Twitter launched its own photo sharing service yesterday to all users. You may have noticed the new icon for photos underneath the update box if you use the web interface.
This new service started rolling out for users a few months ago, but yesterday it finally became available to all users, not just the selected few.
I gave it a quick test this morning to see how it works, and so far I’d have to say it’s pretty simple to use. When you click the update field to type out a new tweet, the box expands (like normal) but you’ll notice a camera icon right below the input field. Clicking this icon allows you to upload an image to share.
After uploading an image, you’ll see a small thumbnail of your image immediately below the update box and if you have the option of cancelling the image simply by clicking the “x” in the upper right corner of the thumbnail. To share the image with your Twitter followers, just click the “Tweet” button and your image is shared as a link.
Here’s a short video that illustrates the process:
When someone clicks on your image link they will be taken to the URL of your specific tweet, and it will look something like this:
Twitter’s new photo sharing service looks great so far, but it is limited. It isn’t integrated with other apps yet, and there isn’t a gallery feature as of yet. But this is a great first step by Twitter to claim their own space in the gigantic arena of photo sharing.
Have you tried Twitter’s photo sharing service yet? What are your thoughts on it?
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