Twitter Testing Redesign of Profile Pages Similar to Facebook’s
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Twitter Inc. is testing a redesign of its profile pages that mimics the look of Facebook Inc.’s timelines, part of the microblogging service’s effort to boost engagement as user growth slows.
The new design, which is showing up for a small set of users, includes a wide background photo across the top of the page and a smaller profile picture on the left-hand side, similar to member pages on Facebook’s rival social network. Some postings are displayed more prominently and in bolder type.