Yesterday talk of another new Twitter feature came out. Nothing to do with an inbox flooded with emails but all to do with a nifty new follow button you can add to your website.
Currently, if you have a follow button, anyone on your site who wants to follow you gets taken to another browser. The nifty new follow button will bring up a pop up and if you're already signed in, you're now following that Twitter account without having to really leave the website you are browsing. Nice.
On a mobile? Different story. A new browser opens and you have to type in your details. I don't know if you're like me, but I hate to fill in forms on mobile web browsers so it's really not improved my experience. It would be great if the JavaScript could read if there was as app signed into Twitter or Twitter authorised so it would allow for a smooth user experience and interact with that data.
If you want to get the new button to add to your site, there's an easy to use form here: http://twitter.com/about/resources/followbutton
Wordpress users can go to the widgets section in their CMS, add a text space to the sidebar (or wherever your theme allows it) and drop in the code. Word of warning. There are only two colours available as background - black or White. Hopefully they'll allow you to input your own hex reference in the future but until then, it'll look mighty ugly if your site is green.
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