’s coming soon," she said. — TJD, GMA News