Though a widely used and popular social media platform, Twitter at least is aware that there is still room for improvement.  Last month, the platform began testing new features to address the inadequacy of their retweet system.  Now, they are looking to improve their direct message feature.  A few days ago, Twitter has announced that it is planning updates for its iPhone and Android apps, which will allow users to view their direct-message history on their mobile devices.  As another plus, Twitter is also hoping to streamline the process to delete direct messages, both online and on mobile devices.  

This isn’t Twitter’s first experiment with private-message features.  In April, Twitter introduced pop-up notifications online, which made direct messages more noticeable.  In addition, for a short time last year, Twitter tested the option to allow users to receive direct messages from anyone and everyone, not just those they follow. But after a few weeks, the company apparently pulled the option and reverted back to only being able to receive direct messages from whoever you are following.  Now, over half a year after the test, there has been speculation that the company might be looking at offering a group-message option farther down the line.  

Interestingly, Twitter’s CEO, Dick Costolo, believes that direct messages could be a key feature in helping the company to expand its presence internationally.  Costolo highlighted that by making it easier for Twitter users to move between public and private conversations, Twitter’s core would only grow, and give Twitter even more versatility.  

Given the clear interest in direct messaging, we can expect both big and small changes to come to Twitter in the coming months.  

Source: Mashable