Twitter has announced a photo-editing tool, Stickers, that allows users to choose from hundreds of accessories, emojis, and stick them anywhere on photos they upload to the platform.
Twitter has called the sticker a ‘new visual spin on the hashtag’; simply tapping on a sticker brings up a new timeline of Tweets from people around the world using that same sticker. The feature is rolling out over the coming weeks on Twitter for iOS and Android. Stickers can only be added to photos on a mobile device, however you can view, click, and explore them on web as well.
Connect your photos to the world with a visual spin on hashtags: tap #Stickers to peel back a fun new way to search. pic.twitter.com/YVy7r53Nja
— Twitter (@twitter) June 27, 2016
“Millions of Tweets with photos are sent every day on Twitter, capturing the moments that the world is talking about,” Leslie Berland, CMO at Twitter, said in a press release. “#Stickers give people a fun way to add their own unique style to their photos, and connect them with others around the world. By making stickers searchable like hashtags, we’re enabling the best of Twitter: making it easy for people to create conversations around events and experiences that are happening right now.”
When editing a photo, a library of stickers will be available across several categories, including Accessories, Animals, Food, Technology and Flags, among others. The Featured category will highlight Live Stickers tied to world events, holidays or other themes, making it easy for people to join in on timely conversations. #Stickers can be resized, rotated and placed anywhere on a photo. A timeline of Tweets using a specific sticker is easily accessible by tapping on that sticker within any photo on Twitter.
User response:
.@twitter #stickers will be a game changer. Super fun and complements Twitter perfectly: find communities and conversations in a unique way
— Sachin Agarwal (@agarwal) June 27, 2016
@twitter And still no TWEET EDITING
— Rusty (@zeroograv) June 27, 2016
@twitter How about adding a edit button. Instead wasting time bringing stickers to twitter
— DragonSlayerVlogs (@DragSlayerVlogs) June 27, 2016
@twitter what are we, five years old?
— ZuD (@ZuDfunck) June 27, 2016
