Twitter's Project Lightning will showcase event tweets visually, kind of like Snapchat<article>
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<p>If you had to use one word to describe Twitter’s strategy over the last year, that word would be experimentation. Later this year, the mobile app is planning its boldest change to date: a new way to display tweets from big events as fullscreen collections of photos and videos.</p><p>According to
BuzzFeed, Twitter’s super-secret Project Lightning will bring a new button on the Twitter app home screen that will take you to curated feed of events—like Coachella or a riot breaking out in Russia—featuring fast-loading photos and auto-playing videos. You’ll be able to follow event collections to get updates on your Twitter feed without having to follow every Twitter user whose content is featured in the collection. That’s helpful so your feed won’t be cluttered with tweets after the big event ends. </p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2937778/twitter-will-showcase-event-tweets-more-visually-kind-of-like-snapchat.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Twitter's Project Lightning will showcase event tweets visually, kind of like Snapchat
