Twitter Launches a Profiles Directory
Twitter has quietly launched a directory of user profiles. A link for “Directory” is visible on the bottom of Twitter’s home page (if you’re logged out). The alphabetical directory allows people to search by drilling down into ranges of names and includes non-Latin character names. The link to the directory also seems to appear intermittently in the left column when a user is logged in. Twitter likely launched this to get more traffic from search engines, which would make it more attractive to advertisers. Twitter says the directory was launched a few weeks ago. Though it displays the names of protected profiles. Facebook has a similar directory. (Marketing Land, CNET News)
